Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Informatics and Data Science
Lecture Code KA240701 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name バイオインフォマティクス
Subject Name
(Katakana)
バイオインフォマティクス
Subject Name in
English
Bioinformatics
Instructor EMURA TAKESHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
エムラ タケシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 02 : Information Science
Eligible Students
Keywords Microarray, Classification, Statistical test 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Computer Science Program
(Abilities and Skills)
・A. Information infrastructure development technology, information processing technology, technology that analyzes data and creates new added value.

Data Science Program
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・D1. Knowledge and ability to understand the theoretical framework of statistics and data analysis and to analyze qualitative/quantitative information of big data accurately and efficiently.
(Abilities and Skills)
・A. Information infrastructure development technology, information processing technology, technology that analyzes data and creates new added value.
・B. Ability to identify new problems independently and solve them through quantitative and logical thinking based on data, multifaceted perspectives, and advanced information processing and analysis.

Intelligence Science Program
(Abilities and Skills)
・A. Information infrastructure development technology, information processing technology, technology that analyzes data and creates new added value.
・B. Ability to identify new problems independently and solve them through quantitative and logical thinking based on data, multifaceted perspectives, and advanced information processing and analysis.
・D2. Information processing ability and data analysis ability to contribute to the application and development of artificial intelligence and IoT. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To understand DNA microarray analysis and relevant statistical tools.
To learn statistical methods to predict prognosis of patients based on high-dimensional gene expressions. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1 DNA Microarray
Lesson 2 Microarray experiment
Lesson 3 Classification
Lesson 4 Detecting a difference based on the t-test
Lesson 5 Permutation test
Lesson 6 Controlling false positives
Lesson 7 Feature selection
Lesson 8 Discriminant analysis
Lesson 9 Compound covariate
Lesson 10 Decision tree
Lesson 11 Cross-validation
Lesson 12 Prognostic prediction
Lesson 13 Survival data
Lesson 14 Univeriate Cox regression
Lesson 15 Survival prediction 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Simon, R. M. et al.(2003). Design and analysis of DNA microarray investigations. Springer Science & Business Media. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
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Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review statistics courses, including regression analysis and hypothesis test. Review the R software. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Sum of quizes and tests 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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