Assigning Level in Data-Mining Exercises

Assigning Level in Data-Mining Exercises

There is currently much interest in ascribing outcomes to Masters (M) level programmes. It is particularly difficult to define M level outcomes in bioinformatics for students on non-specialist programmes. An approach is described that attempts to discriminate undergraduate from M level in a data-min...

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Published in:Bioscience education e-journal Vol. 9
Main Authors: Hooley, Paul, Chilton, Ian J, Fincham, Daron A, Burns, Alan T, Whitehead, Michael P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for Bioscience, The Higher Education Academy 01-06-2007
Subjects:
Biology
Classification
College Science
Data
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Genetics
Graduate Students
Information Retrieval
Internet
Masters Programs
Outcomes of Education
Science Education
Science Instruction
Student Evaluation
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Summary:There is currently much interest in ascribing outcomes to Masters (M) level programmes. It is particularly difficult to define M level outcomes in bioinformatics for students on non-specialist programmes. An approach is described that attempts to discriminate undergraduate from M level in a data-mining exercise. Differentiation of level is based upon the taxonomic origin of a DNA sequence, the relative increase in gene complexity from lower to higher eukaryote and the initiative required to use a wider range of databases and analytical tools. (Contains 5 tables.)
ISSN:1479-7860
1479-7860
DOI:10.3108/beej.9.4