2010 may bioit class syllabus 572010

BIOLOGY FOR IT PROFESSIONALS: SPRING 2010
INSTRUCTOR: MARK MINIE PhD

WEEK DATE: MAY 10th 2010
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 1
TOPIC—BIOSCIENCES OVERVIEW

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D Concise overview of the materials to be covered by the course.
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
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DATE: MAY 12th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE…
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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DATE: May 17th 2010
WEEK
LECTURE #: 2
TOPIC—BIOMOLECULES, VIRUSES AND CELLS
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D Introduction to the biomolecules that make up living systems
A and the fundamentals of viral and cell structure and function
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DATE: MAY 19th 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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D DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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D NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
A HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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WEEK DATE: May 24th 2010
LECTURE #: 3
TOPIC—GENES AND PROTEINS
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D The fundamentals of genes and proteins
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COVERED

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DATE: May 26th 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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DATE: May 31st 2010
WEEK
LECTURE #: 4
TOPIC—THE BACTERIAL WORLD
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D The structure, function and behavior of prokaryotic cells
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4
DATE: June 2nd 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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WEEK DATE: June 7th 2010
LECTURE #: 5
TOPIC—HIGHER CELLS
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D The structure, function and behavior of eukaryotic cells
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ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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DATE: June 14th 2010
WEEK TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LECTURE #: 6
TOPIC—ORGANS, TISSUES AND ORGANISMS
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Organization of higher cells into the organs and tissue systems
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of multicellular organisms
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COVERED

6 DATE: June 16th 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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DATE: June 21st 2010
WEEK
LECTURE #: 7
TOPIC—PHYSIOLOGY

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O Examination of the concepts behind the structure, function and
N maintenance of systems in multicellular organisms
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Y ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
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DATE: June 23rd 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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DATE:
WEEK TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LECTURE #: 8
TOPIC—BIOMEDICINE
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N The application of biological knowledge and concepts to
D human medicine
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Y ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
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ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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WEEK DATE: June 28th 2010
LECTURE #: 9
TOPIC—THE ECOSYSTEM
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N Fundamentals of the roles living systems play in Earths
D Biosphere
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COVERED

9 DATE: June 30th 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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DATE: July 5th 2010
WEEK
LECTURE #: 10
TOPIC—COMPUTING AN DBIOLOGY
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N Computational biology, bioinformatics, and the role of
D computers in biology and medicine
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10 DATE: July 7th 2010
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR

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FINAL CLASS SELF ASSESSMENT EXAM ONLINE


“FUN” READING:
• The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton
Classic SciFi thriller providing outline of major biology topics
and the scientific method in action…

• A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life
by J. Craig Venter
Autobiographical account of the first human to have his
complete genome sequenced—the history and implications.

• Quantico
by Greg Bear
Hard Sci-Fi “Biothriller” about bioterrorism…

HOW TO USE TOKBOX ( www.tokbox.com ) —


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