Course Overview

> Learning objectives and outcomes:

- A broad knowledge of genetic principles and different methods of
genetic analysis.
- An appreciation of how genetic principles and experimentation may
be used to understand the biology of diverse organisms (examples are
taken among animals, plants, yeast, etc).
- Capacity to apply appropriate methods in genetics to solve problems
in biology.
- Capacity for scientific reasoning and problem solving.
- Capacity in the analysis and interpretation of data derived from
direct experimentation and from the literature relevant to a topic in
genetics.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

- High-school diploma.
- B1 level in English.
- Knowledge of the principles of biology.
- Basic knowledge of genetics.

Grading Philosophy

- Summative assessment (all semester long).
- Formative assessment (final exam to be defined).

Course schedule

- Understanding the basics of genetic variation, alleles, genes
- Mutagenesis effect
- From genotype to phenotype
- Gene inheritance in eukaryotes and prokaryotes
- Genetic determinism, gene mapping
- From individual to population genetics

An interactive and self-directed learning approach is used with
numerous practical examples.

Course type

> Lectures, small group projects - 9 hours distance-based courses (lectures). - 24 hours flipped classroom, collaborative activities. - 16 hours practical (wet lab). - 132 hours self-study, flipped classroom preparation, small group work preparation, summative and formative assessment preparation.

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

- 32 students per group for integrated courses and 16 students per
group for practical
- Selection procedure will be based on level of English and academic
criteria
- For more information, please consult this webpage
[https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/formation/2018/PRLISV/sciences-de-la-vie] (content
in French).

Duration: One semester

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching: in-class, tutorials, practicals, flipped classroom; E-learning: online course

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