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Course title |
Biotechnology in Our Life |
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Semester |
108-1 |
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Designated for |
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Instructor |
CHIU-PING CHENG |
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Curriculum Number |
PlBio5034 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
B42EU1420 |
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Class |
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Credits |
2.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
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Time |
Friday 6,7(13:20~15:10) |
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Remarks |
The upper limit of the number of students: 25. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1081PlBio5034_ |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
Biotechnology has been playing a very important role in many aspects of our life. However, most people have very limited knowledge and even misunderstanding about biotechnology. This course mainly focuses on DNA technologies and covers topics concerning our birth, living, health, aging and death. By providing key information on specific topics in each week, this course will be run by a “Flipped Classroom” format. The students are required to preview the materials and actively participate all of the activities in the class. |
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Course Objective |
(1) Provide the students sufficient and correct information on the topics covered in the course; (2) Inspire students to acquire critical thinking and communication skills and explore themselves through discussing, debating and brainstorming; (3) Make the students be central information providers and interdisciplinary participants for biotechnology; (4) Guide the class on a “Flipped Classroom” base by noting/asking:
Facts (What do you know/see?)
Feeling (How do you think/feel?)
Finding (What do you learn? What does it mean to you?)
Future (What are you going to do?) |
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Course Requirement |
The students are required to preview the materials, actively participate all of the activities in the class and prepare home-work assignments well. |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
Tue. 15:10~17:10 |
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Designated reading |
Selected materials will be uploaded to CEIBA or provided in the class. |
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References |
Selected materials will be uploaded to CEIBA or provided in the class. |
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Grading |
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
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Week 1 |
9/13 |
(Moon Festival Holiday) |
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Week 2 |
9/20 |
Introduction to the course;
1.Overview of biotechnology |
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Week 3 |
9/27 |
2.Microbes and their applications on biotechnology |
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Week 4 |
10/04 |
3.Antibiotics and vaccines |
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Week 5 |
10/11 |
(National Day Holiday)
Turn in written report (1) by 18:00 (@ Life Sci R942) |
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Week 6 |
10/18 |
4.Crop biotechnology |
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Week 7 |
10/25 |
5.Animal biotechnology |
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Week 8 |
11/01 |
6.Aging and cancers |
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Week 9 |
11/08 |
(Mid-term exam week) |
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Week 10 |
11/15 |
(NTU Day Holiday) |
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Week 11 |
11/22 |
Turn in written report (2) before the class;
7.Genetics and genetic disorders |
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Week 12 |
11/29 |
Invited talk;
Turn in on-site hand-written report for the talk right after the talk |
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Week 13 |
12/06 |
8.Artificial reproduction technology |
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Week 14 |
12/13 |
9.Genetic test and precision medicine |
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Week 15 |
12/20 |
10.Designer babies |
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Week 16 |
12/27 |
11.Synthetic life |
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Week 17 |
1/03 |
Students’ oral reports |
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Week 17 |
1/01 |
Upload/email oral report e-files by 23:59 |
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Week 18 |
1/10 |
(Final exam week) |