Professional Practice
Code: 42400 ECTS Credits: 15| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4313473 Bioinformatics | OB | 0 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Raquel Egea Sanchez
- Email:
- raquel.egea@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- english (eng)
Other comments on languages
Language may change depending on the company/institution where the practice is performedTeachers
- Antoni Barbadilla Prados
- Leonardo Pardo Carrasco
- Jean-Didier Pierre Marechal
- Angel Gonzalez Wong
- Santiago Marco Sola
- Jaime Martinez Urtaza
- Laura Masgrau Fontanet
- Alex Peralvarez Marin
- Marta Puig Font
- Sònia Casillas Viladerrams
- Raquel Egea Sanchez
- Xavier Daura Ribera
Prerequisites
To carry out this module it is necessary to have passed previously both compulsory modules (Programming in Bioinformatics and Core Bioinformatics) and one of the optative modules.
It is recommended you have a Level B2 of English or equivalent.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The main objective of these practices is to promote the students’ interaction with the research and professional environments around them.
Competences
- Apply research results to obtain new good and services valuating their industrial and commercial viability to transfer them to society.
- Assess gender inequalities when acting in this field of knowledge.
- Conceive, design and carry out scientific, technical or industrial projects in biocomputing and be able to interpret and extract knowledge from them.
- Design and apply scientific methodology in resolving problems.
- Identify the biocomputing needs of research centres and companies in the biotechnology and biomedicine sectors.
- Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
- Propose biocomputing solutions for problems deriving from omic research.
- Propose innovative and creative solutions in the field of study
- Students should be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgements based on information that may be incomplete or limited and includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgements
- Students should know how to apply the knowledge they have acquired and their capacity for problem solving in new or little known fields within wider (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the area of study
- Students should know how to communicate their conclusions, knowledge and final reasoning that they hold in front of specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously
- Use and manage bibliographical information and computer resources in the area of study
- Work individually and as part of a team in an international and multidisciplinary context.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze bioinformatics cases and propose innovative solutions.
- Apply knowledge and skills acquired in genomics, proteomics and computation to potential technological research or business projects based on biocomputing.
- Apply research results to obtain new good and services valuating their industrial and commercial viability to transfer them to society.
- Assess gender inequalities when acting in this field of knowledge.
- Design and apply scientific methodology in resolving problems.
- Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
- Propose business projects in the area of biocomputing from an integrated view of R&D processes.
- Propose innovative and creative solutions in the field of study
- Select critically and apply in each case, appropriate bioinformatics tools to the problem.
- Students should be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgements based on information that may be incomplete or limited and includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgements
- Students should know how to apply the knowledge they have acquired and their capacity for problem solving in new or little known fields within wider (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the area of study
- Students should know how to communicate their conclusions, knowledge and final reasoning that they hold in front of specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously
- Use and manage bibliographical information and computer resources in the area of study
- Use clear, concise communication to assess and guide the interpretation of data for resolving problems in the biomedical field.
- Work individually and as part of a team in an international and multidisciplinary context.
Content
During the internship, the student will be closely monitored by the research tutor in the company/research center where he/she is receiving the practical training.
In this module, the student will have the opportunity to collaborate in multidisciplinary research projects, applying all the knowledge obtained throughout the course, and gaining professional experience.
In the professional practice module there are also planned some visits to research centres and institutions working in the field of bioinformatics. The aim of these visits is to show to the students the research and professional environments around bioinformatics and some of the job positions which they will be able to apply for once they have finished the MSc in Bioinformatics.
Methodology
The Professional Practice is a mandatory module that involves 365 hours of student work within a company, a research group or a research department of the UAB. The student may choose to do the internship in a research center, if he/she is planning in the future to engage in basic research, or to make stays in private companies or hospitals to develop the career in applied fields.
During the first semester, the student must look for a company or a research group where he/she could be admitted for a practical training. To help the students in this task, the Master Manager will give a list with offers from companies and institutions for the MSc in Bioinformatics students. The Master Manager can help the student to contact the responsible person in the company or institution to arrange an interview, but, previously, the student should notify the Master Manager his/her preferences in the offered list.
It is the student’s responsibility to find the company or research group where he/she will do the professional practice. Once found, he/she must communicate it to the Master Manager and fill the required form to elaborate an agreement between the UAB and the institution. The module coordinator must assign an academic tutor who ensures the correct development of the student's internship. Once the form has been completed and duly signed, the student will hand in one copy to the Academic Management office of the Faculty of Biosciences.
The student must deliver the required paperwork to the Academic Management office at least 1 month before the beginning of the internship. After that, the Academic Management staff will get in touch with both the student and the responsible person at the company/institution to have the final agreement signed.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Practical training | 365 | 14.6 | 4, 1, 2, 3, 14, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 9, 6, 15, 13 |
Assessment
The Professional Practice Module will be evaluated using a follow-up and evaluation report, written by the project supervisor at the institution/company (70%) and with the grading of the student’s practice report (30%).
The student must ensure that the module coordinator receives both documents, practice report and tutor's evaluation report, in the following dates. They can be sent by email, through the portfolio and/or delivered in person.
- Deadine July 4th 2023, in order to complete the Master's Degree in July.
- Deadine September 5th 2023, in order to complete the Master's Degree in September.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student's practice report | 30% | 10 | 0.4 | 4, 1, 2, 3, 14, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 9, 6, 15, 13 |
| Tutor's follow-up and evaluation report | 70% | 0 | 0 | 4, 1, 2, 3, 14, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 9, 6, 15, 13 |
Bibliography
The student will be responsible for the research and consulting literature required to perform their practice. He/she may be helped by the supervisor.
Recommended lectures
- Nussbeck, S.Y., Weil, P., Menzel, J., Marzec, B., Lorberg, K. & Schwappach, B. 2014 The laboratory notebook in the 21st century: The electronic laboratory notebook would enhance good scientific practice and increase research productivity. EMBO reports 2014 15: 631-4
- Bosch, X. 2010 Safeguarding good scientific practice in Europe. EMBO reports 2010 11: 252-7
Software
Software will depend on the practices performed by the student.