Postgraduate Course: MSc Dissertation (Bioinformatics) (PGBI11034)

Course Outline
School	School of Biological Sciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	The project is an essential component of the Masters programme. It is a substantial piece of full-time independent work which occupies the final three to four months of the programme immediately after the semester 2 examinations, and continuing until the end of August.
Course description	The project involves both the application of skills learned in the past and the acquisition of new skills. It allows students to demonstrate their ability to organise and carry out a major piece of work according to sound scientific and engineering principals.

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

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
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
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Students will be able to research the literature and gather background information on the problems and fields that the research project involves. Students will develop written and oral presentation skill that will allow them to discuss existing results and present new findings Students will gain practical experience in designing and executing experiments in order to solve a particular biological problem using sound scientific principals Students will learn to organize and plan their time in order to carry out an agreed program of work in a constrained time frame Students will practice using a range of bioinformatics skills, including those taught as part of the course along with project-specific skills.