| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
To learn current knowledge about Epigenetics.
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| 1.Competence in Molecular Biology |
| 2.Competence in Biotechnology |
| 3.Abilities in scientific argumentation and problem identification |
| 4.Skills in organization, presentation and communication |
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| Written Presentation |
| Oral Presentation |
| Attendance |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Part I: The Notion of Epigenetics
1. A Historical Overview |
| Week 2 |
2. Cytoplasmic Epigenetics (I): Proteins Acting as Genes |
| Week 3 |
3. Cytoplasmic Epigenetics (II): Inheritance by Cytoplasmic Continuity |
| Week 4 |
Part II: Epigenetics Paradigms
4. A Perspective on ideas on X-Chromosome |
| Week 5 |
5. Genomic Imprinting: History and Embryology |
| Week 6 |
6. Genomic Imprinting and its Regulation |
| Week 7 |
7. Epigenetic Regulation of Phenotype |
| Week 8 |
8. RNAi and Heterochromatin |
| Week 9 |
Part III: Epigenetics Mechanisms
9. DNA Methylation |
| Week 10 |
10. Polycomb Epigenetic Mechanisms |
| Week 11 |
11. Histone Modifications and Prospects for an Epigenetic Code |
| Week 12 |
12. Epigenetic Control by Histone Methylation |
| Week 13 |
13. Histone Dynamics, Heritability and Variants |
| Week 14 |
14. Nuclear Organization and Gene Expression |
| Week 15 |
Part IV: Epigenetics: Heritability and Reversibility
15. Nuclear Cloning, Stem Cells and Epigenetic Reprogramming |
| Week 16 |
16. Stem Cell Memory |
| Week 17 |
17. Review and writing help |
| Week 18 |
18. Review and writing |
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| Evaluation |
Attention and Final Review Paper
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| Textbook & other References |
Handout editing from Wen-Ming Yang. Whether this class is open or not will dependent on how many students take in. It will be determined later when the class-taken is finished.
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| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
https://web2.nchu.edu.tw/~yangwm/6619/
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| Office Hours |
| 星期二中午12點30分-下午1點。 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| include experience courses：N |
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