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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2016/2017

Soft Skills: SIV 3015 HEALTH INFORMATICS
CS3, CT3, TS1
Student will learn new methods to retrieve, group, process
Main References: and manage the knowledge and the data in the field of
1. Andres P. Engelbrecht (2014). Computational health and bio health science. Students also will be
Intelligence: An Introduction. Wiley. learning about the clinical data & hospital record system
2. Russ Eberhart and Yuhui Shi (2014). Computational (HIS), HL7, telemedicine, telesurgery, teleradiology ,
Intelligence: Concepts to Implementations. Morgan decision support system and other related aspect.
Kaufmann.
3. S. Sumathi, Surekha Paneerselvam (2010). Assessment Methods:
Computational Intelligence Paradigms: Theory and Continuous Assessment: 60%
Applications using MATLAB. CRC Press. Final Examination: 40%
Medium of Instruction:
SIV 3013 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING IN English
BIOINFORMATICS
Soft Skills:
The syllabus of this course includes basic concepts of CT3, TS1, EM1
software engineering, requirements gathering,
requirement specification and analysis, implementing Main References:
systems, coding style and writing manuals. 1. Julus J. Berman (2010). Methods in Medical
Informatics: Fundamentals of Healthcare Programming
Assessment Methods: in Perl, Python, and Ruby. Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Continuous Assessment: 60% 2. Edward H. Shortliffe, James J. Cimino (2013).
Final Examination: 40% Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in
Health Care and Biomedicine (Health Informatics) 4 th
Medium of Instruction: ed. Springer.
English 3. Ramona Nelson, Nancy Staggers (2013). Health
Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach. Mosby.
Soft Skills:
CT3, TS2, LL2
SIV 3016 GENETIC RESOURCE INFORMATICS
Main References:
1. Roger Pressman and Bruce Maxim (2014). Software This course will discuss about diversities and issues
Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. 8 ed. regarding organisms’ genetics resources. It will also focus
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2. Ian Sommerville (2013). Software Engineering. 9 ed. on the development and usage of databases related to
3. Per Runeson, Martin Host, Austen Rainer, Bjorn genetic resources in bioinformatics research.
Regnell (2012). Case Study Research in Software
Engineering, WileyApplications in Health Care. 3 rd ed. Assessment Methods:
Springer-Verlag. Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%
SIV 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).
graphics programming such as Python, SVG and Genebank Management System. International Plant
OpenGL. Various problems related to Bioinformatics are Genetic Resources Institute (formerly International
considered to be solved using graphics programming Board for Plant Genetic Resources) : Rome.
language.
2.Various databases on genetic resource informatics in
Assessment Methods: and outside of Malaysia.
Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%
Medium of Instruction: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
English PROGRAMME

Soft Skills:
CS4, CT3, TS2 Career Prospects
Upon graduation, graduates with BSc in Biotechnology
Main References: can occupy positions such as scientist, researcher,
1. Oswald Campesato (2014). Fundamentals of SVG lecturer, and management officer in Government
Programming. Charles River Media Agencies, Private Agencies (Local / Multinational), Non-
2. Conrad Bessant, Darren Oakley, Ian Shadforth (2014). Governmental Organisations (NGO) and International
Building Bioinformatics Solutions. 2 nd edition. Oxford Bodies.
University Press
3. Andreas D. Baxevanis, B. F. Francis Ouellette (2011).
2 nd edition. Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the SIO 1001 BASIC PHYSICS
Analysis of Genes and Proteins. Wiley.
Introduction to physical concepts present in Biotechnology

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