Postgraduate Course: Bioinformatics (PGBI11006)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Biological Sciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course consists of parts of the MSc in Informatics degree programme and covers principles of computational biology together with the range and impact of Bioinformatics tools used in biological sciences. The syllabus includes: biological databases; pairwise sequence alignment; sequence databases and multiple alignment profiles; gene finding, genomics and proteomics; and functional genomics. Lectures are supplemented by on-line exercises and tutorials and in-course assignments. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will have:
(i) A solid grounding in the basic principles of computational biology
(ii) An appreciation of the range and impact of Bioinformatics tools currently used in the biological sciences.
(iii) Have produced written reports identifying and applying appropriate tools to investigate questions in genetics.
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Assessment Information
| 100% assignments |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Andrew Leigh-Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 5523
Email: A.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Natalie Kerracher
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
Email: natalie.kerracher@ed.ac.uk |
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