Laboratory Exercises in Biology


COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION
LEVEL OF STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE, LEVEL 6
COURSE CODE   SEMESTER 4o
COURSE TITLE LABORATORY EXRCISES IN BIOLOGY
TEACHINGACTIVITIES
incasetheECTSCreditsaredistributedin distinct partsofthecoursee.g. lectures, labsetc. IftheECTSCreditsareawardedtoacourseasawhole, thenplease note down the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
3 5
 
 
Addlinesifnecessary.Theteachingorganizationandmethodsusedaredescribedinthepoint 4.
COURSETYPE

Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

skill development
PREREQUISITES:

 

none
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: No
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/ALEX03285/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Pleasedescribethelearningoutcomesofthecourse: Knowledge, skills and abilitiesacquiredafterthesuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

 

• Successfully use the microscope and perform microscopy.

• Produce fresh product for use in the teaching microscopic process.

• Carry out experiments to demonstrate biological phenomena in students aged 6-12.

• Identify plant and animal tissues and describe their structure and function.

• Know the anatomy and function of human systems.

General Skills
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as they are listed in the Diploma Supplement and are listed below), which of them is intended (for the course)?
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

·         Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

·         Autonomous work

·         Teamwork

·         Respect for the natural environment

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
Lesson 1:  Structure and function of the cell.

Lesson 2: Description and use of a microscope.

Lesson 3: Observation of unicellular eukaryotic organisms. Observation of mold.

Lesson 4: Plant tissues. Leaf of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plant.

Lesson 5: Stem of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plant.

Lesson 6: Root of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plant.

Lesson 7: Osmosis. Turgor pressure. Plasmolysis in plants. Water transfer in plants.

Lesson 8: Epithelial tissue.

Lesson 9: Connective tissue. Blood.

Lesson 10: Muscle and nerve tissue.

Lesson 11: Respiratory system. Circulatory System. Skin.

Lesson 12: Digestive system. Human skeleton.

Lesson 13: Overview.

  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHINGMETHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.
Face to face
USEOF INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY(ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The student study hours for each learning activity are listed as well as the non-guided study hours so that the total workload at the semester level corresponds to the ECTS standards.

Activity Workload/semester
Lab exercise 39
elaboration of 10 assignments 20
Study 63
Final written exam 3
125
 
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Public Presentation, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Explicitly defined assessment criteria and if and where are accessible to students are mentioned.

 

 

Lab exercise (at will presence):20%

Elaboration of 10 assignments (at will elaboration): 20%

Final exam (short answer questions):100%

Students who participated during all lab work and elaborated all 10 assignments answer less subjects in the final written exam (60%).

  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Suggested textbooks:

1) Kevrekidis, T. (1996). Introduction to Biology. University Studio Press (code in Eudoxus: 17148).

2) Starr, C., Evers, C. & Starr, L. (2014). Biology. Utopia (code in Eudoxus: 32998265).

 

Additional suggested bibliography (indicative)

• Green, N.P.O., Stout, G.W., Taylor, D.J. (1990). Biological science. 1. Organisms, energy and environment. Ed. R. Soper, Cambridge.

• Green, N.P.O., Stout, G.W., Taylor, D.J. (1990). Biological science. 2. Systems, maintenance and change. Ed. R. Soper, Cambridge.

 

Related Scientific Journals (indicative)

• International Journal of Biological Sciences

• European Journal of Cell Biology

• Journal of Plant Research

• The Journal of Physiological Sciences

• Journal of Anatomy

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): THEODORA BOUBONARI
Contact details: tmpoumpo@eled.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1) No
Evaluation methods: (2) 1) weekly written examinations with distance learning methods

2) written examination with distance learning methods

Implementation Instructions: (3) The examination in the course will be carried out through open eclass (tool “Exercises”) on the examination date according to the posted program. The test time is set at 25 minutes. The written exam will include 25 multiple choice, right-wrong and matching questions. Each correct answer will correspond to 0.4 points. The grade of the written exam corresponds to 100% of the final grade of the course for the students who did not participate in the weekly exams, while the grade of the students who participated in them will result from the sum of the grade of the final exam with the total of the weekly exams. Students who encountered a technical problem during the examination and did not complete the examination should inform the instructor by email. Students who have accepted the terms of participation of Democritus University in the distance examination have the right to participate in the exams. To participate in the exams, students must a) be registered in the eclass of the course and b) on the day and time of the exam to enter the eclass with the details of their institutional account.

 

  • To be completed with YES or NO
  • Notedowntheevaluationmethodsusedbytheteacher, e.g.
  • written assignmentor/andexercises
  • writtenororalexaminationwithdistancelearningmethods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
  • In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

α) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester),the means of submitting them to the teacher, the grading system, the participation of the assignment in the final grade and every other detail that should be mentioned.

β) incaseoforal examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of pronouncing topics, the applications to be used, the necessary technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the way the hyperlink is sent, the duration of the exam, the gradingsystem, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

γ) incaseof written examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for assigning the topics, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

There should be anattached list with the Student Registration Numbersonly of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination.