The aim of this module is to provide learners with an introduction to programing as applied to Biological and Health Sciences. This module will support later work in bioinformatics and data analytics.
*Curricular information is subject to change
Introduction to programming
Use of the command line
Data types in Python (numbers, strings, lists, array, Booleans)
Python commands (functions, conditional statements, loops)
Creating a programme in Python
Analysis of genomes (finding open reading frames and mapping mRNA to genomes)
Basic phylogenetic analysis
Lectures (12h), workshops (18h) self-directed learning (70h)
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |