Undergraduate Course: Building an Organism 2 (IBMS08008)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Building an Organism 2 provides an introduction to developmental biology. There will be 3 major themes: principles of animal development, the molecular and genetics processes underlying those principles and investigation of how these processes come together to form the varied components of animal bodies. This final theme will also be explored in the context of developmental disorders. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, and problem-based learning sessions. There will be a strong emphasis on problem solving, encouraging students to learn how experimental approaches can be used to answer biological questions, and how the outcomes of such experiments can be interpreted. |
| Course description |
This course provides an introduction to developmental biology. There will be 3 major themes: principles of animal development, the molecular and genetics processes underlying those principles and investigation of how these processes come together to form the varied components of animal bodies. This final theme will also be explored in the context of developmental disorders.
The main aim of the course is to provide foundational knowledge in the principles of developmental biology. The overarching theme will be the molecular processes which drive development. The roles of these processes will, where appropriate, also be explored in adulthood. Animal development relies on the coordination of multiple process and understanding the implications of defects in individual elements of this complex interplay will be a major focus of the course. Problem-based learning will be used to enable students to develop group-directed team-work skills.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Course delivered in China. Only available to students enrolled on BSc Hons Integrative Biomedical Sciences. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
136 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam: 40% total course mark (SAQs).
Coursework: 60% total course mark, including 2 In-Course Assessments.
ICA1 (30%, Essay)
ICA2 (30%, Abstract and reflective report) |
| Feedback |
Discussion and consolidation sessions each week provide opportunities to provide feedback on learning and skill development and all formats of assessed work. Written formative feedback will be provided as key academic skills are developed particularly in essay writing and presentational skills. Feedback will be given following the summative evaluation of in-course assessments. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the fundamental principles and molecular pathways of animal development.
- Describe the main features of the early development of vertebrates and insects.
- Describe how the mechanisms of development are involved in diseases and aging.
- Direct your own role as part of a problem-solving team.
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Reading List
| Principles of Development, Wolpert and Tickle (authors), Oxford University Press |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Tutorials and small group work based around developing keynote themes will promote skill development in: how to research a subject; academic writing; effective reading; understanding expectations in addition to allowing development of an understanding of how skills that promote learning in a group format can facilitate the development as an independent learner in a learning community. Place clear emphasis on formative feedback
Team working and self-directed learning and study will be developed through the problem-based learning aspects of the course. This element will also strengthen skills in effective reading, understanding expectations, information gathering and reflective practice.
Understanding of different experimental models and how to assess their applicability will form a core theme throughout the course. Practical and data skills will primarily be addressed in the accompanying, compulsory Applied Biomedical Sciences Course. |
| Keywords | Biological Sciences,Biomedical Sciences,Development,Cell biology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Menzies
Tel: (0131 6)51 1711
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Course secretary | Miss Natasha Goldie
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