BTH3800 - Bioinformatics - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

Malaysia School of Science

Chief examiner(s)

To be advised

Coordinator(s)

To be advised

Not offered in 2018

Prerequisites

BTH2746 or GEN2041

Prohibitions

BMS2062

Synopsis

This unit examines the methods and protocols of bioinformatics, genomes, DNA and protein sequence analyses. Topics covered include methods of information retrieval from various internet databases; bioinformatics softwares, data entry of bioinformatics information, computer modelling of macromolecules, and functional genomics.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Describe and explain information content and its flow in biological systems, and also the processes related to the flow;
  2. Use bioinformatics software and computer models;
  3. Analyse and interpret simple bioinformation data sets;
  4. Demonstrate understanding of the theoretical basis of mining bioinformation.

Assessment

Practical reports: 35%

Mid-semester test: 15%

Examination (2 hours): 50%

Workload requirements

2 hours of lectures, 2 hours practical and 1 hour tutorial per week

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