title: Teaching bioinformatics in concert.
abstract: Can biology students without programming skills solve problems that require computational solutions? They can if they learn to cooperate effectively with computer science students. The goal of the in-concert teaching approach is to introduce biology students to computational thinking by engaging them in collaborative projects structured around the software development process. Our approach emphasizes development of interdisciplinary communication and collaboration skills for both life science and computer science students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Anya L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dekhtyar
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology / Q000193:education*; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000193:education*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*