Current active course description (last updated 2024/25)
Genomics and Bioinformatics
BI229F
Current active course description (last updated 2024/25)

Genomics and Bioinformatics

BI229F

Genomics is an interdisciplinary field of science building on genetics, molecular biology and evolutionary biology to study the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes and DNA sequences.

Bioinformatics defines the application of informatics, computer science, statistics and mathematics in the study of biological problems. Major research topics in bioinformatics are linked to the modelling of evolution, alignment of gene sequences, the assembly of genomes, predictions of protein structure and interactions, as well as predicting gene expression.

Admission to the course follows the admission requirements of the study program Bachelor in Biology.

Upon successful completion of the course the student should:

Knowledge:

  • Have broad knowledge of topics, theories, processes, tools and methods used in genomics and bioinformatics.
  • Have a basic understanding of how bioinformatic tools can be built to address questions in genetics, molecular biology and evolutionary biology.

Skills

  • Be able to explain aspects in genomics and bioinformatics at a basic level
  • Be able to explain the most important theories associated with the analyses of genomic data and how biological information is encoded and interpreted within the genome.

General competence

  • Be able to exchange views and experiences with other biologists and contribute to the development of good practice
  • Develop understanding of modern scientific research in genomics and bioinformatics.
No costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
Elective course for Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Lectures, practice sessions, presentations, seminars, assignment work.
The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). These evaluations are included in the universitys quality assurance system.

Compound evaluation, grading scale Letter grades

  • Assessment task - presentation, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
  • Paper, comprises 30/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.
  • Written Examination, 4 hours, comprises 70/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.

Laptop, pencil, pen, ruler, simple calculator and bilingual dictionaries.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.

Med overlapp menes en faglig likhet mellom emner med samme faginnhold. Du vil derfor få følgende reduksjon i studiepoeng om du har tatt emner som er angitt under:

BIO2011 - Genomics and Bioinformatics - 10 credits