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Course Catalog 2013-2014
SGN-50006 Introduction to Information Technology for Health and Biology, 3 cr |
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Ilkka Korhonen, Olli Yli-Harja
Lessons
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Requirements
Participation in the exercises and a final examination.
Learning Outcomes
In this course, the student will learn to: - define what are Computational Systems Biology and Health Informatics and which subareas they cover. - list basic computational methods used in these disciplines and use specific ready-made computational tools - implement computational methods to solve problems involving measurement data. - perform data acquisition from raw data. - independently search for information and available methods to solve practical problems. - present results, methods and conclusions in written and oral reports of current research topics in these fields.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Defining the area of information technology for health and biology, key terminology, needs and benefits. | Current topics in computational methods in health informatics and systems biology research. | |
| 2. | Applications of signal processing in systems biology and health informatics, and their key benefits. | Examples of applications with key benefits. | |
| 3. | Models in systems biology (e.g. deterministic and stochastic models of cellular processes). | ||
| 4. | Mathematical and computational methods in sequence analysis and genomic expression analysis. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Grading will be based on participation in the exercises (40% of the final grade) and on a final exam (60% of the final grade). The exercises consist of visits to laboratories, research teams, and/or companies involved in research in these areas. Information on these will be provided in advance in the lectures. There will be 4 visits. In the visits, the students will sign a presence list. To complete the course the requirements are: Participation in exercises (minimum 2 participations) and final exam.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Lecture slides | Lecture notes for Introduction to information technology and health | Andre Ribeiro, Ilkka Korhonen, Olli Yliharja | Yes | English |
Additional information about prerequisites
No prerequisites
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses
More precise information per implementation
| Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |
| The course will provide an overview on applications of information technology for health and biology. The emphasis is on computational methods for processing, analyzing and modeling of health and biological data. |