Study Programmes 2016-2017
INFO0114-1  
Programming project
Duration :
50h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in bio-informatics and modelling (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Pierre Geurts
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
The students develop a software program for an application in biology. The details are defined individually for each topic, and will typically be structured as follows:
  • The topics are proposed by members of the faculties of science, medicine or veterinary medicine.
  • Students work on a topic alone or in groups of two.
  • Proposers of topics supervise the students on the biological aspects.
  • Advisors for the computational aspects are designated from among the faculty members of the EECS department of the School of Applied Sciences.
Upon termination of the project, each group jointly prepares a report.
There are no class sessions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Apply and reinforce knowledge in computer science and the life sciences by solving a practical problem in bioinformatics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
  • Basic knowledge in computer science and biology/chemistry, and
  • profound knowledge in computer science or biology/chemistry.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
At the beginning of the academic year, students initiate contact with the coordinator to organize the assignment of topics to groups as well as the supervision in computer science. A list of topics will be provided by the coordinator but students are encouraged to directly contact members of the concerned faculties to identify a topic (which will then be validated by the coordinator).
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
The final grade is determined under the following criteria:
  • Coherence with the project requirements
  • The quality of the software implementation
  • Creative contributions by the students
  • Demonstrated understanding of the biological subject matter
  • Quality of the report
In addition, a demonstration of the software and/or individual oral examinations may be organized.
If the work is done in group of two, the final grades may be different or identical between the members of a group, according to the respective contributions and presentations of the individual members of the group.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Coordinator : Pierre Geurts, e-mail p.geurts@ulg.ac.be