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Learning Methods

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Module Offerings

6505YAUBIO-JAN-PAR

Aims

Bioinformatics is an emerging interdisciplinary subject that combines molecular biology, genomics, big data analysis, and computer networks. It is one of the major frontiers of life sciences and natural sciences. Bioinformatics is a major elective course for biotechnology majors and an elective course for students majoring in agriculture. The aim of the module is to provide students with an understanding of the basic terminology, principles, and research contents of bioinformatics, to learn using important internet biological databases and analytical tools, and to master some internet-based bioinformatics software through problem-based and task-based learning methods. The module is designed to improve the ability of students to analyse and solve problems in their work, study and future research work.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Describe the basic research methods and related bioinformatics databases, and master some of them.
2.
Use information technology to analyse and explore the biological significance in biomolecular information.
3.
Analyse biological problems by using biological software, predict and analyse the results of molecular biological experiments.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:The module covers the acquisition and processing of biological data, data retrieval of biological databases, the alignment and analysis of nucleic acid and protein sequence, gene prediction and annotation of genome, the analysis and prediction of protein structure, and the evolution and phylogeny of biological molecules.
Additional Information:The module relies upon, and is focused on network databases and online software, students will therefore require internet connection.

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