Table 3 Mapping of EANBiT-RT modules to ISCB competencies and Blooms
From: Designing and delivering bioinformatics project-based learning in East Africa
Module | ISCB competency | Blooms taxonomy |
|---|---|---|
Technical: Version control and collaborative development (Git & GitHub & Slack) | F: Bioinformatics tools and their use J: Scripting and programming appropriate to the discipline | Application |
Technical: Advanced scripting (including SED, AWK, and REGX) | F: Bioinformatics tools and their use G: Fundamentals of Computer Science Systems J: Scripting and programming appropriate to the discipline | Application |
Technical: Advanced R, tidyverse, R- markdown, Shiny apps (with practical) | F: Bioinformatics tools and their use J: Scripting and programming appropriate to the discipline | Application |
Technical: Reproducibility (incl. notebooks) and package management: workflow languages (Nextflow, Snakemake) and containerization (Docker and Singularity) | H: Computing requirements appropriate to solve a given scientific problem J: Scripting and programming appropriate to the discipline K: Construction of software systems of varying complexity based on design and development principles | Knowledge Application |
Technical: Whole genome genomics: Assembly, Metagenomics | C: Biological data generation technologies F: Bioinformatics tools and their use | Knowledge Application |
Technical: Long-read sequencing and its applications, with data analysis | C: Biological data generation technologies F: Bioinformatics tools and their use | Knowledge Application |
Project: Mini projects | O: Effective teamwork to achieve a common scientific goal G: The ability of a computer-based system, process, algorithm, component, or program to meet desired needs in scientific environments/problems | Application |
Soft skills and Seminars: Ethics, Scientific communication, open science | L: Local and global impact of bioinformatics and genomics on individuals, organizations, and society N: Effective communication of bioinformatics and genomics problems, issues, and topics with various audiences, including, but not limited to, other bioinformatics professionals M: Professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities of bioinformatics and genomics Data in the workplace | Knowledge Synthesis to Evaluation Knowledge |