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Postgraduate Course: Introduction to web site and database design for drug discovery (BICH11007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPostgraduate Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionLarge numbers of websites now exist that give access to meta databases that have been derived from chemical or biological structure databases. This course is about the techniques required for initial dataset selection, mining of the primary data and creation of a database to hold the results of this mining, and then finally the design of a web based interface to provide access to that data.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 4 (Sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 24/02/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the technologies that underpin current structural databases. They should also have demonstrated the ability to successfully mine a small example dataset, place their results in a relational database system, and produce a simple website to access that data.
Assessment Information
An essay based question will account for 50% and an ICA consisting of a database development project will account for the other 50%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Current structural databases and their development history.
Data set selection methods, screening for redundancy and source bias
Data set preparation and validation
Techniques for dataset mining.
Database creation and curation.
Website development for database access
Transferable skills Database management and Web site development
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsIntroWDD
Contacts
Course organiserDr Paul Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 7058
Email: p.taylor@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
Email: Vicky.Mactaggart@ed.ac.uk
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