151818919 COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Computational Biology is a new multidisciplinary field which utilizes computer science, information technology and mathematics to tackle and answer biology problems. This course has been designed for students with computer science and information technology backgrounds who are interested in learning about the huge potential of this field in solving biological problems. In the first part, the students will have a brief introduction about the frequently used biological data models and algorithms. In the second part, a project-based learning approach will be implemented to ensure that students have gained enough hands-on experience in solving biological problems using computational biology algorithms. Course Objectives The objectives of this course are to enable students to appreciate the role of computational biology for solving problems in biology research, to introduce the key biological data analysis algorithms and the current challenges in this field, to provide hands-on experience in using and/or developing computational biology tools and algorithms.