BOTA 43102

>< Type/ Status : Compulsory
>< Course title : Bioinformatics for Plant Taxonomy
>< Prerequisite(s) : All core course units in Botany
>< Objective: By the end of the course the student will be able to analyze and interpret the taxonomic information.
>< Course content:

Introduction to bioinformatics, definitions, application of computers in bioinformation, information networks, databases and database management. Databases in the area of taxonomy and species diversity system. Cladistic analysis, definitions and concepts, character selection, parsimony method, identification keys.

>< Methodology: Lectures, tutorials and, practical assignments
>< Scheme of evaluation: Continuous assessments
>< Recommended reading:
01. Anderson, D R, Sweeney, D J and Williams, T A (1991). Introduction to statistics concepts and applications. West Publishing.
02. McClave, J T, Dietrisch, F H and Sincich, T (1997). Statistics. Prentice Hall.
03. Bisby, F A, Russell, G F and Pankhurst, R J (1993). Design for a global plants species information system.
04. Cook, F E M (1995). Taxonomic Database Working Group Standards.

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