Ten Simple Rules for Developing a Short Bioinformatics Training Course: e1002245

[...]as a consequence of the introduction of high-throughput technologies, there has already been an increase in demand for training relating to the use of computational resources and tools designed for high-throughput data storage, retrieval, and analysis. Group sessions like this, where trainees are encouraged to share their thoughts and views with the whole class, can help both to identify common issues and aspects to be explored, and to highlight any trainee limitations and/or mismatched expectations. [...]incorporating such group discussions directly into training sessions can often help to instil a greater level of understanding than when trainees are left to passively explore set examples (or to copy and paste scripts with no explanation of what these might achieve).