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| Title |
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: bridging the gap between heterogeneous student backgrounds
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Briefings in Bioinformatics, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1093/bib/bbt023 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sanne Abeln, Douwe Molenaar, K Anton Feenstra, Huub C J Hoefsloot, Bas Teusink, Jaap Heringa |
| Abstract |
Teaching students with very diverse backgrounds can be extremely challenging. This article uses the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology MSc in Amsterdam as a case study to describe how the knowledge gap for students with heterogeneous backgrounds can be bridged. We show that a mix in backgrounds can be turned into an advantage by creating a stimulating learning environment for the students. In the MSc Programme, conversion classes help to bridge differences between students, by mending initial knowledge and skill gaps. Mixing students from different backgrounds in a group to solve a complex task creates an opportunity for the students to reflect on their own abilities. We explain how a truly interdisciplinary approach to teaching helps students of all backgrounds to achieve the MSc end terms. Moreover, transferable skills obtained by the students in such a mixed study environment are invaluable for their later careers. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Czechia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 84% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 32% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 14% |
| Professor | 7 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 19% |
| Unknown | 6 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 32% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 19% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 October 2013.
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