Computational Gene Expression

Subject 433-450 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of labs
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Three semesters of programming experience or equivalent.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Coordinator

Dr L Stern
Subject Overview:

The objective of this subject is for students to become familar with a range of algorithms used to process biological sequences: to know a variety of techniques for extracting information from biological sequences; and to understand the appropriate application of these algorithms for different applications.

Topics covered include dynamic programming algorithms; genetic algorithms; multiple sequence alignment algorithms; hidden Markov models; sequence comparison; RNA secondary structure, motif extraction; determination of protein structure software for computational biology.

Assessment: One 3-hour examination (70%) and assignments of up to 2,500 words equivalent (30%). Both the project work and examination component of assessment must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject.
Prescribed Texts: Non contact time commitment 84 hours
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On successful completion, students should be able to:

  • Implement the basic algorithms used in processing biological sequences;
  • Select appropriate algorithms to process biological sequences;
  • Use and critically evaluate the output from software used for processing biological sequences;
  • Be able to work on a team project.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical)Bioinformatics

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