158 / 861
90 - 100 A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 - 69 D
< 60 F
Tentative Grade Allocation:
Homework
~200
Projects
~400
Midterm Exam
~50
Final Exam
~100
Tentative Course Outline
:
1)
Safety and General Lab Protocols
2)
Measuring and Weighing
3)
Pipetting and Accuracy
4)
MSDS and standards for Hazardous and Biohazardous waste.
5)
Review: Flow of Genetic information---Central dogma, Recognition of DNA as
genetic material. Review: DNA replication.
6)
Molecular cloning, methods and tools for studying genes and gene
activity*Introduction to gene manipulation: DNA cloning, restriction enzymes and maps
7)
Molecular cloning, methods and tools for studying genes and gene activity *PCR,
Real time PCR, DNA sequencing. Directed mutagenesis.
8)
Overview: Transcription &posttranscriptional modification in prokaryotic cells
Overview: Transcription &posttranscriptional modification in eukaryotic cells
*Quantifying transcripts
9)
Microaarays. Bioinformatics, Databases and large dataset management.
10) Quality Control/Quality Assurance and GLP/GMP.
Student E-mail Policy:
Dakota College is increasingly dependent upon e-mail as an official form of communication. A
student’s campus assigned e-mail address will be the only one recognized by the campus for
official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information conveyed via
campus e-mail rests with the student.
Relationship to Campus Theme
:
This course addresses the campus theme by incorporating Biotechnology as applied to natural
resource management, the health sciences, industrial and municipal applications and fish and
wildlife forensics.
Classroom Policies
1) Cell phones, iPods, and related technology are prohibited in the classroom at all times. It is
recommended that you do not bring your cell phone into the classroom or, at the very least, turn
it off.