Carnegie Mellon University

CPCB Course/Current Topics in Computational Biology

Course Number: 02-701

The course consists of weekly presentations by students and faculty on current topics in computational biology.

This course is only for current CPCB Ph.D students

Semester(s): Fall, Spring
Units: 3

Learning Objectives

This course consists of 2 parts:
  •  2nd year students take this as Journal Club in the fall, and Research Presentation in the spring.
  • 3rd year students take this as Research Presentation in the fall.
  • 4th year students are no longer required to take 02-701

Assessment Structure: 

Grading policies depend on whether you are presenting or notIf you are presenting this semester

  • 50% Participation (attendance + discussion +quiz)
  • 50% Presentation quality

If you are not presenting, participation counts for 100%.

80% attendance is necessary for a passing grade. If you have a legitimate reason for missing class contact the instructors ahead of time.