SPECIAL TOPICS OF GENETICS
| Title | SPECIAL TOPICS OF GENETICS / SPECIAL TOPICS OF GENETICS |
| Code | ES4057 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Biology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Alexandros Triantafyllidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003214 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Viologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERASMUS | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600148402
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600148402
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=3000
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
The students will learn: a) the basics of Genomic analyses of Organisms,b) the different procedures to assemble genomes, c) the genomic characteristics of various model organisms, d) the applications of genomics in analyses of human health and nature.
diversity. The students will also learn how to use genetic analyses in the lab in order to identify the species composition in food.
Learning Outcomes
Understanding Genomics and its applications
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The analysis of Genomes. Modern Techniques of Genome Analysis and of Genetic Polymorphism. Main Genome sequencing programmes. Structural and Functional Genomics. The ExtraNuclear Genome. Transposable elements. Quantitative Genetics. Conservation Genetics.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 40 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading Assigment | 46 | 1.8 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Course examination 75%
Practicals examination 15%
Written essay 10%
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
2) Klug Cummings Spencer Palladino (2014). Concepts of Genetics, 11th Edition
Last Update
15-06-2020
