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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Advanced Bioconductor Certification Course is an open online course dealing with the visualization of genome-scale data and the core concepts of reproducible research and analysis. The course aims at students who are trying to pursue a professional certificate in data analysis for genomics.
The Advanced Bioconductor Training Course offered on the HarvardX platform in collaboration with edX and Harvard University is taught in a self-paced manner over a 4-week duration. The English medium course is delivered with the help of online course materials that are available on an unlimited basis for students who opt for the paid version of the self-paced course. In the free of cost, the candidates can also audit it for a limited period.
The Advanced Bioconductor Online Course is an advanced-level course that requires students to have completed specialized courses in Statistical Inference and Modelling for High-throughput Experiments and High-Dimensional Data Analysis. The course will be coordinated by Rafael Irizarry and Michael Love, Professors at Harvard University.
The Highlights
- Shareable certificate upon completion
- Self-paced course
- 4 weeks duration
- 2 to 4 hours weekly study
- English medium
- Online course materials
- Graded assignments and exams
- Knowledge of genomic visualization
Programme Offerings
- Shareable Certificate upon completion
- Self-paced Course
- 4 Weeks Duration
- 2 to 4 Hours Weekly Study
- English medium
- Online Course Materials
- Graded Assignments and Exams
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 18355 | yes | Harvard University, Cambridge |
The Advanced Bioconductor Course gives students two options wherein the free version will provide limited access to course materials. Students who take the paid version will receive unlimited study materials and can attend the assignments and exams along with a certificate upon completion.
Advanced Bioconductor Course Fee Structure
Course | Amount in INR |
Advanced Bioconductor | Rs.18,355 |
What you will learn
After learning the Advanced Bioconductor Online Course, you will gain insights into the following topics:
- Static and interactive visualization of genomic data
- Reproducible analysis methods
- Memory-sparing representations of genomic assays
- Working with multiomic experiments in cancer
- Targeted interrogation of cloud-scale genomic archives
Admission Details
Follow the steps to enroll in the Advanced Bioconductor Online Course:
Step 1: Click on the URL given below -
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-bioconductor-annotation-and-analys
Step 2: Click on the enroll option in the course description.
Step 3: When the tap opens, enter your name, email id, and password and create a new account.
Step 4: Once your account is created you can choose the course name and enroll.
The Syllabus
- Introduction
- Pre-Course Survey
- Section 1 overview
- Visualizing NGS data (9 Questions)
- Visualizing genomic features (8 Questions)
- Interactive multivariate visualization with shiny (5 Questions)
- Verified assessment: Genome-scale visualization
- Section 2 Overview
- Conceptual overview on reproducibility (3 Questions)
- knitr and literate statistical analysis and presentation (3 Questions)
- Package design and creation (4 Questions)
- Verified assessment: Reproducible analysis and building packages
- Section 3 overview
- Relational databases (1 Question)
- HDF5 and GenomicFiles (5 Questions)
- Tabix-indexed genomic data (2 Questions)
- Verified assessment: Using R with external data
- Section 4 Overview
- Integrative analysis: basic examples (10 Questions)
- Integrative analysis: exploring TCGA data (8 Questions)
- Verified assessment: Multi-omic data integration
- Section 5 overview
- ENCODE ChIP-seq data (6 Questions)
- ENCODE ATAC-seq data (13 Questions)
- ENCODE CRISPRi RNA-seq data (11 Questions)
- Coda: Working with ENCODE data
- End of Course Survey
- Data Analysis for Life Sciences Series
Instructors
Harvard University, Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The online course is taught over a duration of 4 weeks.
Yes, students will get a certificate upon completion that is shareable.
Yes, you have the option to choose the free version of the course.
You need to contribute approximately 2 to 4 hours per week to the course.
No, the enrolled students are not entitled to any placement support from the faculty.