Class Journal Week 7

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Zachary Van Ysseldyk's Reflection

  1. Coming from a more technical background, I do feel more comfortable with data diversity. I think that if I was given a certain data format and I had to change it, I would be able to find a way to do that. I think that the implementation of "sed" is a little confusing, but the concept itself makes sense to me.
  2. I think that there should be a universal data format for biological databases. I think that at some point there will be. This is not to say that the format of the data format cannot be altered, but I do think that one universal standard would be more efficient. Almost like how HTML is the standard web page language, one can alter and change HTML to read as wiki markup, however the foundation is HTML.
  3. I think I have gone beyond my comfort zone with this class in regards to biology. I have not taken biology since sophomore year of high school, so the biology side of it is very intense for me. I think that the biology readings are a little too intense. I know that we are college student and that there is a standard that we must uphold, however these academic biological journals are extremely difficult to understand. My understanding was that we would be exposed to the basics of computer science and the basics of biology, however these biological academic journals are so foreign to me I have to look up every other word. Other than that I think that this class definitely challenges me to get outside of my academic comfort zone.

Zvanysse (talk) 11:49, 15 October 2017 (PDT) Zvanysse

BIOL/CMSI 367-01: Biological Databases Fall 2017

Assignments

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 14

Individual Assignments

Zvanysse Week 1 | Zvanysse Week 2 | Zvanysse Week 3 | Zvanysse Week 4 | Zvanysse Week 5 | Zvanysse Week 6 | Zvanysse Week 7 | Zvanysse Week 8 | Zvanysse Week 9 | Zvanysse Week 10 | Zvanysse Week 11 | Zvanysse Week 12 | Zvanysse Week 14 | Zvanysse Week 15

Shared Journals

Zvanysse Week 1 Journal | Zvanysse Week 2 Journal | Zvanysse Week 3 Journal | Zvanysse Week 4 Journal | Zvanysse Week 5 Journal | Zvanysse Week 6 Journal | Zvanysse Week 7 Journal | Zvanysse Week 8 Journal | Zvanysse Week 9 Journal | Zvanysse Week 10 Journal | Zvanysse Week 11 Journal | Zvanysse Week 12 Journal | Zvanysse Week 14 Journal

Antonio Porras's Responses

  1. How confident do you feel at this point about handling this data diversity? If you were given data in one format, do you feel that you would be able to find ways to read this format or to convert the data to a different one? At this point in the class, I do not feel confident in handling the data diversity because there hasn't been enough time to have a confident fluency in data diversity. I think I definitely could figure it out with enough time but I likely am not as efficient as a computer science major would be.
  2. Do you think there will ever be “one true data format” for biological databases? Why or why not? I don't think there will ever be one true data format in the near future, but at the same time, there may be an completely new innovative way to format data right around the corner that could standardize biological database information.
  3. Considering your emphasis coming into this class (e.g., biology, computer science, etc.), how would you evaluate your exposure beyond your comfort zone so far? Is it too much? Too little? Just right? Any specific areas that you would like to encounter? As a student of biology, I would say my exposure to computer science has been far too fast for me to understand the more complex coding. For example, I look at the code and don't understand how the basics of the language like backslashes and why it closes a set of code. So if we had gone into basics more, then I would say my exposure would be about right. I would love to encounter how hackers are able to get information, similar to what has been happening with companies like Equifax.

Aporras1 (talk) 14:48, 15 October 2017 (PDT)

User Page: Antonio Porras

Assignments

  1. Week 1 Assignment
  2. Week 2 Assignment
  3. Week 3 Assignment
  4. Week 4 Assignment
  5. Week 5 Assignment
  6. Week 6 Assignment
  7. Week 7 Assignment
  8. Week 8 Assignment
  9. Week 9 Assignment
  10. Week 10 Assignment
  11. Week 11 Assignment
  12. Week 12 Assignment
  13. Week 14 Assignment
  14. Week 15 Assignment

Individual Journal Entries

  1. Week 1
  2. Week 2
  3. Week 3
  4. Week 4
  5. Week 5
  6. Week 6
  7. Week 7
  8. Week 8
  9. Week 9
  10. Week 10
  11. Week 11
  12. Week 12
  13. Week 14
  14. Week 15

Class Journal Entries

  1. Class Journal Week 1
  2. Class Journal Week 2
  3. Class Journal Week 3
  4. Class Journal Week 4
  5. Class Journal Week 5
  6. Class Journal Week 6
  7. Class Journal Week 7
  8. Class Journal Week 8
  9. Class Journal Week 9
  10. Class Journal Week 10

Team Page

  1. JASPAR the Friendly Ghost

Individual Assessment and Reflection

  1. Individual Assessment and Reflection

Corinne Wong's Responses

  1. I’m still intimidated, but I definitely feel more confident. If I was handed some random data, I would probably just stare at it blankly at first. However, I would feel comfortable breaking it down and looking up what I don’t understand to help me interpret it.
  2. I feel like it would be very convenient, but because the coding formats are always changing and evolving, it may not be likely. There will always be a more preferred data format for certain things and processes, so having one would not necessarily be convenient for everyone.
  3. As a biology major, I have learned a lot about data and coding that I never though I would know before. There are some points where I feel way out of my expertise, but eventually it starts to make sense, so I’m still learning. I enjoy the new exposure because I have a new understanding of coding and data that I can use in my future or everyday when I use the internet.

Cwong34 (talk) 23:04, 15 October 2017 (PDT)

cwong34

BIOL/CMSI 367-01: Biological Databases Fall 2017

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Group Project

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