Learning Outcomes:
Develop essay-writing skills
Learn to evaluate published literature in the field of behaviour and genetics
Learn to evaluate scientific evidence underpinning the genetic association with behaviour.
Curricular information is subject to change.
This module covers advanced aspects of the genetic control of behaviour in selected organisms. Topics will include a discussion of the chromosomal determination of gender from micro-organisms to man. The evolution of sex-determining genes, and sex chromosomes, will be explored. Aspects of the regulation of sexual behaviour will be discussed. Likely mechanisms of gene-environment interaction in control of behavioural traits (such as aggression and nurturing) will be examined. Content will be delivered face-to-face where possible and online where necessary. It is recommended that students have taken GENE30030 Genetic Basis of Disease, or modules with similar learning outcomes, and that the module is taken together with GENE40050 Human Genetics and Disease.
About this Module
Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
| Lectures | 12 |
| Total | 102 |
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and critical writing.Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment(Including Essay): Specific topic assigned for evaluation | Week 5 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
| Exam (In-person): Timed 2 hour exam, essay type | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 80 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
IIndividual feedback provided on essay.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Professor Keith Murphy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Niamh O'Sullivan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4 | Fri 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4 | Mon 15:00 - 15:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2 | Mon 16:00 - 16:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4 | Wed 15:00 - 15:50 |