units

BMS2062

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 25 November 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational UnitSchool of Biomedical Sciences
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Jackie Wilce

Synopsis

Bioinformatics unites the major advances in biology, biochemistry and the biomedical sciences with those in computing, bioinformatics and networking. The unit covers the application of the internet to biomedical sciences; organisation and uses of scientific databases; use of computational methods in genomics and proteomics; fundamentals of molecular modelling; analysis and presentation of biomedical data; and communication of biomedical data using information technology.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Have a basic understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of information technology and its wider application to the medical sciences.
  2. Develop an understanding of the principles of database searching, using search engines, sequence alignments, molecular phylogeny, molecular modelling, protein structure and analysis and medical imaging.
  3. Develop their communication and presentation skills and understand the involvement of information technology in the biomedical sciences.

Assessment

Written examinations (50%) made up of:
Revision quiz (3%)
Mid-semester test (12%)
Final exam (35%) (Hurdle)
Projects and assignments (50%)

A pass in the final exam and mid-semester test must be obtained to pass the unit.

Workload requirements

2 Lectures per week, 1 three hour practical session per week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Jackie Wilce

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Biomedical science

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in one of the following:
+ Bachelor of Biomedical Science (including double degree programs)
+ Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Scholar Program)
+ Bachelor of Biomedical Science Advanced with Honours

Prohibitions

MOL2022.