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- | ====== Course Details and Policy ====== | + | ====== Course Details and Policy ====== |
===== Objectives ===== | ===== Objectives ===== | ||
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This is a doctoral training course aimed principally at first and second year PhD students | This is a doctoral training course aimed principally at first and second year PhD students | ||
* in the Graduate School of Life Sciences, | * in the Graduate School of Life Sciences, | ||
- | * on the EMBL International PhD Programme at the EBI | + | * on the EMBL International PhD Programme at the EBI, |
- | or following a | + | * in the Faculty of Mathematics, |
- | * Four-year PhD programme (eg Wellcome Trust funded), | + | 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 Training Programme in Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine, | ||
- | * PhD at DAMTP (eg researching into Biological Physics, Computational Biology or Disease Dynamics). | + | * PhD at DAMTP in Biological Physics, Computational Biology, Disease Dynamics, et al. |
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 | 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 | ||
+ | * Part III NST (Biochemistry, Systems Biology), | ||
+ | * Part III Mathematical Tripos (MMath/MASt), | ||
+ | * Part IIB Chemical Engineering, | ||
* an MPhil by research, | * an MPhil by research, | ||
* an MPhil Computational Biology, | * an MPhil Computational Biology, | ||
* an MPhil Scientific Computing, | * an MPhil Scientific Computing, | ||
- | * an MPhil Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, | + | * an MPhil Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. |
- | * Part III Mathematical Tripos (MMath/MASt), | + | |
- | * Part III Natural Science Tripos (Biochemistry, Systems Biology), | + | |
- | * Part IIB Chemical Engineering. | + | |
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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | + | Please refer to the [[Schedule 2013|course schedule]] for the current list of topics. |
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. | 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. | ||
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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). | 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). | ||
- | As a reference, please examine the [[Schedule FS2011|schedule of the previous course]] and the list of topics in 2011. | + | As a reference, please examine the schedule and topics of previous courses ([[Schedule FS2011|2011]], [[Schedule 2012|2012]]). |
===== Certificate of Attendance & Completion ===== | ===== 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. | 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. | ||
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