Postgraduate Course: Environmental Gene-Mining and Metagenomics (PGBI11097)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will provide lecture-based instruction in the field of environmental metagenomic analysis, practical instruction in contamination-free environmental sediment sampling via a field excursion using state-of-the-art bioinformatics packages. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 33,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An appreciation of the power and versatility of environmental metagenomics and the techniques, both experimental and bioinformatic, used in its application. |
Assessment Information
Literature review of metagenomic techniques, approaches and applications ¿ 1000 words (35%).
Review of data obtained during the course in the style of an R&D report to a company board ¿ 2000 words (65%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
PCR and whole-genome amplification under clean conditions.
Preparation of samples for next-generation DNA sequencing.
DNA fingerprinting of marker genes.
Cloning and Sanger sequencing of environmental DNA fragments.
Analysis of next-generation marker gene sequence data using bioinformatics pipelines.
Assembly and annotation of next-generation metagenome sequence data.
Functional prediction of metagenomic potential from marker gene surveys.
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| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | EnvGMM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Free
Tel: (0131 6)50 5338
Email: Andrew.Free@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Andrea Nichol
Tel: (0131 6)50 8643
Email: Andrea.Nichol@ed.ac.uk |
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