Unit name | Genome Evolution |
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Unit code | BIOLM0033 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Pisani |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Scientific programming, Statistics and R. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Biological Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit will introduce students to the theoretical and practical aspects of the study of genome evolution. These include the design of analyses and use of tools such as phylogenetic trees and networks to identify pattern of genomic change (e.g. identification of gene duplications and of horizontally transferred genes) across the tree of life. The students will have the opportunity to plan, develop and implement their own evolutionary analyses to answer a wide variety of biological questions.
The aim of this unit will be to:
The Learning Outcomes (LOs) for this unit are:
A: Knowledge and Understanding:
B: Intellectual Skills/Attributes:
C: Other Skills /Attributes (Practical/Professional/Transferable):
The unit will be delivered through a mixture of short lectures followed by individual exercises with computers. Blackboard will be used to engage students with the unit content.
A summative computer assessment will consist of a final computer task and an essay integrating all the learning objectives.
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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.