Subject: New STIC - BSCI238G, Introduction to Shell Scripting for the Life
Sciences

Description:
If you are a life sciences major, you should consider taking BSCI238G, my
Student-Taught and Initiated Course (STIC). It will be taught on Fridays
2-2:50 PM in PLS 1121 for the Spring 2022 semester. BSCI238G will teach the
basics of Bash, the most popular command line shell which is heavily
integrated with Unix-like operating systems and bioinformatics applications.
Sometimes biological data is too large to analyze by hand, or a graphical or
web interface is inconvenient or unavailable. The shell is a text-only
computing environment that can be used instead. Although the shell can be
scary and unintuitive, it enables the user to write custom scripts that can
run dozens or hundreds of programs in parallel without human input.

In summary:
1. No prior programming experience required
2. Learn dozens of Unix commands and how to write your own programs
3. Bash is frequently encountered in bioinformatics applications
4. A final shell scripting project instead of a final exam
5. Liberal grading - opportunities for extra credit abound
6. Feel like a hacker

Contact Person: Skylar Chan
Contact Email: [log in to unmask]
Website URL: https://go.umd.edu/bsci238g

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