We will have three projects. One is a significant programming project. It is intended for people who like programming, not only for those who have experience. This project is designed to provide more coverage of object-oriented programming concepts in the context of solving genomics problems. We'll make heavy use of the biojava toolkit.
The other projects will involve reading several papers and doing some research into genomics that use bioinformatics. Rather than developing programs, you'll use existing tools, programs, and databases to help explore research questions in genomics. There are two projects of this type, both borrowed heavily from an advanced course at the University of Indiana.