Postgraduate Course: Dissertation Project in Systems and Synthetic Biology (PGBI11055)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Postgraduate | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Conduct a supervised, independent research project in the area of Systems and Synthetic Biology. 
 
Students will have the option of choosing a host laboratory for a research dissertation project, or participating in a joint 'SynBio' lab project. (For example, by contributing to the Build-a-Genome project through our collabortion with JHU). | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
20/04/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
600
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 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Research skills, experiment planning and design, practical experimentation, data analysis, data recording, data interpretation | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Research Project 100% |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | ProjectSSB | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Swain 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5451 
Email:  | 
Course secretary | Mrs Jennifer Morris 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5513 
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