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Module Title LM Bioinformatics Group Project: Seed of an Idea
SchoolSchool 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.
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