General Info
Course
Molecular Biology / BIOL207
Year of study
2
Semester
Winter
Type of Course
Core
Number of Credits
4 (ECTS: 6)
Department
Biology, University of Crete
Section
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Instructor
Charalampos (Babis) Spilianakis, PhD
Office
IMBB-FORTH, A204
spiliana@imbb.forth.gr, spiliana@uoc.gr
Phone
2810-391163 (office), 2810-391173 (lab)
Office hours
09.00 am - 21.00 pm
Lectures
Biology Auditorium I, Wednesday 14:00-00, Friday 16:00-18:00
During lectures we will discuss principles, outline goals, and present demonstrations. Your attendance at all lectures is vital to your success in this course. You should read the textbook assignment prior to lecture and take clear notes during lecture. I fully encourage and expect student participation during lectures.
Teaching Methods
Lectures (PowerPoint Presentations), Multiple Choice Questions.
Language of Instruction
Greek
Assessment methods
Written Examination
Midterm exams
There will not be a midterm exam.
Grading
An exam is considered successful if you get at least 50/100 points.
Regrading
Any request for a regrade must be made within one week of receiving your graded exam. Contact the instructor preferably by email to arrange for an appointment and go through your script. You will also get a printout with the answers of the exams' subjects.
Attendance
Attendance at all lecture sessions is expected. If a session is missed, it is the student’s sole responsibility to make up any work missed.
Academic Honor Principle
Students are expected to observe the University’s Code of Student Conduct. Cheating on examinations and/or problem sets is not acceptable and will be met with zero tolerance!
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Instruction Materials
Textbook choice I
Molecular Biology of the Gene, 7th Edition
James D. Watson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Tania A. Baker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stephen P. Bell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alexander Gann, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Michael Levine, University of California, Berkeley
Richard Losick, Harvard University
©2014 | Pearson
Textbook choice II
Textbook choice III
Greek version:
Lectures Download
Each academic year the Powerpoint presentations in either .pptx format (Microsoft Office 2016) or .pdf format will be uploaded upon the completion of each lecture (material included in an individual lecture's file may be covered in more than a 2 hours session).
Downloads from previous Academic Years
Final Exams with answers
Description
Download: Powerpoint presentation (pdf).
Description
Download: Powerpoint presentation (pdf).
Description
Download: Powerpoint presentation (pdf).