HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARTS and SCIENCES
General Education: Science
COURSE TITLE: Biological Science COURSE CODE: 9BIOSCN
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 units CONTACT HOURS: 3 hours Pre-requisite subject/s: None
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Quizzes, Activities and Reflection papers, Active participation in group and/or individual discussion/exercises/workshops, Research output, Major Examinations
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A science-competency oriented course for students to increase their scientific literacy and their capacity to approach scientific materials and issues intelligently. Focus is on cell reproduction and development, organ systems, genetics and genetic engineering, biodiversity and ecology. Students are expected to demonstrate adequate understanding of scientific knowledge and concepts, scientific communication skills and convey a general understanding of science as a way of looking at the world through different hands on activities, practical experiment and report writing.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Integrate the concepts of cell reproduction and development to other fields of science
2. Construct models of the different organ systems
3. Distinguish the significance to genetics and genetic engineering to human existence
4. Appraise ecological interactions between organisms and their environment
COURSE CONTENT
MIDTERM PERIOD FINAL PERIOD
1. Introduction to Biology 2. Chemistry of Life 3. The Cell
4. DNA structure 5. Cell Reproduction 6. Pattern of inheritance 7. Animal Tissues
8. Organ Systems
9. Digestive and excretion
10. Neural control and the senses 11. Endocrine control and hormones 12. Reproductive and development
GRADING SYSTEM:
Grading Scheme: 70% Class Standing & 30% Major Examination(s) Formula:
CSM- Class Standing Midterms ME- Midterm Examination CSF- Class Standing Final FE- Final Examination Final Grade = 70% (CSM) + 30% (ME) + 70% (CSF) + 30% FE) 50% Passing
References:
Brooker, Robert J. Biology. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2014
Byers, Audesirk A. Biology: life on earth with physiology. Pearson Education, Boston.
2014
Freeman, Scott. Biological Science. Pearson Education, Boston. 2013
Jabilles, Angelo B. Biological Science. Books atbp. Publishing, Mandaluyong. 2013 Marrquez, Ramil M. Biological Science: A modular approach. Books atbp. Publishing, Mandaluyong 2015
Midthun, Joseph. Cells to organ systems. World Bank, Chicago. 2014 Pollard, Thomas D. Cell Biology. Elsevier, Philadelphia. 2017
Realuyo, Zenaida M. Biological Science. Mindshapers, Manila. 2015
Starr, Cecie. Biology Concepts and applications. Cengage Learning Boston. 2018 Taylor and Francis. Cells in evolutionary Biology. CRC Press, Raton, Florida. 2018 E-journals:
Bianconi, E., Piovesan, A., Facchin, F., Beraudi, A., Casadei, R., Frabetti, F., …
Canaider, S. (2013). An estimation of the number of cells in the human body. Annals of Human Biology, 40(6), 463–471. https://doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2013.807878
Hurlbut, J. B., & Robert, J. S. (2012). Stem Cells, Science, and Public
Reasoning. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 31(3), 707–714. Retrieved from
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Navellier, C. (2015). Ending the Stem Cell Debate: The Impact of iPSCs on Embryological Ethics. Penn Bioethics Journal, 11(1), 16–19. Retrieved from
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Wang, H., Wei, C.-X., Min, L., & Zhu, L.-Y. (2018). Good or bad: gut bacteria in human health and diseases. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 32(5), 1075–1080.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2018.1481350
Westman, A.-K., & Karlsson, K.-G. (2016). Does Every Cell Get Blood? Young
Students’ Discussions about Illustrations of Human Blood Circulation. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 4(2), 161–175. Retrieved from
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