Postgraduate Course: Research Proposal (Bioinformatics) (PGBI11114)
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | After two introductory tutorials, the details of the project will be largely developed by the student in consultation with their project supervisor, who will provide suggestions and background reading.
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| Course description |
The aim of this course is to develop generic research skills that can be deployed in academic or commercial environments. Students will demonstrate their ability to develop interesting concepts into research or development proposals.
1. Students will be able to critically evaluate research literature appropriate for their project subject, and use existing research to design their experiments.
2. Students will be able to develop a structured research proposal that puts the project in scientific context and outlines the contributions that the project will make to the field.
3. Students will be able to discuss and evaluate research proposals with particular reference to key hypotheses and methodological approaches.
4. Students will be able to plan a project timeline, taking into account limitations imposed by their own time, and develop contingency plans for possible issues.
5. Students will be able to deliver a detailed and balanced report on a research topic
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
95 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
There will be one assessed component: a written research proposal of approximately six pages (maximum 7 pages) in length. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will be able to critically evaluate research literature appropriate for their project subject, and use existing research to design their experiments.
- Students will be able to develop a structured research proposal that puts the project in scientific context and outlines the contributions that the project will make to the field.
- Students will be able to discuss and evaluate research proposals with particular reference to key hypotheses and methodological approaches.
- Students will be able to plan a project timeline, taking into account limitations imposed by their own time, and develop contingency plans for possible issues.
- Students will be able to deliver a detailed and balanced report on a research topic.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
By the end of this course, the MSc student will be able to:
- Critically evaluate research literature appropriate for their project subject.
- Use existing research literature to create hypotheses, and justify experimental design choices for testing those hypotheses.
- Develop a structured research proposal.
- Outline project/research management issues.
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Three 1 hour tutorials. |
| Keywords | MSc Bioinformatics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Daniel Barker
Tel: (0131 6)51 7812
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Currie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5988
Email: |
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