Overview
Students will learn the key bioinformatic core competencies to fully develop their skills in modern biological sciences. Students will utilise bioinformatic software packages and principles to explore how viruses, cells and organisms function and change at the molecular informatic level. To achieve this, students will analyse data sets from cellular, … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
- Show competence with at least 1 each of DNA, RNA, protein and biological interaction bioinformatic software packages
- Perform detailed data analysis using at least 1 software package
- Demonstrate understanding of the analysis through written lab reports
- Develop the ability to integrate the skills learned in a semester report
- Communicate results with a short video presentation
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Show competence with at least 1 each of DNA, RNA, protein and biological interaction bioinformatic software packages
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Perform detailed data analysis using at least 1 software package
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Demonstrate understanding of the analysis through written lab reports
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Develop the ability to integrate the skills learned in a semester report
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Communicate results with a short video presentation
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Requisites information
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Assumed knowledge
Basic statistics, willingness to learn new software packages, and fundamentals of biology.