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GDIC3015K

Academic Year 2024/2025

Cell Biology Experiments (GDIC3015K)

Subject:
Guangzhou-Dub Intl Coll LifeSc
College:
UCD China
School:
GDIC
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Paul Fanning
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

GDIC3015K module is delivered by Haifeng Peng, Yufei Hu, Jiyue Huang and Liyun Tang, SCAU module coordinators.

Experiment of cell biology is designed to help undergraduate students to appreciate arts of cell and cell biology, through classroom presentation by teachers and operation by students. It trains students to use microscopy to recognize subcellular structures and cellular patterns in different tissues, to understand life at the cellular level. This course is also expected to develop students’ abilities of experiment design, data collecting and analysis, and rational discussion of their results.

Experiment 1 Supravital staining of mitochondria and vacuolar system
Experiment 2 Utilization of fluorescene microscope, phase contrast microscope, dark field microscope and microscopic measurement
Experiment 3 Cytochemical staining: Feulgen reaction, Brachet reaction and PAS reaction
Experiment 4 Cytoskeleton
Experiment 5 Animal cell fusion
Experiment 6 Preparation of plant chromosomes
Experiment 7 Preparation of animal chromosomes
Experiment 8 Karyotype analysis

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Establish the concept of exploring life science question from the cellular level.
• Be proficient in general microscopic techniques for the observation of cell morphology and structure.
• Possess basic cell biology experimental skills and experimental analysis ability, and have a sense of innovation in experimental research.
• Present experimental results in a report that uses a format similar to scientific research articles.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

12
Autonomous Student Learning

4
Lectures

32
Total

48

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Laboratory exercises, test online

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Report(s): Experimental report Week 15 Graded No
60
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Continuous Assessment Week 3, Week 10 Graded No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

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