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This paper first provides a bird's-eye view of the topics involved in teaching undergraduate courses in bioinformatics. It then presents constructive suggestions on how to design such courses so that the subject can be introduced early in the undergraduate curriculum; that allows students to pursue a career in the field by taking few additional courses. This effort represents a first step in the design and implementation of a major in bioinformatics. The approach encourages an interaction among the faculty in biology and in computer science and paves the way for wider channels of communication which can benefit both computer scientists and biologists. Worth noting is the description of a project-oriented syllabus that has been used in a joint Brandeis–Wellesley course for the past years. This paper may also assist as a guide for further discussions on the teaching of bioinformatics.
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Cohen, J. Guidelines for Establishing Undergraduate Bioinformatics Courses. Journal of Science Education and Technology 12, 449–456 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOST.0000006304.01183.ba
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