Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
BB20015 Biochemical problems & bioinformatics |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 80%, EX 20% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take BB20018 and take BB20020 |
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Aims: To develop student' abilities to assimilate compilations of experimental data and to draw valid conclusions from them.
To introduce protein and nucleotide databases and their use. Learning Outcomes: After taking the course, the student should be able to: * study a collection of biochemical observations, such as the Results Section of a publication or simply a series of related observations compiled specifically for the exercise, and assess their significance. Indications of this ability could be, eg answering particular questions or writing the Discussion section of a paper. It is especially important that the student learns to draw only such conclusions as are fully justified by the data. * Use database search tools to explore nucleotide and protein data for relevant information. * Demonstrate in an exam a knowledge of core areas of biochemistry covered by the Biochemistry programme. Skills: Learning & studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Numeracy & computation T/F/A, Problem solving T/F/A. Content: Several members of academic staff will participate in the Course, each providing a particular problem. This will be handed out and explained to the class, who will then have some 4 days to provide written answers. These will be marked and returned. Also sessions on bioinformatics and database searching. |