TATK Week 12 Status Report

tATK Week 12 Status Report

Deliverables

GenMAPP Gene Database for assigned species (.gdb)
ReadMe file to accompany the Gene Database (.pdf)
- Sample ReadMe in Word format: ReadMe_Vc-Std_External_20101022.zip
- Include Gene Database Schema diagram in ReadMe
  - Sample schema in Adobe Illustrator format: Vibrio_schema_20101022.zip
Gene Database Testing Report for final submitted Gene Database (print from wiki to .pdf file)

Processed and analyzed DNA microarray dataset (.xls)
GenMAPP Expression Dataset file (.gex)
Filtered MAPPFinder Results (.xls)
Sample MAPP file of a relevant biological pathway for your species (.mapp)
Group Report describing the creation of the Gene Database and the biological analysis of the data (.doc or .pdf)

Assessment and reflection on process
- Statement of work
- Assessment of the work done
- What was learned

The key accomplishments this week were: 1) doing a first export for each of our three data sets, 2) learning how to edit gmbuilder, and 3) Kevin starting to work with the experimental data and understand how it's put together.
Next week, we hope to 1) test whether the first export was successful, work to resolve errors, and try to run an export for all 3 sub-strains at once and 2) for Kevin to actually understand what is going on with the raw research data and why it is organized so weirdly.
This week, we saw that we worked well had as a group, could divide labor well, and that everybody was competent enough to make progress working independently and with group members.
The largest weakness we have is scheduling. It's often hard for us to meet, so we'll have to plan our outside of class meetings well ahead of time. We also have an issue of direction, I observed that without a firm idea of purpose and an immediate goal, none of us work that efficiently necessitating firm direction and clear intermediate goals.

Taur.vil (talk) 21:07, 14 November 2013 (PST)