SLE111 - Cells and Genes

Unit details

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Year2015 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
Previously coded as:

SBB111

EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

Peter Beech (Trimester 1), Jillian Healy (Trimester 3)

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

SLE010

Incompatible with:

Nil

Contact hours:

Trimester 1: 3 x 1 hour class per week, 5 x 3 hour practicals per trimester.

Trimester 3 (Intensive): Taught in intensive blocks at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus. 2-3 x 2 hour class per week, 5 x 3 hour practicals per trimester.

Content

In this unit, students will be able to study the characteristics of life that are fundamental for every field in biology. Upon successful completion of Cells and Genes, students will be able to explore, examine and describe the characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their molecules, including cell reproduction and communication, membrane organization and metabolism, and apply this knowledge to solve problems and perform and report on the results of experiments. This understanding of molecular cell biology forms the basis for interpreting patterns of inheritance, mechanisms and control of gene expression and the principles of DNA technologies - all of which form the second part of the unit.

Assessment

Class test 15%, bioinformatics assignment 7%, practical exercises 33%, examination 45%.  To obtain a pass in the unit, students must submit and pass at least 4 of the 5 practical class assessments.

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*Student Contribution Rate**Fee rate - Domestic Students Fee rate - International students
$1096$1096$3863$3609

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.