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2. Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank, Mark A. Hall (2011). Data graphics programming such as Python, SVG and
Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and OpenGL. Various problems related to Bioinformatics are
Techniques. The Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. considered to be solved using graphics programming
3. Pang-Ning Tan, Michael Steinbach, Vipin Kumar language.
(2012). Introduction to Data Mining. Addison-Wesley.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60%
SIB 3012 COMPUTER INTELLIGENCE IN Final Examination: 40%
BIOINFORMATICS
Medium of Instruction:
This course introduces computational intelligent (CI) English
techniques including artificial neural network, fuzzy logic,
genetic algorithm, support vector machine and others. Soft Skills:
Example of case studies which applied CI in biological CS4, CT3, TS2
problems will be discussed. Software tools such as
MATLAB will be used to develop and implement the CI Main References:
models. 1. Oswald Campesato (2014). Fundamentals of SVG
Programming. Charles River Media
Assessment Methods: 2. Conrad Bessant, Darren Oakley, Ian Shadforth (2014).
nd
Continuous Assessment: 40% Building Bioinformatics Solutions. 2 edition. Oxford
Final Examination: 60% University Press
3. Andreas D. Baxevanis, B. F. Francis Ouellette (2011).
nd
Medium of Instruction: 2 edition. Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the
English Analysis of Genes and Proteins. Wiley.

Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS1 SIB 3015 HEALTH INFORMATICS

Main References: Student will learn new method in hoe to retrieve, group,
1. Andres P. Engelbrecht (2014). Computational process and manage the knowledge and the data in the
Intelligence: An Introduction. Wiley. field of health and bio health science. Students also will be
2. Russ Eberhart and Yuhui Shi (2014). Computational learning about the clinical data & hospital record system
Intelligence: Concepts to Implementations. Morgan (HIS), HL7, telemedicine, telesurgery, teleradiology ,
Kaufmann. decision support system and other related aspect.
3. S. Sumathi, Surekha Paneerselvam (2010).
Computational Intelligence Paradigms: Theory and Assessment Methods:
Applications using MATLAB. CRC Press. Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%

SIB 3013 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING IN Medium of Instruction:
BIOINFORMATICS English

The syllabus of this course includes basic concepts of Soft Skills:
software engineering, requirements gathering, CT3, TS1, EM1
requirement specification and analysis, implementing
systems, coding style and writing manuals. Main References:
1. Julus J. Berman (2010). Methods in Medical
Assessment Methods: Informatics: Fundamentals of Healthcare Programming
Continuous Assessment: 60% in Perl, Python, and Ruby. Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Final Examination: 40% 2. Edward H. Shortliffe, James J. Cimino (2013).
Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in
th
Medium of Instruction: Health Care and Biomedicine (Health Informatics) 4
English ed. Springer.
3. Ramona Nelson, Nancy Staggers (2013). Health
Soft Skills: Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach. Mosby.
CT3, TS2, LL2

Main References: SIB 3016 GENETIC RESOURCE INFORMATICS
1. Roger Pressman and Bruce Maxim (2014). Software
th
Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. 8 ed. This course will discuss about diversities and issues
th
2. Ian Sommerville (2013). Software Engineering. 9 ed. regarding organisms’ genetics resources. It will also focus
3. Per Runeson, Martin Host, Austen Rainer, Bjorn on the development and usage of databases related to
Regnell (2012). Case Study Research in Software genetic resources in bioinformatics research.
rd
Engineering, WileyApplications in Health Care. 3 ed.
Springer-Verlag. Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%
SIB 3014 GRAPHIC AND DATA VISUALIZATION IN Medium of Instruction:
BIOINFORMATICS English

This course aims to introduce the concepts in computer Soft Skills:
graphics as well as apply effective techniques in designing CS3, CT3, LL2
and developing computer graphic application. It covers the
introduction of the components in computer graphics Main References:
systems and also the languages and tools use for 1. Perry, M.C., Painting, K.A. & Ayad, A.G. (1993).

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