Programming with the Bio-languages (P03221)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : BIO-P-BIO

Bioinformatics depends heavily on bespoke programming to achieve analyses of extensive datasets. These programs can be written in a variety of languages, and several languages have specialised 'bio' repositories of code that are directly applicable to bioinformatic problems. This course introduces students to building programs in the language perl, and deploying them in real-world bioinformatics environments.

? Keywords : Bioinformatics, programming, perl

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : For MSc Bioinformatics Students: Introduction to java programming

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	09:50	KB
Laboratory	Tuesday	10:00	12:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

It is anticipated that students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
* discuss the utility of interpreted programming languages in bioinformatics
* discuss the strategies useful for building robust and maintainable programmes
* design bioinformatics programmes that solve specific bioinformatics tasks
* produce bespoke programmes in perl that deliver specified solutions