WELCOME
to
Dr John ROCHFORD
BY1101
Director
Biology Teaching Centre
… a 10-credit, Junior Freshman module of Molecular and Cellular Biology
in the Michaelmas Term, for students of
Science
Human Genetics
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry with Molecular Modelling
Pharmacy
Radiation Therapy
and
Human Health
and
[email protected]
Office:
Science Course Office
27 Westland Row
phone: 896 1117
Secretary:
Ms Catherine Brien (09.30-13.00)
Website:
www.tcd.ie/Biology_Teaching_Centre
Disease
BY1101
INTRODUCTION TO
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY 101
A 10-credit module
with contributions from 8 LECTURERS
from 4 DEPARTMENTS/3 SCHOOLS
5 LECTURES per week for 10 weeks
supported by LABS and, if possible, TUTORIALS
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BY1101
BY1102
EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASIS OF LIFE
(12 lectures - Prof. Luke O Neill/Dr Sarah Doyle/Dr Gillian Tannahill
School of Biochemistry and Immunology)
GENETICS
(12 lectures - Prof. Jane Farrar, Department of Genetics,
School of Genetics and Microbiology)
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(12 lectures - Dr Paula Murphy, Department of Zoology,
School of Natural Sciences)
Dr Jane Stout/Dr Mike Williams
Department of Botany, School of Natural Sciences
MICROBIOLOGY
Dr Nicola Cooper
Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences
(12 lectures - Prof. Tim Foster/Dr Alastair Fleming,
Department of Microbiology, School of Genetics and Microbiology)
TIMETABLES
Timetable
JUNIOR FRESHMAN
MON
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
5
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL
6
M 03 Oct 10.00 Prof. Luke O'Neill
Tu 04 ..
10.00 ..
16.00 ..
W 05 ..
10.00 Dr Sarah Doyle
Th 06 ..
13.00 ..
Chemistry of Life
..
..
Proteins
..
GOLDHALL Th 06/F 07 Oct
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
(4 sessions)
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Molecular Techniques 1
M 10 ..
Tu 11 ..
..
..
..
Organelles
..
GOLDHALL Th 13/F 14 Oct
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Molecular Techniques 2
10.00 ..
10.00 ..
16.00 Prof. Jane Farar
10.00 ..
13.00 ..
..
..
Introduction to Genetics
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 20/F 21 Oct
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Molecular Techniques 3
10.00 ..
10.00 ..
16.00 ..
10.00 ..
13.00 ..
..
..
..
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 27/F 29 Oct
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Molecular Techniques 4
17.00
GOLDHALL
TUES
8
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GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL
FRI
THURS
WED
9
BY1101
GOLDHALL
10
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BY1101
BY1101
BIOLAB1/2 (LAB A)
GOLDHALL
BIOLAB1/2 (LAB B)
11
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BY1101
12
BIOLAB1/2 (LAB C)
BIOLAB1/2 (LAB D)
13
W 12 ..
Th 13 ..
M 17 ..
Tu 18 ..
W 19 ..
Th 20 ..
M 24 ..
Tu 25 ..
W 26 ..
Th 27 ..
10.00
10.00
16.00
10.00
13.00
..
..
..
Dr Gillian Tannahill
..
M 31 ..
10.00
Tu 01 Nov 10.00 ..
16.00 ..
W 02 ..
10.00 ..
Th 03 ..
13.00 ..
M 07 ..
Tu 08 ..
W 09 ..
Th 10 ..
M 14 ..
Tu 15 ..
15
16
..
..
..
..
10.00
10.00
16.00
10.00
13.00
Th 03/F 04 Nov
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Microscopy 1
STUDY WEEK
Developmental Biology
..
..
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 17/F 18 Nov
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Microscopy 2
10.00 ..
10.00 ..
16.00 ..
10.00 ..
13.00 ..
..
..
..
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 24/F 25 Nov
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Genetics
10.00 ..
10.00 ..
Prof. Tim Foster/
16.00
Dr Alasdair Fleming
W 30 ..
10.00 ..
Th 01 Dec 13.00 ..
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 01/F 02 Dec
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
Introduction to Microbiology
GOLDHALL
..
..
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
M 05 ..
Tu 06
10.00 ..
10.00 ..
16.00 ..
10.00 ..
13.00 ..
..
..
..
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 08/F 09 Dec
GOLDHALL
10.00-13.00/14.00-17.00
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
GOLDHALL
Microbiology 2
10.00 ..
10.00 ..
16.00 ..
10.00 ..
13.00
..
..
..
..
GOLDHALL Th 15/F 16 Dec
GOLDHALL
Time - to be announced
GOLDHALL
GOLDHALL BIOLAB1/2
Practical Biology MCQ
M 21 ..
Tu 22 ..
W 23 ..
Th 24 ..
M 28 ..
Tu 29 ..
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BANK HOLIDAY
GOLDHALL
10.00 Dr Paula Murphy
10.00 ..
16.00 ..
10.00 ..
13.00 ..
W 16 ..
Th 17 ..
W 07 ..
Th 08 ..
M 12 ..
Tu 13 ..
W 14 ..
Th 15 ..
BOLOGNA AND ECTS CREDITS……
VENUE PRACTICAL
Introduction to Biology Modules
Introduction to Practicals
FREE SESSION
Introduction to Library
FREE SESSION
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BY1101
LECTURER/LECTURE
M 26 Sep 10.00 Dr John Rochford
Tu 27 ..
10.00 ..
16.00
W 28 ..
10.00 TBA
Th 29 ..
13.00
JF BIOLOGY 2011-12
SEMESTER 1. (Weeks 5-10, 12-16)
09.00
MICHAELMAS TERM, 2011
BY1101 TIMETABLE
WEEK DAY/DATE/TIME
FREE SESSION
Microbiology 1
BY1101 IS PART OF A FULL-TIME COURSE ……
Under the BOLOGNA PROCESS, to which Ireland is a party, and which is
designed to encourage student mobility and the international recognition of
qualifications, each year of a full-time undergraduate course is awarded some 60
EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS) credits.
60 credits
credits are
are considered
considered to
to account
account for
for 1,200
1,200 hours
hours of
of student
student participation
participation in
in a
a
60
course -- that
that is
is an
an average
average of
of 40
40 hours
hours per
per week
week over
over the
the 30
30 weeks
weeks of
of the
the
course
University
year.
In
Science
and
Technology,
approximately
30-40%
of
that
total
University year. In Science and Technology, approximately 30-40% of that total
involves contact
contact hours
hours ..
involves
ECTS CREDIT VALUE OF BY1101……
BY1101 is a 10 (ECTS) credit course, consisting of 48 hours of lectures, 27
hours of practical classes, with the remaining 125 of the 200 hours taken up
with tutorials, directed study and examinations.
CHRISTMAS VACATION
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KEEPING UP WITH THE COURSE…
RECOMMENDED TEXT
Reece, Jane B. et al.
2011
CAMPBELL
CONTACT HOURS
BIOLOGY (9th edition)
5 hours of lectures per week - need for continuous study (5-10 hours per
week)
DON T LEAVE ALL THE WORK TO THE END ……
importance of continuous study - study groups
Pearson/Benjamin Cummings CA
ISBN 9781408277379
SUCCESS
Leaving Cert Biology not essential, but obviously an advantage
Success/Failure in Exams related more to attendance and commitment
than previous knowledge
c. €70.00
SUPPORT
…… available in
BTC WEBSITE: Lecture notes (not all) and contact points for
lecturers
SMALL(ER) GROUP TUTORIALS
SELF ASSESSMENT TESTS
ATTENDANCE
LABS and ASSESSMENTS
COMPULSORY
LECTURES
OPTIONAL?
……Attendance is recorded at all Labs and Assessments, and spot-checks
are made at some Lectures. Students are expected to participate fully in
the course. Students who do not, may be returned as NonSatisfactory (NS) for a module.
Two NS returns in one year can lead to a
student being deemed Not Qualified to
Proceed (NQP) by the Senior Lecturer,
leading to exclusion from the Annual
Examinations.
Hamilton Library
Counter Reserve – 5 copies - 574 M84*8;1– 8;5
Lending – 30 copies S-LEN 574 M84*8;6 – 8;35
BIOLOGY LABS
WHEN:
ONE OF FOUR SESSIONS AS INDICATED
GROUP A - THURSDAY MORNINGS, 11.00-13.00
(all JF RADIATION THERAPY and HUMAN HEALTH and DISEASE are included in GROUP A)
GROUP B - THURSDAY AFTERNOONS, 14.00-17.00
(all JF PHARMACY are included in GROUP B)
GROUP C - FRIDAY MORNINGS, 10.00-13.00
GROUP D - FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, 14.00-17.00
STARTING WEEK 6 (NB: TEACHING WEEK 2)
(Thurs, 6th / Fri, 7th October)
SAFETY FORM
(if you have any problems, let your tutor and the BTC know - in confidence)
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BIOLOGY LABS
BIOLOGY LABS
YOU WILL NEED:
HOWIE-STYLE WHITE COAT
WHERE:
BIOLAB1/2 (East End 5)
DISSECTION KIT
(scalpel with replaceable blades)
……available from SU Bookshop
Ground floor of
Smurfit Institute
(entrance from East End concourse opposite Science Faculty Office)
BIOLOGY LABS
YOU WILL ALSO NEED A HB PENCIL, AN
ERASER, AND A PERMANENT MARKER
ASSESSMENTS AND EXAMS
YOU WILL ALSO NEED:
LAB MANUAL
……for BY1101
(JF Science, Human Genetics, Chemistry with
Molecular Modelling, Medicinal Chemistry,
Pharmacy and Radiation Therapy)
available from the BIOLAB
Tuesday, 27th Sept, 11.00-16.00
€15.00
SELF ASSESSMENT MCQs
At least 2 during the course of the year (at the end of the Reading Weeks)
ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY……
Results and Correct Answers will be posted on the BTC Website
LAB ASSESSMENTS
Three Lab exercises will be written up and submitted for assessment, and other
Lab work will be monitored on a weekly basis. There will be an MCQ test,
based on the practical work, at the end of the module. Collectively these Lab
Assessments will account for 33.3% of the marks for the module.
END-OF-YEAR EXAMS
Please try to bring
the exact change
……for
BY1102
One, three-hour written paper (choice of 2/6 essays and compulsory shortanswer section)
SAMPLE PAPERS FROM 2010-11 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
an add-in in Hilary Term
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NOTICES, INFORMATION, ETC.
NEXT
BTC AND LAB NOTICE BOARDS
GROUP E-MAILS
CLASS REPS
BTC WEBSITE
INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICAL COURSE
Tomorrow (Tuesday), same time, same place…….
COURSE ASSESSMENT/QUESTIONNAIRES
REPORT ANY DIFFICULTIES/PROBLEMS/HARASSMENT/
ETC. directly to me, or to the BTC/Science Course Office
MED CERTS to your tutor or the BTC/Science Course Office
Then, on Wednesday,
Introduction to the
Library
FIRST LECTURE ON BY1101
Dr John ROCHFORD
Director
Biology Teaching Centre
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASIS OF LIFE
Monday, 3rd October, same time, same place…….
[email protected]
Office:
Science Course Office
27 Westland Row
phone: 896 1117
Secretary:
Ms Catherine Brien (09.30-13.00)
Website:
www.tcd.ie/Biology_Teaching_Centre
Prof. Jane Farrar
Genetics
Prof. Luke O Neill
Biochemistry and Immunology
Dr Paula Murphy
Zoology
Prof. Tim Foster
Microbiology
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