ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Functional Biology
Areas: Cellular Biology
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
According to the curriculum:
- Students will know how to identify and describe the stages and factors involved in process of sporogenesis, gametogenesis, fertilization and early development.
- Students will know how to identify and describe the processes that determine tissue and body structure morphogenesis, body pattern formation and capacity for regeneration.
- Students will know how to list the characteristics and functions of different plant and animal tissues.
- Students will know how to identify different plant and animal tissues under a light microscope.
THEORY PROGRAM
Developmental biology (6 hours).
THEME 1.- Object of the development study. Main processes and concepts. Asexual and sexual reproduction. Germ cells. Determination of sex.
THEME 2.- Gametogenesis. Fertilization. In vitro fertilization. Cloning.
THEME 3.- Embryogenesis: segmentation, gastrulation and early development. Morphogenesis processes. Cell specification, determination and differentiation.
THEME 4.- Patterning of the body axes in animals and plants. Developmental genes responsible for the identity of body segments.
Plant tissue biology (10 hours).
THEME 5.- The flower. Sporogenesis. Fertilization. Seed. Fruit.
THEME 6.- Plant tissue classification. Meristems.
THEME 7.- Fundamental tissues.
THEME 8.- Primary and secondary vascular tissues.
THEME 9.- Primary and secondary protective tissues.
THEME 10. - External and internal glandular tissues.
Animal tissue biology (12 hours).
THEME 11.- Animal tissues. Epithelial tissue.
THEME 12.- Connective tissues. Adipose tissue. Pigmentary tissue.
THEME 13.- Cartilaginous tissue.
THEME 14.- Bone tissue. Tooth tissue.
THEME 15.- Blood and haematopoiesis.
THEME 16.- Immune system.
THEME 17.- Muscle tissue.
THEME 18.- Nervous tissue.
THEME 19.- Regeneration. Regenerative processes at cellular, tissue, and organ level.
LABORATORY TASK PROGRAM
TASK 1.- Gametogenesis: oogenesis and spermatogenesis. Flower.
TASK 2.- Vertebrate development. Cleavage, gastrulation, and neurulation.
TASK 3.- Plant tissues: meristems, fundamental, vascular, protective and glandular.
TASK 4.- Epithelial tissue. Connective tissue. Adipose tissue.
TASK 5.- Cartilaginous tissue. Bone tissue.
TASK 6.- Blood. Lymphoid organs.
TASK 7.- Muscle tissue. Nervous tissue.
SEMINARS
Three student groups will prepare a mandatory seminar based on the last lecture.
Lecturer will provide or indicate where to locate the material needed for the seminar (scientific reviews, books, web sites).
Basic bibliography:
WOLPERT, L.; JESSEL, T.; LAWRENCE, P.; MEYEROWITZ, E.; ROBERTSON, E.; SMITH, J. Principios del desarrollo. 3ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana. 2010.
WOLPERT, L.; TICKLE, C.; MARTÍNEZ ARIAS, A. Principles of development. 5th ed. Oxford University Press. 2015.
PANIAGUA, R.; NISTAL, M.; SESMA, P., ÁLVAREZ-URÍA, M.; FRAILE, B.; ANADÓN, R.; SÁEZ, F.J. Citología e Histología Vegetal y Animal. 4ª ed. 2 vol. McGraw-Hill-Interamericana. 2007.
BRÜEL, A; CHRISTENSEN, E.I.; TRANUM-JENSEN, J.; QVORTRUP, K.; GENESER, F. Geneser Histología. 4ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana. 2015.
EVERT, R.F. Esau Anatomía Vegetal. 3a ed. Barcelona: Ediciones Omega. 2008.
Complementary bibliography:
WEBSTER, S.; DE WREEDE, R. Embriología. Lo esencial de un vistazo. Editorial Médica Panamericana. 2013.
GILBERT, S.F. Biología del desarrollo. 7ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana. 2005.
GILBERT, S.F.; BARRESI, M.J.F. Developmental biology. 11th ed. Oxford University Press. 2016.
PAWLINA, W.; ROSS, M. Ross Histología. Texto y atlas. Wolters Kluwer. 2015.
Websites:
Developmental Biology, 11th Edition. Gilbert, S.F.; Barresi, M.J.F. www.devbio.com/
Histology Virtual Slide Box. University of Michigan Medical School. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~akc/slidebox.htm
Atlas de Histología Vegetal y Animal. Universidade de Vigo. https://mmegias.webs.uvigo.es/
Basic skills
CB1 - Students must have acquired knowledge and understanding in a specific field of study, on the basis of general secondary education and at a level that includes mainly knowledge drawn from advanced textbooks, but also some cutting-edge knowledge in their field of study.
CB2 - Students must be able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have acquired the competences required for the preparation and defence of arguments and for problem solving in their field of study.
CB3 - Students must have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually in their field of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
CB4 - Students must be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both expert and lay audiences.
CB5 - Students must have developed the learning skills needed to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
General skills
CG1.- Students must know the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of biotechnology.
CG2.- Students must apply the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired in the approach of problems and the search for their solutions in both academic and professional contexts.
CG3.- Students must know how to obtain and interpret relevant information and results and to obtain conclusions on topics related to biotechnology.
CG4.- Students must be able to transmit information both in writing and orally way and to discuss ideas, problems and solutions related to biotechnology to both expert and lay audience.
CG5.- Students must study and learn autonomously, with time and resources organization, new knowledge and techniques in biotechnology and acquire the ability to work as a team.
Transversal skills
Students should be able to:
CT1.- think in an integrated way and approach problems from different perspectives.
CT2.- search, process, analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
CT3.- organize and plan their work.
CT5.- work as a team.
CT6.- reason critically.
CT7.- maintein an ethical commitment.
Specific skills
CE9.- Students must know how to identify the different types of viruses, microorganisms and animal and plant tissues, to understand their development, organization and physiology and to know their application to the field of biotechnology.
- Lectures with discussion.
- Three student groups will prepare a compulsory seminar based on the last lecture.
- Tasks: laboratory (14 hours).
- Mandatory tutorial (one session of 1 hour).
Depending on the scenario, according to the "guidelines for the development of safe presential teaching, academic year 2020-2021":
Expository classes, seminars and tutorials will be presential in the classroom on scenario 1 (adapted normality); presential classes by alternate turns in the classroom on scenario 2 (distancing; partial restrictions on physical attendance) and virtual presential classes (remotely) on stage 3 (closure of facilities; impossibility of teaching with physical presence).
Tasks will be half presential in the laboratory and half virtual asynchronous in scenarios 1 and 2, and virtual asynchronous in scenario 3.
- Students must pass an exam of contents explained in lectures that represent 60% of the final grade. Passing grade is 5 out of 10.
Evaluated skills: CB1, CB5, CG1, CG3, CG5, CE11, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Compulsory seminar will represent 16% of the final grade. There will be an exam of the seminar contents. Of that 16%, exam grade will represent 10% and seminar work grade submitted by the group will represent 6%. The final seminar grade will be the sum of both notes
Failure to attend the seminars will be considered. If the seminar is not done, the subject can not be passed.
Repeating students will not take the seminar if they already took it in previous years. Although repeating students will repeat the seminar if they consider it and can repeat the seminar exam if they want to increase or decrease their grade.
Evaluated skills: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT5, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Compulsory laboratory tasks (minimum percentage of assistance required: 85%). Task exam will be taken and represent 16% of the final grade; passing grade is 5 out of 10.
If the tasks are not done, the subject can not be passed. Repeating students will not complete the lab tasks if they already completed them in previous years. Although repeating students will repeat the lab tasks if they consider it and can repeat the task exam if they want to increase or decrease their grade.
Evaluated skills: CB2, CB3, CB5, CG1,CG3, CG5, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Compulsory tutorial, class attendance and participation in Virtual Campus activities. Value: 8% of the final grade. More attendance and participation means a higher grade. Failure to attend the required tutorial will be considered in the final grade.
Evaluated skills: CB1, CB2, CB4, CB5, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Once the lecture exam and task exam are passed, the qualifications obtained in the seminar and attendance-participation will be added.
Depending on the scenario, according to the "guidelines for the development of safe presential teaching, academic year 2020-2021":
Exams in scenario 1 will have presential character, in scenario 2 they will preferably have telematic character and in scenario 3 they will have telematic character. In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the "Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades" will apply.
- Theory: 28 h classwork plus 48 h of individual work.
- Seminars: 7 h classwork plus 26 h of individual work.
- Mandatory tutorial: 1 h classwork.
- Laboratory tasks: 14 h classwork plus 22 h of individual work.
- Exams: 4 h.
- Total hours of classwork: 54 h.
- Total hours of individual work: 96 h.
- Class attendance and active participation in class work.
- It is advisible to study and revise every day the information provided in lectures, seminars and tasks, using the textbooks suggested by the lecturer.
- Study and weekly revision of information received during the entire week.
- Clarifying doubts with lecturers.
- For the final exam review all the information received during theoretical sessions.
Depending on the scenario, according to the "guidelines for the development of safe presential teaching, academic year 2020-2021": active participation and consultations with teachers will be presential and/or telematic depending on the scenario.
Contingency plan:
Depending on the evolution of COVID-19 pandemic, the contents of this teaching program will be adapted to each of the three scenarios established in the "Guidelines for the development of a secure presential teaching, course 2020-2021".
Expository classes, seminars and tutorials will be presential in the classroom on scenario 1; presential classes by alternate turns in the classroom on scenario 2 and virtual presential classes (remotely) on stage 3.
Tasks will be half presential in the laboratory and half virtual asynchronous in scenarios 1 and 2, and virtual asynchronous in scenario 3.
Exams in scenario 1 will have presential character, in scenario 2 they will preferably have telematic character and in scenario 3 they will have telematic character. In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the "Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades" will apply.
Active participation and consultations with teachers will be presential and/or telematic depending on the scenario.
Manuel Noia Guldrís
Coordinador/a- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816948
- manuel.guldris [at] usc.gal
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Isabel Rodriguez-Moldes Rey
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816950
- isabel.rodriguez-moldes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
| Monday | |||
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| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Main Hall Santiago Ramón y Cajal |
| Tuesday | |||
| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Main Hall Santiago Ramón y Cajal |
| 05.26.2021 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| 05.26.2021 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 02. Gregor Mendel |
| 07.15.2021 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |