NOTE: Please do pay attention to our course ethics code. Ignorance of this code is not an excuse.

Weekly homework will consist of online knowledge assessment quizzes together with pre-class reading and video screen-casts.

Specific grading criteria (assessment rubrics) will be given at the time of assignment. Weekly grades will returned to students via email. Each student is responsible for checking to ensure that a grade has been entered for their submissions. Documents submitted by email do not always arrive at their intended destination and late submissions will not be accepted after one week past the original due date. Collectively homework performance will account for 35% of the course grade.

Mid term: Find a gene project assignment:

A total of 20% of the course grade will be assigned based on the mid-term. The purpose of this assignment is for you to grasp the principles of database searching, sequence analysis and functional annotation that we cover in the course.

• Mid term example assignment instructions (PDF).

Final Exam:

There will be one final exam that accounts for 45% of the final grade for the course. This exam will be an open-book, open-notes 150-minute test consisting of 35 questions.

Questions will be predominantly short answer (typically worth 2 points) with a number of more involved longer answer questions (typically worth 5 points).

The number of points for each question is indicated at the beginning of each question. There are 80 total points on offer.

There will be no questions covering the material from lecture 10 (the git version control system and mid-term project). However, major points from all other lecture material are examinable. We will provide further details and example questions in class.

General exam guidance and test rules:

Please remember to:

• Make sure you bring some spare pens with you.
• Read all questions carefully before starting.
• Begin by writing your name, UCSD email and PID number on your test.
• Write all your answers on the space provided in the exam paper.
• Please write neatly. Illegible answers will be assumed to be incorrect.
• Remember that concise answers are preferable to wordy ones.
• Clearly state any simplifying assumptions you make in solving a problem.
• No copies of this exam are to be removed from the class-room.
• No talking or communication (electronic or otherwise) with your fellow students once the exam has begun.
• Make sure your cell phone and any messaging app on your laptop is switched off.
• When you finish please raise your hand so your completed test may be collected. 
• If you have a question or need more papers, raise your hand and we will come to you.
• Once your test has been collected you may leave the classroom quietly and without without talking.
• Good luck!

Course Director

Prof. Barry J. Grant (Email: bjgrant@ucsd.edu)

Course Syllabus

Spring 2018 (PDF)