Unit name | Advanced Programming |
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Unit code | BIOLM0035 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Matt Williams |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Scientific programming, Statistics and R |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
School/department | School of Biological Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This a new unit that will introduce students to the theoretical and practical aspects of programming applied to scientific data. These include reading in data, processing it to answer simple questions and advanced data analysis techniques.
The aim of this unit will be to:
The Learning Outcomes (LOs) for this unit are:
A: Knowledge and Understanding of:
B: Intellectual Skills/Attributes
Able to:
C: Other Skills /Attributes (Practical/Professional/Transferable)
Able to:
The unit will be delivered through a mixture of short lectures followed by individual exercises with computers. Blackboard will be used engage students with the unit content.
A summative computer assessment will consist of a final computer task integrating all the learning objectives.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. BIOLM0035).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.