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About the Course

This course introduces you to the basic biology of modern genomics and the experimental tools that we use to measure it. We'll introduce the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and cover how next-generation sequencing can be used to measure DNA, RNA, and epigenetic patterns. You'll also get an introduction to the key concepts in computing and data science that you'll need to understand how data from next-generation sequencing experiments are generated and analyzed. This is the first course in the Genomic Data Science Specialization....

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SS

May 27, 2020

It was well taught. I liked the fact the two professors focused on two different subjects- biology and statistics portion of this course. The paragraphs written below each video was extremely helpful.

NL

Apr 25, 2020

Great introduction to Genomics. The instructors really laid out the practical terms and gave great resources. Weeks 3 and 4 ramp up in difficulty, so some outside research in statistics is helpful.

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By D T

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Aug 26, 2017

Excellent short introduction to Genomic Technologies and a good starter course for the specialization. It provides a very good overview of what is to be expected in the other courses while at the same time establishing a good foundation for what is to come.

By Guillermo A B

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Mar 16, 2021

This course touches very basic points and its good for refreshment if you already know these topics, not so good if you are new in the field. The two instructors are clear, concise and they show they are very experienced in the subject.

By sidney R

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Dec 28, 2017

Hard to comment without having done subsequent courses. Was surprised by what was assumed to be known by participants. Review of DNA structure and chemistry and the chemistry of contemporary sequencing would have been useful.

By Nicholas Y

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Dec 13, 2018

It is a good introduction course for people how are getting into genomics or bioinformatics, would recommend for those who are starting in this field, or want to update their information on new technological advancements.

By Keerthi B

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Dec 21, 2021

I joined this course because of my professional and personal interest. The videos, materials, assignments are up to the mark and now Iam going to complete the remaining courses in genomic data science specialization.

By himaja k

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Jul 27, 2020

Nice course containing main important technologies and statistical analysis but I felt there can be more videos about types of PCR, NGS, etc . but overall good content. It was helpful for me to recall my knowledge

By Dan C

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Jun 8, 2016

Good overview of the knowledge domain. Perhaps it could be extended with some advanced, optional reference material for those keeners who would like to explore in more detail some of the topics presented upon....

By Makragić A

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Nov 3, 2016

The course is a good introduction into genomic data science, I disliked last week because teacher gave too many unnecessary information. But overall it is great course for Computer Scientists especially.

By Ruqaiya S

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Sep 12, 2022

This class provided a great overview of the involved topics. Some more challenging problem solving question and deeper insights into the topics would make the class an even better learning experience.

By Megha T T

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Mar 24, 2023

very basic level for people with basic knowledge of molecular biology and bioinformatics. Yet, it is adequate level of information necessary to start the next courses in this specialization.

By SAURABH M

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Sep 8, 2019

This course is very well suitable for beginners. I am eagerly waiting to start the next course of the specialization for deeper understanding. Although, this course was very informative.

By Khoo L T

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Nov 17, 2019

This course had gave me the overview of the statistical analyses for genomic data analysis. This is useful for me as I can employ those statistical Analyses knowledge in the near future

By Theodor S

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Nov 12, 2017

Nice introductory course for those who are new to the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. However, experienced users could also skip this course and go straight to the next ones.

By Stefany A

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Aug 1, 2022

Es un curso muy interesante y fácil de entender. Sería excelente que actualicen los temas y las clases, ya que, en la actualidad existen nuevos métodos y técnicas que no se mencionan.

By Alicia F

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Jan 21, 2021

Complex topics summarized to key points, which is great. One criticism is that some questions on the quizzes required prior knowledge (fact recall) that wasn't covered in the course

By Ben S

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Sep 1, 2016

The final project was way more work than any of the other weeks (10 hours!), but it was definitely worth stumbling my way around Galaxy and foreign genomic terms for that long.

By Jas L

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Jul 10, 2020

A very nice course, but can be difficult for someone with totally no background in this and other tech/statistic stuff. Really enjoyed the course work though, was interesting.

By Athul

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Jul 28, 2020

Good for someone who want to learn about genomic technologies. Those who wanna be expert in this field has to go a lot beyond this course. But this one will be a good start

By Jingyu G

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Nov 20, 2021

there could be more reading materials for students to understanding some basic statistic terms, like FDR, FWER etc. Actually it's hard to me to understand the concept.

By Halyna K

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May 6, 2017

Good introductory course, highly interdisciplinary. You will need some basic knowledge in molecular biology and statistics in order to better understand video lectures

By Gareth H

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Jun 25, 2017

This course lays out the foundation for the rest of the Specialization. The course feels a little light on content but the concepts it does cover are well described.

By Stuart S

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Nov 19, 2021

The course material was interesting and at the right level of difficulty for an introduction. However, the course project was a very difficult scientific reading.

By Samuel D L

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Jun 12, 2020

A good, general & quick overview to new technologies in Genomic Data Science.

Recommended to be completed not discretely, but with the entire Specialization Program.

By Giulia P

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Feb 18, 2016

Interesting topic, maybe an improvement could be to provide the material as one file and not many files one for each video (also easier to consult in the future).

By Deleted A

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Sep 30, 2021

Good introductory into the field. But very shallow, it just gives you hints about topics. The Content has to be deepen in some way. But overall excited course.