Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016 A.A. 2013/2014 A.A. 2012/2013 A.A. 2011/2012 A.A. 2010/2011 A.A. 2009/2010 A.A. 2005/2006

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
A
MAT/02 ,MAT/05
6
C
BIO/13
6
B
ING-INF/05
12
C
CHIM/03 ,CHIM/06
6
A
FIS/01
12
A
INF/01
English B2
6
E
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
C
BIO/11
6
C
BIO/10
12
B
INF/01 ,ING-INF/05
6
C
BIO/18
6
A
INF/01
6
A
MAT/06

3° Year  It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
INF/01
12
C
BIO/10
12
B
INF/01
Final exam
3
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
A
MAT/02 ,MAT/05
6
C
BIO/13
6
B
ING-INF/05
12
C
CHIM/03 ,CHIM/06
6
A
FIS/01
12
A
INF/01
English B2
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
C
BIO/11
6
C
BIO/10
12
B
INF/01 ,ING-INF/05
6
C
BIO/18
6
A
INF/01
6
A
MAT/06
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
INF/01
12
C
BIO/10
12
B
INF/01
Final exam
3
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 2°- 3°
1 module among the following (Discrete Biological Models 2nd year, other modules 3rd year)
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
Between the years: 2°- 3°
1 module among the following (Elements of physiology and Biophysics 2nd year, Model organism in biotechnology research and Molecular biology laboratory 3rd year)
6
C
FIS/07
6
C
BIO/09
6
C
BIO/06
6
C
BIO/11
Between the years: 2°- 3°
12
D
-
Between the years: 2°- 3°
Further activities
3
F
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Database systems for bioinformatics   (2025/2026)

Teaching code

4S02712

Teacher

Barbara Oliboni

Coordinator

Barbara Oliboni

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

INF/01 - INFORMATICS

Period

1st semester dal Oct 1, 2025 al Jan 30, 2026.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course is aimed at providing the students with the necessary concepts and methods for the design of biomedicine and bioinformatics databases and their applications. In particular, it will be focused on the methodologies for the conceptual and logical design of a database and for the successive database implementation on database systems. At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand how a database management system works and they will know how to: (i) design and implement relational databa-ses; (ii) query relational databases.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None.

Program

- Introduction to database management systems (DBMS).
-- Architectures and functionalities of a DBMS.
- Data models for database systems.
-- The relational data model.
--- Elements of the relational data models: relations and integrity constraints.
- Relational algebra.
- The SQL language.
-- SQL data definition.
-- SQL: select-from-where statement.
-- Join in SQL, the GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses, using subqueries.
-- Views.
- Database design.
-- The methodology.
-- Conceptual database design.
--- The Entity-Relationship (E-R) data model.
--- Conceptual schema of a database.
- Logical database design.
-- Translating conceptual schemata in relational schemata.
-- The logical schema of a database.

Didactic methods

In-person classes.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam of Databases for bioinformatics consists of a written exam containing some questions about theory concepts, an exercise about the conceptual modeling (using the E-R model) and the logical modeling (using the relational model) of a database, and some exercises about the specification of queries in relational algebra on a given database.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

To pass the exam, the students must show that:
- they have understood the concepts related to the theory of relational databases and their design;
- they are able to describe the concepts in a clear and exhaustive way;
- they are able to apply the acquired knowledge to solve application scenarios described by means of questions and exercises.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Criteria for exam evaluation:
- Mastery of contents and depth of knowledge.
- Propriety of language with respect to topics.
- Ability to solve application problems.

Exam language

Italiano.