UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

BIN3890 Research methods in bioinformatics and big data analysis

Faculty of Science

BIN3890 Research methods in bioinformatics and big data analysis is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 2
Malaysia
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before BIN3890

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After BIN3890

No unit lists BIN3890 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Overview

In Research methods in bioinformatics and big data you will apply the knowledge and analytical skills learnt in BIN3800 to carry out an in depth computational analyses of existing genomics, transcriptomics or proteomics datasets. This will be an entirely dry lab unit and computer resources at the Genomics facility and its associated bioinformatics and big data laboratory and the Monash Malaysia Advanced Computing Platform will be made available to you in your data analyses. This unit will provide you an opportunity to apply your bioinformatics knowledge to access and analyse large datasets and develop project management skills and confidence in analysis of big data and subsequently improve chances of your employability by academia, or industry.

 

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Oral presentationsPresentation
    10%
  • Assignment reportWritten
    40%
  • Poster presentationPresentation
    25%
  • Supervisors assessmentDemonstration
    25%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Plan and undertake bioinformatics data analyses;

  2. 2

    Access and analyze large genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics datasets using command line queries;

  3. 3

    Explain how to check quality and interpret results obtained from the analyses of large genomics datasets;

  4. 4

    Demonstrate project management skills;

  5. 5

    Prepare and present a poster presentations.

Workload and teaching

  • Applied sessions12 hours
  • 1-hour applied session and
  • 11-hours of analyses activity (self directed learning) per week.

Where it fits

BIN3890 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Qasim Ayub
Unit Coordinators
Professor Qasim Ayub

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BIN3890?

None, but you must take GEN2052 before or alongside it.

When is BIN3890 offered?

In 2025, BIN3890 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.

Does BIN3890 have an exam?

No. BIN3890 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include BIN3890?

BIN3890 is part of Genomics and bioinformatics.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Science
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Science
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available