BIO301 Molecular Biology
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | |||||||||
| T | P | ||||||||||||
| BIO301 | Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 6 | Mon 09-12h | ||||||||
| Prerequisite | None | It is a prerequisite to | |||||||||||
| Lecturer | Mirza Suljagic | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 12:00-14:00 Tuesday: 10:00-12:00 Wednesday: 13:00-15:00 |
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| msuljagic@ius.edu.ba | |||||||||||||
| Assistant | Emina Huseinbegovic | Assistant E-mail | msuljagic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Course Objectives | The Course goal is to explain and classify the main concepts and fundamental processes of molecular biology. The aim is to develop understanding of general principles of Central dogma and regulatory mechanisms of gene expression, together with basic technical skills used in molecular biology. Overall aim is to provide general education at the molecular level in order to prepare students for following related courses in Genetics and Bioengineering. | ||||||||||||
| Textbook | Main: Lodish, Berk, Kaiser, Krieger, Scott, Bretscher. Ploegh and Darnell. (2008) Molecular Cell Biology, 6th Edition by W. H. Freeman and Company, NY, USA Other: Molecular Biology of The Cell, Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Walter, P. , 5th Ed. Garland Science 2008. | ||||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | ||||||||||||
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| Teaching Methods | This course employs a range of teaching and learning methods (lecturing, written assignments, group discussions, result analysis ) | ||||||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | |||||||||||
| Week 1 | Levels of Organization: Presentation of the Syllabus, The Diversity and Commonality of Cells, Structure of Nucleic Acids | Ch. 1. | |||||||||||
| Week 2 | Transcription of Protein-Coding Genes and Formation of Functional mRNA | Ch. 4. | |||||||||||
| Week 3 | Molecular Biology of Decoding of mRNA by tRNAs, Stepwise Synthesis of Proteins on Ribosomes | Ch. 4. | |||||||||||
| Week 4 | DNA, chromosome and genomes, DNA Replication QUIZ1 | Ch. 4. | |||||||||||
| Week 5 | Molecular Mechanisms of DNA repair, Homologues recombination, | Ch. 4. | |||||||||||
| Week 6 | Eukaryotic Gene Control and RNA Polymerases | Ch. 7. | |||||||||||
| Week 7 | Midterm Exam | ||||||||||||
| Week 8 | Regulatory Sequences in Protein-Coding Genes | Ch. 7. | |||||||||||
| Week 9 | Activators and Repressors of Transcription | Ch. 7. | |||||||||||
| Week 10 | Control of Gene Expression: Regulation of Transcription-Factor Activity | Ch. 8. | |||||||||||
| Week 11 | Post-Transcriptional Gene Control:Processing of Eukaryotic Pre-mRNA. QUIZ2 | Ch. 8. | |||||||||||
| Week 12 | Cytoplasmic Mechanisms of Post-transcriptional Control | Ch. 8. | |||||||||||
| Week 13 | Post-Transcriptional Gene Control:Processing of rRNA and tRNA | Ch. 8. | |||||||||||
| Week 14 | COURSE Overview J.Club quiz | ||||||||||||
| Week 15 | General Review | ||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | 1,2,3 | |
| Semester Evaluation Compenents | ||||
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| In-term exam | 1 | 35 | 1,2,3 | |
| Scientific article assessment | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | ||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lecture hours | 3 | 14 | 42 | In-term exam study | 22 | 1 | 22 | Home study | 3 | 14 | 42 | Final exam study | 22 | 2 | 44 |
| Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 09/10/2020 | |||||||||
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