Modulecode
ModuleTitle
Degree/Diploma
TypeofModule
ModularCredits
SB-2241
CellBiology
BachelorofScience(Biology)
MajorCore
4
TotalstudentWorkload
Contacthours
None
SB-2210Cells,BiomoleculesandMicrobiology
8hours/week
6hours/week
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
Aims
The module is designed to introduce students to the basic structure of cell that forms the
fundamentalbasisofunicellularandmulticellularlife.Studentswillalsolearnaboutprokaryoticand
eukaryoticcells,structureandfunctionsofcellorganelles,andinternalorganizationofcells.Itwill
provide them with an understanding of the importance of cellular organization and
compartmentalization,andcellularprocesses.
LearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto:
Lowerorder: 50% -Explainthebasicstructureofcells
-Identifythefunctionandorganizationofthevariousorganellesineukaryotic
cells
-Describeintracellulartraffickingofmacromolecules
-Discussendocytosisandexocytosis
-Describecompartmentalizationofcells,structureandfunctionofcell
organelles,thecytoskeleton,transportacrosscellmembranes
Middleorder:40% -Discusskeybiologicalprocessesincellsandtheirregulation
-Evaluatetheimportantbiologicalprocessesincells
-Conductlaboratorypracticals,collectdata,interpretanddiscussresults
-Utilizeimmunofluorescencemicroscopyformonitoringsubcellulartrafficking
ofproteins
Higherorder: 10% -Workeffectivelyingroupsduringlaboratorypracticalsessionsand
independentlyinreportingexperimentalresults
ModuleContents
-Overviewofcell
-Microscopyandcelltheory
-Cellfractionation
-Prokaryotesandeukaryotes
-Structureandfunctionofcellorganelles
-Biologicalmembranesandtransport
-Cytoskeleton
-Cellularjunctions,cell-celladhesionandextracellularmatrix
-Cellcycle
-Programmedcelldeath
-Cell-cellcommunicationandcellsignalling
Assessment Formativeassessment
Tutorialassignmentsandfeedback
Summativeassessment Examination:60%
Coursework:40%
-3practicalassignments(30%)
-2classtests(10%)