The tentative schedule for this course is provided in Table 1. Please note that the instructor may adjust our schedule to accommodate the course’s progress and students’ needs. Any changes will be communicated to enrolled students in a timely manner.
| WeekID | Date | Weekday | Topic | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-26 | Tuesday | Syllabus | ||
| 1 | 2025-08-28 | Thursday | Chapt. 1 - part A | ||
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | Tuesday | Chapt. 1 - part A | Read your assigned publication for Chapter 1 - part A | |
| 2 | 2025-09-04 | Thursday | Chapt. 1 - part B | Read Baker (2016) and prepare for group discussions | |
| 3 | 2025-09-09 | Tuesday | Chap. 2 - part A: Learning the basics | Install software and Sign up for bioinformatics tutorial (see Syllabus ) | |
| 3 | 2025-09-11 | Thursday | Chap. 2 - Complete part A & overview of part B: Tables, Figures and References | TBD | |
| 4 | 2025-09-16 | Tuesday | Chap. 2 - part B: Tables, Figures and References | TBD | |
| 4 | 2025-09-18 | Thursday | Chap. 2 - part B: Tables, Figures and References | TBD | |
| 5 | 2025-09-23 | Tuesday | Chap. 2 - Complete part B and part C: Advanced R Markdown settings | TBD | |
| 5 | 2025-09-25 | Thursday | Chap. 2 - part D: User Defined Functions in R | TBD | |
| 6 | 2025-09-30 | Tuesday | Chap. 2 - part D: User Defined Functions in R | Read material presented in Chapter 3 | |
| 6 | 2025-10-02 | Thursday | Chap. 3: A roadmap to implement reproducible science in Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | Read material presented in Chapter 4 | |
| 7 | 2025-10-07 | Tuesday | Chap. 4: Open science and CARE principles | Read material presented in Chapter 5 - Part A | |
| 7 | 2025-10-09 | Thursday | Chap. 5: Data management | Read material presented in Chapter 5 - Part B + Download folder “Project_ID/“ on Google Drive under this path: Reproducible_Science > Exercises > Chapter_5 | |
| 8 | 2025-10-14 | Tuesday | Chap. 6: Getting published | Turn in tutorial for Chap. 7 & start individual reports | |
| 8 | 2025-10-16 | Thursday | Chap. 6: Writing papers in R Markdown (rticles) and Work on bioinformatic tutorials | Upload tutorial of Chap. 7 on Google Drive | |
| 9 | 2025-10-21 | Tuesday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 7 | Turn in tutorial for Chap. 8 | |
| 9 | 2025-10-23 | Thursday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 7 | Upload tutorial of Chap. 8 on Google Drive | |
| 10 | 2025-10-28 | Tuesday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 8 | Turn in tutorial for Chap. 9 | |
| 10 | 2025-10-30 | Thursday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 8 | Upload tutorial of Chap. 9 on Google Drive | |
| 11 | 2025-11-04 | Tuesday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 9 | Turn in tutorial for Chap. 10 | |
| 11 | 2025-11-06 | Thursday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 9 | Upload tutorial of Chap. 10 on Google Drive | |
| 12 | 2025-11-11 | Tuesday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 10 | Turn in tutorial for Chap. 11 | |
| 12 | 2025-11-13 | Thursday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 10 | Upload tutorial of Chap. 11 on Google Drive | |
| 13 | 2025-11-18 | Tuesday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 11 | Turn in tutorial for Chap. 12 | |
| 13 | 2025-11-20 | Thursday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 11 | Upload tutorial of Chap. 12 on Google Drive | |
| 15 | 2025-12-02 | Tuesday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 12 | Students work on ind. projects: Review literature (see Syllabus) | |
| 15 | 2025-12-04 | Thursday | Bioinfo. tutorial - Chap. 12 | Students work on ind. projects: Data management workflow | |
| 16 | 2025-12-09 | Tuesday | Individual projects - Q&A | Students work on ind. projects: Data management workflow | |
| 16 | 2025-12-11 | Thursday | Individual projects - Q&A | Turn in ind. projects (on Google Drive) | |
| 17 | 2025-12-16 | Tuesday | Oral presentations of individual projects | ||
| 17 | 2025-12-18 | Thursday | Oral presentations of individual projects |