Course syllabus

Course-PM

UCM010 Introduction to cell and molecular biology lp4 VT20 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Biology and Biological Engineering

Contact details

Examiner:

Ivan Mijakovic (ivan.mijakovic@chalmers.se)

Teachers:

Angelo Limeta (angelol@chalmers.se)

Dany Liu (dany@chalmers.se)

Course purpose

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Schedule

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Course literature

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Course design

The course is split up in lectures and laboratory exercises. Groups for the lab exercise can be found under the "People" tab in Canvas. Dates for each lab group are as follows:

• Group 1: 17/4 (13:15 - 17:00), 20/4 (08:00 - 17:00), 21/4 (13:15 - 17:00)
• Group 2: 24/4 (13:15 - 17:00), 27/4 (08:00 - 11:45), 5/5 (13:15 - 17:00), 11/5 (08:00 - 11:45)
• Group 3:  4/5 (08:00 - 17:00), 7/5 (13:15 - 17:00), 11/5 (13:15 - 17:00)

It is mandatory to participate in the following activities:

• All laboratory exercise moments
• Pre-lab report
• Peer review
• Final lab report

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• lectures
• exervises
• laboratory work
• projects
• supervision
• feedback
• seminars

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Changes made since the last occasion

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Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

 

• state and define the similarities and differences between bacterial and eukaryal cells.
• describe and explain the nature and function of the genetic material (DNA) and how it is replicated, transcribed, translated and repaired
• describe and explain the structures and roles of various sub-structures of the cell (i.e. the organelles, cell components, cell compartments and basic cell pathways).
• do a simple complete cloning experiment by performing laboratory techniques including cloning in E.coli,PCR, restriction analysis and DNA gel electrophoresis.
• understand, analyze and present the lab work by writing a report in the style of a short scientific paper.

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Study plan

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Examination form

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• what components are included, the purpose of these, and how they contribute to the learning objectives
• how compulsory and/or voluntary components contribute to the final grade
• grading limits and any other requirements for all forms of examination in order to pass the course (compulsory components)
• examination form, e.g. if the examination is conducted as a digital examination

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• aids permitted during examinations, as well as which markings, indexes and notes in aids are permitted

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