Postgraduate Course: Information Processing in Biological Cells (PGBI11051)
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 | All biological cells process information. They integrate signals from their environment, respond and adapt to internal changes and store information in a variety of means from transients to persistent. |
Course description |
In this course we will look at the various strategies used by cells to process and store information.
This course uses mathematical equations and methods. Students are required to have proficiency in handling equations, plotting functions and have a grasp of elementary concepts of calculus. In addition, students are required to have basic knowledge of chemistry on the level of an undergraduate course in general, physical or biological chemistry.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 27 |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
75 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Examination 50
Assessed Assignments 50: two pieces of in-course assessment will be set comprising a mixture of problem, discussion and short answer questions designed to assess and reinforce the lecture material.
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Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be able to describe a range of examples of information processing in biological cells.
- Compare and contrast biological methods for storing information across different time scales.
- Discuss the computational limits of the simplest biological organisms.
- Be able to understand the literature in the field and interpret it critically.
- Be acquainted with the theoretical methods such as mathematical and computational modelling.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | IPBC |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Andrew Goryachev
Tel: (0131 6)50 7807
Email: Andrew.Goryachev@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gillian MacDonald
Tel:
Email: G.Macdonald@ed.ac.uk |
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