Courses Handbook 2008

1754 (v.6) Cell Biology 101


Area: Department of Environmental Biology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Structure and functions of cell: organelles and cell membrane. The chemical basis of life. Molecular diversity: water and carbon in life structure and functions of macromolecules. Energy transformations in life: metabolism, respiration and photosynthesis. Control and continuity of life: cell division, mitosis, meiosis and sexual life cycles. Patterns of inheritance and Mendelian laws. Chromosomal basis of inheritance, genomes and genes. Molecular basis of inheritance: genes to proteins. Gene regulation.Genetic engineering. DNA technology.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Geraldton University Centre Semester 1 Y        
2008 Margaret River Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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