BMB831: Biostatistics in R II
The Study Board for Science
Teaching language: English
EKA: N210021102, N210021112
Assessment: Second examiner: External, Second examiner: None
Grading: 7-point grading scale, Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N210021101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 18-04-2024
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Approved - active
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Students taking the course are expected to:
- Have knowledge in statistics
- Understand the basic principles of molecular biology
- Have basic programming skills in R
- Know the fundamentals of biostatistics
Course introduction
Modern experimental platforms nowadays deliver the quantification of pools of biological molecules. Their analysis requires complex bioinformatics pipelines to obtain biologically relevant results. The students will use the acquired knowledge to design and apply work flows that handle omics data sets. The course consists of a theoretical and an extensive practical part, with the objective to provide advanced understanding of data analysis with R scripts and application of bioinformatics tools.
The course will introduce the students to advanced programming of R scripts necessary to deal with data from modern high-throughput experiments and gives a broad overview of tools for biological interpretation. Exercises involve in-depth application of standard pipelines to process omics data and a final project to apply the acquired abilities on real data that might come from experiments previously carried out by the student, e.g. during their bachelor/master thesis.
Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course are that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- independently analyze even conceptually demanding data sets.
- work with large data amounts and carry out standard statistical analysis to identify relevant features.
- use standard algorithms for multi-variate analysis
- design scripts for detailed visualization of their results.
- know and apply tools for data interpretation.
- know and apply standard pipelines for the processing of omics data.
- know how to objectively discuss applied data analysis methods presented e.g. in publications.
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- statistics for large data sets
- different types of data modeling
- advanced data visualization
- advanced data interpretation
- computational tools for protein characterization
- standard work flows for data from omics experiments
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Autumn
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Examination part | Prerequisites for participating in the exam a) | N210021101, BMB831: Biostatistics in R II |
Tests
Individual report
EKA
N210021102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
English
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
5
Prerequisites for participating in the exam a)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Tutorial and exercises
EKA
N210021112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
English
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
0
Additional information
Participation at minimum 80% of tutorials
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
- Intro phase (lectures) - 14 hours
- Training phase: 32 hours, including 32 hours tutorials
The Intro phase consists of lectures where the students learn about the underlying concepts of R programming and biostatistics. They are accompanied by many hands-on examples and interactive slides to let the students improve and test their R and statistics skills during the lectures.
The training phase involves solving a given set of exercises for each topic. These will be done during the exercises with the help of the instructors and should be completed as homework.
Teacher responsible
Additional teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Grud Skat Madsen | jgsm@bmb.sdu.dk | Institut for Biokemi og Molekylær Biologi |
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
| Profile | Education | Semester | Offer period |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSc major in Computational Biomedicine - registration 1 September 2022, 2023 and 2024 | | Odense | 1 | E24 |
Transition rules
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