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--- course_details [2011/11/16 22:05]
James Smith
+++ course_details [2012/10/08 10:36] (current)
Christophe Dessimoz
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-====== Course Details and Policy ======
+ ====== Course Details and Policy ======
 ===== Objectives =====
 At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
-  - recognize current topics and questions in computational biology
+  - recognise current topics and questions in computational biology
   - identify relevant scientific publications from citations and electronic databases
-  - organize and summarize relevant work in a clear, coherent, succinct review
+  - organise and summarise relevant work into a clear, coherent, succinct review article
   - provide critical and constructive peer-reviews
   - improve their work from the feedback of their colleagues
+  - collaborate with colleagues from different research disciplines
 ===== Prerequisites & Target Audience =====
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 This course should be particularly valuable to both computer science and biology students aiming for a scientific career in academic research or industrial R&D.
-This is a doctoral training course aimed principally at first and second year PhD students in the Graduate School of Life Sciences, on the EMBL International PhD Programme at the EBI, or following a
+This is a doctoral training course aimed principally at first and second year PhD students
-  * Wellcome Trust PhD Programme in Mathematical Genomics and Medicine
+  * in the Graduate School of Life Sciences,
-  * PhD Training Programme in Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine
+  * on the EMBL International PhD Programme at the EBI,
-  * PhD at DAMTP (eg researching into Biological Physics, Computational Biology or Disease Dynamics)
+  * in the Faculty of Mathematics,
+for example,
+  * PhD in Genetics, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Systems Biology, et al,
+  * Four-year PhD programme (eg Wellcome Trust-funded),
+  * PhD Training Programme in Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine,
+  * PhD at DAMTP in Biological Physics, Computational Biology, Disease Dynamics, et al.
-Self-motivated Masters and 4th Year undergraduate students are welcome to apply. For example, the course might be of interest to current students pursing any of the following
+Self-motivated Masters students and 4th Year undergraduates are welcome to apply but acceptance is subject to available places. The course might be of interest to current students pursuing for example
-  * MPhil by research
+  * Part III NST (Biochemistry, Systems Biology),
-  * MPhil Computational Biology
+  * Part III Mathematical Tripos (MMath/MASt),
-  * MPhil Scientific Computing
+  * Part IIB Chemical Engineering,
-  * Part III Mathematical Tripos (MMath/MASt)
+  * an MPhil by research,
-  * Part III Natural Science Tripos (Biochemistry, Systems Biology)
+  * an MPhil Computational Biology,
-  * Part IIB Chemical Engineering
+  * an MPhil Scientific Computing,
+  * an MPhil Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.
+Masters students and 4th Year undergraduates must obtain the approval of their supervisor/course co-ordinator first and ask them to act as a referee to support their application. Remember this course is non-examinable and is non-credit bearing.
 ===== Course Format =====
-Every week (on Tuesdays), students are exposed to recent developments in a different computational biology research topic. Each students will write one short literature review during Lent Term, and write two reports on another student's work.
+Every week (on Wednesdays), students are exposed to recent developments in a different computational biology research topic. Each students will write one short literature review during Lent Term, and two reports on other students' manuscripts.
-Please refer to the [[Schedule 2012|course schedule]] for the current list of topics.
-Some of the topics will be presented by guest lecturers specialists in the relevant subjects. The scientific work reviewed in each class will form the basis of a separate review assignment.
-About 75% of the lecture time on Tuesdays will be devoted to these topical presentation, while 25% will consist in material relevant to the processes of literature search, scientific writing and peer-reviewing. On Thursdays, there will be no lecture; instead the lecturer will be available for consultation (no appointment required).
+Please refer to the [[Schedule 2013|course schedule]] for the current list of topics.
-As an reference, please examine the [[Schedule FS2011|schedule of the previous course]] and the list of topics in 2011.
+Most of the topics will be presented by guest lecturers specialists in the relevant subjects. The scientific work reviewed in each class will form the basis of a separate review assignment.
-===== Credits & Grading =====
+About 75% of the lecture time on Wednesdays will be devoted to these topical presentation, while 25% will consist in material relevant to the processes of literature search, scientific writing and peer-reviewing. On Thursdays, there will be no lecture; instead the lecturer will be available for consultation (no appointment required).
-The final grade will be based on the literature review (50%) and the two peer-reviews (50%).
+As a reference, please examine the schedule and topics of previous courses ([[Schedule FS2011|2011]], [[Schedule 2012|2012]]).
-Attendance on Tuesdays is required to obtain course credits.
+===== Certificate of Attendance & Completion =====
+This is an Academic Training and Transferrable Skills Course and is therefore not examinable. Attendance every Wednesday throughout Lent Term (for 10 weeks), the writing and submission of a review manuscript __and__ the writing of peer reviews are all required to obtain a Certificate of Attendance & Completion.