17/01/2023

Today

  • First half, introduction to the course
  • Questions about course, stats from last year etc.

BS2004: Contemporary Techniques in Biological Data Analysis

  • The What: Do I not know all the stats?
  • The How: Flipped teaching
  • The When: Structure of the course

The What: Do I not know all the stats?

  • Week 1 Introductions: Chapter 1-2 Eamonn
  • Week 2 Introduction to GLMs Ch. 3-4 Eamonn
  • Week 3 Experimental design Ch. 5 Swidi week 28
  • Week 4 Combining cont. and cat. Ch. 6 Swidi 29
  • Week 5 Interactions Ch. 7 Swidi 30
  • Week 6 Checking models I Ch. 8 Eamonn
  • Week 7 Checking models II Ch. 9 Eamonn
  • Week 8 Model selection Ch. 10 Christopher week 33
  • Week 9 Generalized linear models Eamonn
  • Week 10 Logistic regression Christopher week 35
  • Week 11 Mixed effects models Eamonn

The How: Flipped teaching

Flipped teaching

The When: Structure of the course

  • 11 weeks
  • Each week consists of
    1. Pre session reading (Asynchronous) (Suggestion Week 0: Thursday)
    2. Online recorded slides (Asynchronous) (Suggestion Week 0: Friday)
    3. Tutor led review session (Synchronous) 50 minutes (Week 1: Tuesday)
    4. Computer practical (Asynchronous) Summative MCQ (worth 50% in total) (Suggestion Week 1: Monday start)
    5. Blackboard discussion (Asynchronous)
    6. Drop in session for computer practicals (Synchronous) upto 50 minutes (Week 1: Thursday)
    7. Submit MCQs (Week 2: Monday 8 a.m.)
    8. Complete example write up for each computer session (Asynchronous)
  • Write up of a complete analysis (worth 50%)