Hello Air, Next semester I am going to teach an undergrad course on computing for students of Biology in my University. Up to last year, I was just coordinating a group of co-workers graduate students who were presenting the elements and history of computing and the Internet together with some very introductory lessons on how to use MS Office and to surf the net. Since our students' computer literacy is becoming better every year and it appears in the recent years that almost all of them already have acquired a satisfactory level of computer skills (either by their own or in high school), I was thinking to do something more interesting this year. What I would like to do in this course might be an introduction to elementary ideas in CMC and a first discussion of the social impact of new media. Moreover, I was thinking of presenting some basic ideas of how the configurations of distributed knowledge or e-science might be used by Biology students and professionals. So, I would like to ask you to give me your suggestions about possible undergrad courses on computing for Biology or other relevant introductory courses that you might know (and that are around basic CMC and impact or e-science facts). Of course, net resources (links of syllabi, online courses etc.) are mostly welcomed. Best, --Moses M.A. Boudourides Associate Professor Department of Mathematics University of Patras 265 00 Rio-Patras Greece Tel.: +30-2610-996318 Fax: +30-2610-996318, +30-2610-992965 http://www.math.upatras.gr/~mboudour