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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.
Learning outcomes
Discuss the importance of data and simulations in science;
Identify and describe common online and local computer file systems and and file types for interacting with external systems;
Demonstrate how basic control and data structures function in a range of programming languages;
Be able to access and navigate online repositories, and be able to download source and data files from repositories;
Construct basic computer codes for data analysis and scientific modelling;
Use a variety of plotting routines to manipulate and critically assess scientific data for mathematical, physical, environmental, chemical and biological applications;
Communicate to a range of audiences and applications practical findings on data analysis and scientific modelling.