Practical skills to find, retrieve and analyze data from major bioinformatic databases; develop judgement to evaluate analysis results.
Contents
A wide-sweeping introduction to key areas of bioinformatics: bioinformatic databases, genomics, DNA and protein sequences, protein structures; theory and practice of the most common computational tools used in bioinformatics.
Teaching methods
Work on the internet course (estimated 30 h), guided by on-line tutoring and live tutoring sessions, including assignments and an independent project.
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
An acceptable written project report and completing all assignments that are required for passing the course.
Evaluation
Pass/fail.
Study materials
Course material on the internet.
2008–2009
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.