Postgraduate Course: Introduction to scientific programming for MSc in Drug Discovery & Translational Biology (PGBI11039)
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 | This course will expose the student to the computer programming methods need to write simple software for the types of data handling expected in structure-based drug design. The student will carry out a series of computer-based practical exercises. Supervision will be provided on an introductory basis as well as ad hoc. |
| Course description |
The lectures will try and cover the following areas; however topics covered will be coupled with progress in the practical exercises.
- How programming is done
- Introduction to general concepts
- Input and Output
- Using data structures
- A typical program for the analysis of a molecular structure data file
- Exercises will be in Python
Link to a video describing the course from the Course Organiser: https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/Introduction+to+scientific+programming+for+MSc+in+Drug+Discovery+%26+Translational+Biology/1_vngswkxr
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Introduction to Python Programming for Data Science (PGBI11123)
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Other requirements | This course is an introductory programming course and therefore NOT recommended for any students with a programming background. |
| Additional Costs | Recommended course book(s). |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe how computer programmes can be used to carry out simple data selection, data processing and data comparison work
- Understand basic python programming
- Interpret and summarise the function of Python code
- Compose simple command line programs in Python
- Diagnose syntax/runtime faults in python code.
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Reading List
The python docs tutorial:
Currently https://docs.python.org/3.7/tutorial/
Python Programming Fundamentals Lee, Kent D. Available as e-book from library resource
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | IntroSciProg |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 7058
Email: p.taylor@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Claire Black
Tel: (0131 6)50 8637
Email: Claire.Black@ed.ac.uk |
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