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Current Topics In Developmental Genetics (GENE90020)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject will provide an in-depth coverage of cellular and developmental genetics with respect to recent advances and insights. This subject will extend basic knowledge in these areas gained during a student’s undergraduate degree and will consist of blocks of lectures, literature review and analysis where published papers are analysed and discussed and of student oral presentations. The subject provides students with skills and knowledge for understanding original research and enhanced written and oral communication skills. The course will be offered on alternating years.
Intended learning outcomes
Objectives of this subject are for students to:
The subject involves lectures and lecture/discussions on research papers in one or more areas of genetics.
- understand the way in which experiments in genetics are designed, communicated and interpreted;
- extend their abilities in oral and written scientific communication; and
- gain the ability to read and assimilate specific research papers and to understand how the research reported relates to the broad field of genetics.
Generic skills
This subject will provide students with the opportunity to develop the following generic skills:
• the ability to evaluate scientific literature;
• the ability to use conceptual models to assess experimental data;
• the capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in written and oral presentations;
• the capacity for high level written report presentation skills
• the capacity for oral communication and presentation skills
• time management and self-management skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must have at least 25 points of the following second-year university-level genetics subjects, or equivalent (coordinator approval required)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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GENE20001 | Principles of Genetics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GENE20002 | Genes and Genomes | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GENE20003 | Experiments in Genetics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A group presentation (either a 15 minute presentation or a 1000 word report) due at the end of semester (30%)
| End of semester | 30% |
One 20 minute oral presentation due in the second half of semester (40%)
| From Week 6 to Week 10 | 40% |
One written essay/report (2000 words total) due during the assessment period (30%).
| During the examination period | 30% |
Additional details
One 20 minute oral presentation due in the second half of semester (40%). A group presentation (either a 15 minute presentation or a 1000 word report) due at the end of semester (30%). One written essay/report (2000 words total) due during the assessment period (30%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Michael Murray Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Science (BioSciences) Informal specialisation Honours Program - BioSciences Informal specialisation Honours Program - BioSciences
Last updated: 3 November 2022