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Postgraduate Course: MSc Dissertation (Bioinformatics) (PGBI11034)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThe project is an essential component of the Masters programme. It is a substantial piece of full-time independent work which occupies the final three to four months of the programme immediately after the semester 2 examinations, and continuing until the end of August.
Course description The project involves both the application of skills learned in the past and the acquisition of new skills. It allows students to demonstrate their ability to organise and carry out a major piece of work according to sound scientific and engineering principals.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessed assignments 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will be able to research the literature and gather background information on the problems and fields that the research project involves.
  2. Students will develop written and oral presentation skill that will allow them to discuss existing results and present new findings
  3. Students will gain practical experience in designing and executing experiments in order to solve a particular biological problem using sound scientific principals
  4. Students will learn to organize and plan their time in order to carry out an agreed program of work in a constrained time frame
  5. Students will practice using a range of bioinformatics skills, including those taught as part of the course along with project-specific skills.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsBioinfDiss
Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Tomlinson
Tel: (0131 6)51 7252
Email: simon.tomlinson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Louise Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5988
Email: Louise.K.M.Robertson@ed.ac.uk
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