Bridging the Educational Gap between Emerging and Established Scientific Computing Disciplines
| Autor: | Ramses van Zon, Erik Spence, Daniel Gruner, Marcelo Ponce |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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FOS: Computer and information sciences
business.industry Best practice Software development Bridging (programming) Computer Science - Computers and Society Graduate students Computers and Society (cs.CY) Analytical skill ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Statistical analysis Engineering ethics Medical science business Curriculum |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Computational Science Education. 10:4-11 |
| ISSN: | 2153-4136 |
| DOI: | 10.22369/issn.2153-4136/10/1/1 |
| Popis: | In this paper we describe our experience in developing curriculum courses aimed at graduate students in emerging computational fields, including biology and medical science. We focus primarily on computational data analysis and statistical analysis, while at the same time teaching students best practices in coding and software development. Our approach combines a theoretical background and practical applications of concepts. The outcomes and feedback we have obtained so far have revealed several issues: students in these particular areas lack instruction like this although they would tremendously benefit from it; we have detected several weaknesses in the formation of students, in particular in the statistical foundations but also in analytical thinking skills. We present here the tools, techniques and methodology we employ while teaching and developing this type of courses. We also show several outcomes from this initiative, including potential pathways for fruitful multi-disciplinary collaborations. Presented at the Workshop on Strategies for Enhancing HPC Education and Training (SEHET18) @ PEARC18 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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