INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
MBG4059 | Computational Methods in Bioinformatics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELIZABETH HEMOND |
Course Objectives: | The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of the fundamental computational methods used in bioinformatics and the set of algorithms that have important applications both inside and outside of the bioinformatics field. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Recognize the fundamental models of computation useful in modeling nucleic acid and protein sequences. 2. Design and implement algorithms useful for analyzing various molecular biology data. 3. Discuss Genetic Algorithm and its applications in bioinformatics. 4. Discuss Greedy Algorithms and its applications in bioinformatics. 5. Discuss Gibbs sampling and its applications in bioinformatics. 6. Recognize Expectation Maximization and its applications in bioinformatics. 7. Recognize Hidden Markov models and its applications in bioinformatics. 8. Define Bayesian networks and its applications in bioinformatics. 9. Define graphs and its applications in bioinformatics. |
This course will provide a broad and thorough background in computational methods and algorithms that are widely used in bioinformatics applications. Various existing methods will be critically described and the strengths and limitations of each will be discussed. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | A brief introduction to computational complexity and algorithm design techniques | |
2) | Exact sequence search algorithms | |
3) | Rabin-Karp algorithm, pattern matching, suffix trees | |
4) | Elements of dynamic programming, Manhattan tourist problem, k-band algorithm | |
5) | Approximate string matching, divide and conquer algorithms | |
6) | Branch and bound search | |
7) | Genetic Algorithm | |
8) | Greedy Algorithms | |
9) | Gibbs sampling | |
10) | Expectation Maximization | |
11) | Hidden Markov models | |
12) | Bayesian networks | |
13) | Graphs | |
14) | Review |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Haftalık ders notları iletilecektir. Weekly course notes will be provided. |
References: | An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms (Computational Molecular Biology), Neil Jones and Pavel Pevzner, MIT Press, 2004. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 15 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 35 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 65 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Presentations / Seminar | 5 | 4 | 20 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 150 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture, | |
2) | Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions, | |
3) | Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts, | |
4) | Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires, | |
5) | Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately, | |
6) | Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture, | |
7) | Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature, | |
8) | Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art, | |
9) | Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture, |