Postgraduate Course: Bioinformatics (PGBI11006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
In course assignment (70%) and class test (30%) |
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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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Bioinformatics QGGA |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Leigh-Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 5523
Email: A.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jennifer Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513
Email: jennie.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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