NS103 Biology
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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| NS103 | Biology | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Prerequisite | None | It is a prerequisite to | ||||||||
| Lecturer | Jasmin Šutković | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 9:00-12:00 Or any time via teams Tuesday: 9:00-11:00 Or any time via teams Wednesday: 14:00-15:00 Or any time via teams |
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| jsutkovic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Assistant | / | Assistant E-mail | ||||||||
| Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to provide students with the introductory level principles, mechanisms, and methodology of biological sciences with special emphasis on molecular and cellular aspects of living systems. | |||||||||
| Textbook | Biology, Concepts and Connections, Campbell-Reece-Taylor-Simon, 2011, Pearson, 7th Edition. | |||||||||
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| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
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| Teaching Methods | Lecturing. Class discussions with examples. Assignments (group project). Student centered learning. | |||||||||
| Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
| Week 1 | Introduction to syllabus | - | ||||||||
| Week 2 | Exploring Life - review | Chapter 1 | ||||||||
| Week 3 | The Chemical Context of Life | Chapter 2 | ||||||||
| Week 4 | Water and the Fitness of the Environment | Chapter 3 | ||||||||
| Week 5 | Introduction to the cell - QUIZ1 | Chapter 5 | ||||||||
| Week 6 | An Introduction to Metabolism | Chapter 8 | ||||||||
| Week 7 | The cell cycle | Chapter 12 | ||||||||
| Week 8 | Midterm | - | ||||||||
| Week 9 | Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles | Chapter 13 | ||||||||
| Week 10 | The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance | Chapter 15 | ||||||||
| Week 11 | From Gene to Protein | Chapter 17 | ||||||||
| Week 12 | DNA Technology and Genomics - QUIZ2 | Chapter 20 | ||||||||
| Week 13 | The Genetic Basis of Development | Chapter 21 | ||||||||
| Week 14 | Project presentation | - | ||||||||
| Week 15 | Project presentation and Shorts Review | - | ||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
| Final Exam | 1 | 35 | 1,2,3,4 | |
| Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
| Ouizes | 2 | 20 | 1,2,3 | |
| In-term exam | 1 | 30 | 1,2,3 | |
| Project prezentation | 1 | 10 | ||
| Participation and attendance | 1 | 5 | ||
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | ||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lecture Hours | 3 | 15 | 45 | Home study | 7 | 10 | 70 | |||
| In-term Exam Study | 165 | 1 | 15 | Final Exam Study | 20 | 1 | 20 | |||
| Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 08/04/2024 | |||||||||