Postgraduate Course: Tools for Synthetic Biology (PGBI11092)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Tools for Synthetic Biology will teach the new tools and techniques being developed and employed in the rapidly expanding field of synthetic biology. The course will seek to teach students the theory behind the methods; encouraging understanding, which will allow new uses and application in alternative areas to become apparent. |
| Course description |
1 & 2 Introduction, engineering perspectives, grand challenges, standards and metrics ¿ Alistair Elfick (School of Engineering)
3 DNA synthesis and assembly methods ¿ Chris French (SBS)
4 Next generation sequencing ¿ Sander Granneman (SBS)
5 Pathway design, optimisation, robustness & testing ¿ Peter Swain (SBS)
6 Synthetic genomes ¿ Patrick Cai (SBS)
7 RNA switches ¿ Maurice Gallagher (SBS)
8 & 9 Protein design, redesign and optimisation ¿ Louise Horsfall (SBS)
10 Compartmentalisation ¿ Jon Marles-Wright (SBS)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 26 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be assessed by:
A round table discussion of a synthetic biology tool/approach (20%)
A 3000 word design project to present the details of the discussed synthetic biology tool/approach and assess its application to address a new research question (for which a structured marking scheme will be provided) (80%)
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
¿ Analytical skills, ability to assess the pros and cons of new methods
¿ Capacity to recognise the opportunities presented by new biological discoveries
¿ Ability to look at pressing problems from the perspective that these may have a innovative bio-based solution
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Creative thinking
Individual initiative
Time and effort management
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| Keywords | TSB |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Louise Horsfall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5363
Email: Louise.Horsfall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jennifer Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513
Email: jennie.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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