Course Information
CyberSheep: A Genetic Simulation Game
University: |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
Course Number: |
ASCI 864 |
Credit Hours: |
1 credit hours - $600 per credit |
Start/End Dates: |
September 26, 2022 - December 09, 2022 |
Course Description
This course teaches students to make informed and effective decisions in a livestock breeding program by providing “hands-on” experience with selection and mating decisions, and their consequences. The vehicle for this instruction is “CyberSheep,” a web-based genetic simulation game played by teams of students. The genetic gains achieved in livestock breeding programs have the advantages of being permanent, cumulative and, in most cases, highly cost-effective. Still, such gains require time to achieve; in the course of an academic degree, let alone a semester or quarter, there is very little opportunity for students to witness the consequences of breeding decisions in any of our livestock species. Thus, CyberSheep is designed to offer students a virtual opportunity to “see,” in real-time, the outcome of their decision-making, and to experience the stochastic (chance) elements of a breeding program.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Contacts
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
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Textbooks
Not Required
Course Access
Canvas at UNL
UNL Graduate Studies will email students with information (student name, email, and NU ID) and instructions for accessing UNL classes. For undergraduate students in the ECEMS program, Kaelie Kellner will email students with information and instructions for accessing UNL classes. Students will claim their UNL account by setting a password and security questions. Once students claim their ID, they will be able to access their courses at https://canvas.unl.edu/. Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.
Please contact the UNL campus coordinator listed below with any questions.
Lisa King for Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Youth Development, and Community Development
Melissa Sailors for Ag Systems Management & Technology, Animal Science, Food Safety & Defense, Grassland Management, Horticulture, and Quantitative Genetics & Genomics
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.