| Unit name | Group Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BIOLM0037 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Petitjean |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None. |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
Scientific programming, Statistics and R. |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Biological Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit will introduce students to collaborative work in bioinformatics projects. This unit will integrate the concepts and skills learned in the units Scientific programming and Statistics and R, applying them to a biological question that will need to be solved by groups of 3 or 4 students. The students will have the opportunity to plan, develop and implement their different strategies to tackle a scientific problem taking advantage of the modularity of bioinformatics approaches.
The aim of this unit will be to:
1. Provide students with a detailed understanding of the concepts behind designing a modular bioinformatic pipeline to resolve a scientific question.
2. Provide students with the skills required to work in a team environment.
The Learning Outcomes (LOs) for this unit are:
A: Knowledge and Understanding:
1. to understand the aspects required to effectively design a bioinformatics pipeline.
2. to develop knowledge on the different biological concepts that are the basis of bioinformatic projects.
3. to understand the importance of working in a group environment.
B: Intellectual Skills/Attributes:
1. to devise the best approach to work with modular bioinformatic pipelines.
2. to plan effective strategies to confront independent but interrelated parts of a bioinformatic project
3. to develop effective ways to communicate results of team work.
The unit will be delivered through a mixture of short lectures followed by individual exercises with computers. Blackboard will be used engage students with the unit content.
A summative computer assessment will consist of a final computer task integrating all the learning objectives.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. BIOLM0037).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
