Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree and 20 credits in the Master's Programme in Bioinformatics (120 credits), of which 15 credits in the main field of study bioinformatics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Show deep theoretical knowledge within a sub-field of bioinformatics, chosen by the student
• Search, evaluate and compile relevant literature within the chosen field of research and development
• Critically evaluate different methods and theories in relation to the chosen subject, problem and source
• Formulate personal conclusions based on a synthesis of obtained data
• In good English and according to instructions, compile the chosen, relevant literature in a report with references
• Where relevant, present data in the form of tables and figures
• Describe the differences between reviews, citations and plagiarism

Content

Literature searches in the library and in databases on the Internet. Interviews with researchers and teachers. Production of a written report.

Instruction

Independent work supervised by the course coordinator.

Assessment

Written report designed according to instructions.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

Other directives

The course cannot be included in the same degree as 1MB782.