NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 生物計算學(一)(8021)
(Eng.) Biological Computing(I)
Offering Dept Graduate Institute of Biotechnology
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher 陳荷明
Department Graduate Institute of BiotechnologyPh.D Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description The aim of the course is to link issues in computer science to biology and thus capture the interest of students in
both areas. It is expected that students will acquire and retain important knowledge about computational biology.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
The course provides an introduction to the basic computational concepts and methods used in molecular
biology and genetics. It covers classic algorithmic techniques (for examples: divide and conquer algorithm, dynamic
programming …), data structures (e.g. queue, tree…), and common computational problems in biology (such as motif
finding, sequence alignment …). In addition, Bioinformatics approaches for next generation sequencing and the most
up-to-date technology will be addressed as well.
3.Capable of searching and retrieving data.
6.Capable of analyzing data and experimental results.
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Lecturing
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Analysis of Algorithms
Week 2 Recurrence
Week 3 Introduction to Data Structure (I)
Week 4 Introduction to Data Structure (II)
Week 5 Algorithmic Techniques
Week 6 Sequence alignment
Week 7 Review week (no class)
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 Introduction to Data Mining
Week 10 Databases: An Overview
Week 11 Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution and
Phylogenetic Tree Construction
Week 12 The Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing Data
Week 13 Structural Bioinformatics
Week 14 Computational Proteomics
Week 15 Final Exam
Week 16 Computational Epigenetics
self-directed
learning
   01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
   05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.

Evaluation
Midterm exam 50%. Final exam 50%.
Textbook & other References
N/A
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Lecture slides
Office Hours
By appointment
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