HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING: BIOINFORMATICS - C25230D DAY AND EVENING CURRICULUM SCHEDULE (Fall 2003) Bioinformatics is the field of science in which biology and information technology merge into a single discipline. The study of Bioinformatics combines the basic knowledge of Biology with the computer skills necessary to manage the data generated by biological researchers. Topics include the development and application of computer methods for management, analysis, interpretation and predictions of biological databases. Students will use software tools for database creation, data warehousing, data mining and analysis. Bioinformatics as a field of study is becoming increasingly important due to the interest of the pharmaceutical industry in genome sequencing projects. The certificate focus will be on the database related IT skills necessary for a bioinformatics student. Prerequisitees to enter the program are: Biology course work at the post-secondary level or Permission of Department. HPC 110, a prerequisite course, will be waived for students registered for this certificate Upon completion student will necessary skills to pursue the following certification examination: NONE Placement Requirements: High school graduation or equivalent education Satisfactory placement test results Technical standards may also apply to this program Please discuss this with an admissions counselor Courses Hours Per week Semester FALL SEMESTER Class Lab Credit HPC 272 Emerging HPC Technologies 3 0 3 HPC 170 Intro to HPC Data Mining 2 2 3 NET 145 Introduction to Linux 2  2 3          SPRING SEMESTER       HPC 270 Advanced HPC Data Mining 2 2 3 CSC 185 Perl Programming 2 3 3          COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS   15 Credit Hours