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Course Catalog 2012-2013

SGN-6058 Introduction to Biology of the Cell , 3 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Andre Sanches Ribeiro, Olli Yli-Harja

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures

 

 
 2 h/week

 

 
SGN-6058 2012-01 Monday 12 - 14, TB215

Requirements

To complete the course, the student is required to: a) Attend and complete the exercises of at least 70% of the lessons (50% of the grade) b) Execute the project work (50% of the grade). This project consists of an extended report on one of the topics of the lectures above. The student may choose one from these. The report should be from 2 to 4 pages. c) There is no final exam.

Learning outcomes

With the participation in this course, the student will know the basics of cellular morphology and functioning. Also, the student will learn the basics of gene expression mechanisms in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The student will learn methods for measuring gene expression and cellular structures. Finally, the students will learn how to write reports on cell biology related issues.

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book     Alberts et al.       Selected parts of the book "Essential Cell Biology" by Alberts et al., 2004.      English  

Additional information about prerequisites
The course (or equivalent knowledge) is a prerequisite for Computational Systems Biology (SGN-6106).

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
SGN-6058 Introduction to Biology of the Cell , 3 cr SGN-6057 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology, 3 cr  
SGN-6058 Introduction to Biology of the Cell , 3 cr SGN-51006 Biology of the Cell, 3 cr  
SGN-6058 Introduction to Biology of the Cell , 3 cr SGN-6056 Introduction to Computational Systems Biology, 3 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
SGN-6058 2012-01 Course web page: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~sanchesr/SGN-6058/index.htm        

Last modified15.08.2012