Concepts of Bioinformatics (3566)

  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Tomasz BURZYKOWSKI 
  
Co-lecturer :Prof. dr. Dirk VALKENBORG 
 Prof. dr. Jurgen CLAESEN 
 Prof. dr. Olivier THAS 
 Prof. dr. Ziv SHKEDY 


Language of instruction : English


Credits: 4,0
  
Period: semester 2 (4sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible


 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Prerequisites

The student has basic knowledge of molecular biology.

The student has basic knowledge of statistical inference (probability distributions. estimation methods, statistical hypothesis testing).



Content

The course introduces basic concepts and methods of (statistical) bioinformatics related to genomics; proteomics; sequence alignment; microarrays; mass spectrometry; next generation sequencing; microbiome analysis.



Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Distance learning  
Lecture  


Evaluation

Semester 2 (4,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written exam100 %
Closed-book
Multiple-choice questions

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
 

Recommended course material
 

Lecture notes, copies of papers/book chapters relevant for the lectures' topics.



Learning outcomes
Master of Statistics and Data Science
  •  EC 
  • The student is capable of acquiring new knowledge.

  •  EC 
  • The student knows the international nature of the field of statistical science and data science.

 

  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
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