Course Description

The abundance of data in biological sciences continues to grow year after year. The skills required to navigate and thrive in this field are no longer confined to the laboratory bench as experimental results go beyond simple analyses. This course will teach introductory programming skills, and the conceptual tools used in the analysis of big data such as dimensional reduction, visualization, and machine learning. Students will get practical experience writing code to analyze example datasets.

Recommended Preparation

Students should familiarize themselves with basic summary and statistical analyses. Preferably, EEB125H1 or GGR274H1

Exclusion

STA272H1, STA302H1

Lecturer(s)

Prof A. Moses

alan.moses@utoronto.ca

TBA

Contact Hours

24L/12T

Evaluation (Subject to change)

Class participation: 24%
Quizzes: 40%
Final exam: 36%

Last updated on June 12th, 2025