GDIC3028K Molecular Biology

Academic Year 2024/2025

The course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to contemporary approaches and paradigms in the field of molecular biology. The course will include lectures, in-class discussions of primary literature and oral presentations. Evaluations will include discussions, quizzes, and oral presentations. Students will be exposed to results and ideas too recent to be included in textbooks. In addition, they will see how previously published work forms the foundation for today's experiments, and experience the excitement and interest of a scientific community.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

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

• Know the essential contents in central dogma and the regulations of gene expression.
• Understand the basic concepts and brief history of Molecular Biology.
• Know the new research progress in Molecular Biology
• Research, plan and write an essay on a topic of general interest in Molecular Biology.
• Get the ability to design the research program according to students’ interest.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

16
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Lectures

16
Total

80
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and self-readings out of class. 
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
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay validation Week 15 Graded No

100

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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