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BASIC BIOINFORMATICS

MSMG 301, Odd Semester 2017

Course Overview
This course provide the learners to understand the basic the-
ory and application of programs used for database searching,
protein and DNA sequence analysis, prediction of protein
function, and building phylogenetic trees..
Prerequisite courses
No prereqisite

Credit
4 credits

Class Schedule
Monday, 1:00-2:00 PM
Tuesday, 4:15-5:15 PM
Thursday, 8:45-9:45 AM
Friday, 11:00-12:00 PM
JNC, Room 203

Instructor
Assistant Professor S. Karthi
karthi@scbt.sastra.edu
Course Overview karthi@sastra.ac.in
p: 123.222.2645, Vascular Biology Lab, ASK-I 117
Office hours by appointment
Grading & Attendance
Textbook
Marine Biology, by Peter Castro and Michael E. Huber, Eighth Edition, 2009.
Lecture Schedule & Reminders McGraw-Hill Publishers. ISBN: 0073524166
Available in the University Bookstore and online.

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BASIC BIOINFORMATICS
MSMG 301, Odd Semester 2017

Grading & Attendance


Grading Policies

Grading is based on:

Exam #1 20%
Exam #2 20%
Research paper 25%
Oral report 5%
Field trip journal 5%
Final Exam 25%

Recognizing that some students may have conflicts at the end of the quarter, the field trip
is optional, and if the student is unable to attend, the oral presentation will count for 10% of
grade.

Makeup exam requires 24 hr notification or note from doctor; content of makeup exam is at
instructors discretion.

Attendance Policies

Attendance is mandatory. Students missing more than 4 class lectures will not receive a pass-
ing grade for the course.

Course Overview

Grading & Attendance

Lecture Schedule & Reminders

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BASIC BIOINFORMATICS
MSMG 301, Odd Semester 2017

Lecture Schedule & Reminders


Course Topic List Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Sept 10 11 12 13 14
Weeks 1-3 Weeks 7-10
Week 1
Introduction-the environment Habitats
Intro and History + Geology Intertidal
Coral Reefs 17 18 19 20 21
The Seafloor and Ocean provinces
Ocean Depths Video Week 2 Homework
Seawater and Oceanography
Habitats cont Due
Properties of Seawater
Ocean circulation Ocean Depths 24 25 26 27 28
Vent Community Week 3 Guest Speaker EXAM #1
Weeks 4-6 Human Impacts
Organisms Oct 1 2 3 4 5
Invertebrates 1 Week 4 Research Research
Invertebrates 2 Assignments Plans Due
Fishes & Adaptations 8 9 10 11 12
Reptiles, Birds, Mammals Week 5 Homework
Talking Whales (video) Due
Midterm Exam
15 16 17 18 19
Primary Production
Week 6 EXAM #1
Plankton

22 23 24 25 26
Week 7 Research
Reviews
29 30 31 Nov 1 2
Week 8 Guest Field Trip
Course Overview Speaker
5 6 7 8 9
Week 9 Research
Papers Due
Grading & Attendance
12 13 14 15 16
Week 10 FINAL EXAM

Lecture Schedule & Reminders

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