Postgraduate Course: Bioinformatics Research Proposal (PGBI11033)

Course Outline
School	School of Biological Sciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The aim of this module to to develop generic research skills. Student will demonstrate their ability to develop interesting concepts into research/development proposals.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 186 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessed assignments 100%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to: - Critically evaluatate research literature appropriate for their project subject. - Use existing research literature to justify experimental design choices. - Develop a structured research proposal. - Discuss research proposals with particular reference to key hypotheses and methodological approaches. - Outline project/research management issues. -Deliver a detailed and balanced report on a research topic.