Final Project

Final Project Links
Overview	Deliverables	Guilds	Project Manager	Quality Assurance	Data Analysis	Coder/Designer
		Teams	FunGals	Sulfiknights	Skinny Genes

Overall Project Goal

• To create a Microsoft Access database that contains microarray data for four yeast time-course microarray datasets that can be used to create input Excel workbooks for GRNmap.
• To analyze published microarray data and model candidate gene regulatory networks with GRNmap.
• The project in this class is a pilot project that will be fully implemented in the GRNsight software in the Spring semester.

Each team is responsible for analyzing a different dataset and adding the expression data from that dataset to the final database. The members of each team will also have specific roles, also detailed below. Team members in a specific role are also expected to work with each other across teams as guilds, in order to keep each component of the project coordinated and consistent.

Group Deliverables

• You will give a final group PowerPoint presentation in class during the final exam period on Tuesday, December 10, 2:00pm.
• Final due date for all other deliverables is no later than Friday, December 13, 4:00pm (according to official final exam schedule for fall, 2019).
• The deliverables should be uploaded and organized onto one group wiki page, or alternately, delivered on digital media to Dr. Dahlquist.
• Each member of the group will be assigned the same grade for the group project.
• Detailed specifications, particularly for the group report and individual assessment and reflection, are given on the Final Project Deliverables page.
  • The Group Report is worth 50 points.
  • The Group PowerPoint presentation is worth 50 points.
  • All other deliverables listed on the Deliverables page, together, are worth 50 points.

Individual Deliverable

The individual deliverable is an assessment and reflection on the process (either wiki or email, depending on your preference; see note in the linked section):

• Statement of work
• Assessment of the work done
• What was learned

Team Journal Entries

• Each team will write a combined journal entry for each week with contributions from all members.
• Week 11 Creation of page, executive summaries of progress, reflections
• Week 12/13 Revision of page, executive summaries of progress, reflections
• Week 15 Organized deliverables page

The project groups and roles are are:

1. Team 1
   • Project Manager: Mike
   • Quality Assurance: Iliana
   • Data Analysis: Emma, Kaitlyn
   • Coder: Mike
2. Team 2
   • Project Manager: Naomi
   • Quality Assurance: Naomi, Joey
   • Data Analysis: Marcus, Ivy
   • Designer: DeLisa
3. Team 3
   • Project Manager: TBA
   • Quality Assurance: Christina, Jonar
   • Data Analysis: David, Aby
   • Coder: Mihir

Roles (Guilds)

As the project moves forward, we will use class time for team meetings. In addition, we will also have guild meetings where students sharing the same role can work together on common issues. Each student has been assigned a primary role in the project by the instructors (see above).

Project Manager (PM)

The project manager makes sure that individuals are fulfilling their roles and performing the tasks on time.

Quality Assurance (QA)

The QA team member is the link between the Coder/Designer and the Data Analyst. He or she needs to know the details of the microarray dataset being analyzed so that the database being designed and populated by the Coder/Designer is correct and useful for the Data Analyst. The QA also makes sure that the data analysis steps are being performed correctly and are being correctly documented.

Data Analysis

The role of the Data Analyst will be to apply the data analysis pipeline that you learned by analyzing the Dahlquist Lab microarray dataset to complete the analysis of a different published yeast timecourse microarray dataset. The Data Analysts are the end-users of the project, ultimately determining whether the work of the coder/designer and quality assurance members is useful to them.

Coder/Designer (CD)

The Coder/Designer is responsible for creating the Microsoft Access database that will be used by the Data Analyst to prepare an input workbook for GRNmap for the microarray dataset they are analyzing. The Coder/Designer is also the resident expert on the technology being used—assorted software, file management, version control, and troubleshooting. He or she coordinates with Dr. Dahlquist and fellow Coders/Designers in developing the Access database and storing it in Box.

Project Milestones

Specific project milestones are found on the individual guild pages.

• Project Manager
• Quality Assurance
• Data Analysis
• Coder

Final Project Links
Overview	Deliverables	Guilds	Project Manager	Quality Assurance	Data Analysis	Coder/Designer
		Teams	FunGals	Sulfiknights	Skinny Genes