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Module Title
LM Bioinformatics Group Project: Growth of an Idea
School
School of Bioscience
Department
School of Biosciences
Module Code
02 34333
Module Lead
Lindsey Leach
Level
Masters Level
Credits
10
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
This module will put together students from various backgrounds to tackle an inter-disciplinary project, using mathematical and/or computational approaches to address a real-world research question involving biological data.
They will as well have lectures and workshops on: * Science communication and digital media * Careers in bioinformatics * creating a digital academic poster * networking skills
The students will continue to work in their established groups of 3-5 to work on a real-life problem proposed by an academic member of UoB or external collaborators. They will apply the relevant analytical methods to generate new information that will be presented as a group and individually.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Work effectively in an interdisciplinary team
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the broad world of *Omics in the context of complex biological, clinical, or environmental data.
Choose appropriate computational and/or mathematical approaches to perform analysis of *Omics data; evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, propose new methods
Demonstrate a systematic understanding and critical awareness of the implications of research in biology-related fields, including an understanding of ethics
Present the results of the project in diverse written and oral forms.
Assessment
34333-01 : Group poster and presentation : Coursework (45%)
34333-03 : Bioinformatics blog post : Coursework (40%)
34333-04 : Group meeting minutes and reflections : Coursework (10%)
34333-05 : Individual contribution to the group : Coursework (5%)
