301131 (v.2) MT 550 Bioinformatics - Computing

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0

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Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:	Development of computing skills useful in the field of bioinformatics. Introduction to the Unix operating system and the use of programs in a shell environment with a command line interface. Basic computer programming skills using the Perl language, including an introduction to HTML, CGI programming and BioPerl modules. Introduction to flat-file and relational database systems and development of a simple relational database in MySQL of PostgreSQL.

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Field of Education:	060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster:	09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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