Undergraduate Course: Developmental Biology 3 (BILG09010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course studies development of the complex organism from the fertilised egg, leading from the control of gene expression, to cell interaction, to the formation of tissues and organs. It considers the development of many types of animal and plant embryos and also post-embryonic process (control of growth, tissue maintenance, flowering, etc). Major sections of the course include pattern formation (cell lineage, cell interaction); control of gene expression; genetic analysis of the nematode and in Drosophila (the oocyte, the embryo and imaginal discs); mammalian development; plant development. The course consists of lectures, laboratory practicals, small-group seminars and data-analysis sessions. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 26,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
134 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
55 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
25 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Normally two items on in-course assessment plus one 2.5 hour exam. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To provide an introduction to the processes of development and the mechanisms by which they are achieved. The course will integrate, wherever possible, results from different experimental systems (vertebrate and invertebrate animals, plants) and from different experimental approaches (embryology, developmental genetics, cell and molecular biology).
- To develop the skill of observing developing organisms and recording by notes and drawings; to introduce some of the surgical and cellular experimental techniques of developmental biology.
- To give training in analysing primary research papers, and in assessing experimental evidence and its interpretation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DeBi3 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Val Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 6424
Email: V.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Samuel Bishop
Tel: (0131 6)51 3404
Email: Sam.Bishop@ed.ac.uk |
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