Bioinformatics lab rotation (in Eng.)

English title:

Bioinformatics lab rotation

Course ID:

790385

ECTS credits:

2,0

Title in native language:
Bioinformatics lab rotation (in Eng.)

Term Semester:

Spring/Summer

Instruction language(s):

English

Course content:

Bioinformatics is a broad field and several of its disciplines are represented well by BOKU research groups. Getting to know bioinformatics research is essential for students who wish to perform their Master's thesis in a computational lab. This course gives an overview of the research directions in BOKU bioinformatics groups, and students will “rotate” through three labs. The participating faculty present their work in lectures based on which each student will select labs for carrying out a project. Each project comprises 16 hours of work, consisting of 90% practical work on the computer and 10% report writing. The rotation projects give the opportunity to get an impression of the actual work in a particular lab and of potential topics for Master's theses.

Expected previous knowledge:

None. Nevertheless, it is highly recommended that students are familiar with working on the command line in a Linux environment; this knowledge can be obtained by attending the course "Essentials for bioinformatics data analysis".

Learning outcomes:

Students get familiar with bioinformatics research at BOKU. Completing three projects in different host labs will allow them to make informed decisions regarding the topic for their Master thesis project.

Teaching and learning methods:

The presentations of the faculty will be considered as VO; however, students are encouraged to ask critical questions. The on-site time commitment for three rotations will be 3 x 16 hrs. Students will solve practical questions related to work in the host labs and write a summary report.

Exam method:

• Compulsory participation (Anwesenheitspflicht): for a positive grading the LVA needs to be attended on all days (=100%).
• Students will write a short and concise summary report of their rotation projects subdivided into: Introduction and description of the problem, Methods, Results, and Interpretation of the results. Reports will be graded by the rotation supervisors. The final grade will be determined as the average mark of three graded reports.

Details URL:

https://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowLVDetail?pStpSpNr=293580

Scheduled dates:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/te_ortzeit.liste?corg=15660&clvnr=293580

Curriculum URL:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowStellungInStp?pStpSpNr=293580