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Module Title
LM Bioinformatics Group Project: Seed of an Idea
School
School of Bioscience
Department
School of Biosciences
Module Code
02 34334
Module Lead
Lindsey Leach
Level
Masters Level
Credits
10
Semester
Semester 1
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: * bioinformatics, including computing basics, programming, and data visualisation. * Academic and scientific writing * Science communication * Working collaboratively * Using digital presentation tools (including video, audio) * ethics requirements of research.
The students will works in groups of 3-5 to work on a real-life problem proposed by an academic member of UoB or external collaborators. They will have to find the relevant literature, and apply the relevant analytical methods to generate a new result that will be used to produce a pitch for research funding.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Work effectively in an interdisciplinary team
Carry out a relevant literature search for their topic and write a literature review.
Demonstrate good 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 preliminary results of the project in written form.
Communicate the topic and preliminary result in an oral pitch for project funding.
Assessment
34334-01 : Group Report : Coursework (45%)
34334-02 : Individual 90 sec video research pitch to funder : Coursework (40%)
34334-03 : Group meeting minutes and reflections : Coursework (10%)
34334-04 : Individual contribution to the group : Coursework (5%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
The course work component will include the following: • Group report covering literature review, brief methods, a single key result and outline plan of work for the co-requisite semester 2 module 45% • Individual 90 sec video research pitch to funder (40%) • Group meeting minutes and reflections (10%) • Individual contribution to the group (5%) (Overall 55% is assessed as a group and 45% is assessed individually). Reassessment: If a student fails the module then they will be required to repeat the failed components only.
