| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| Provide students with an understanding of ageing biology and the dynamic changes that contribute to age-related diseases at the molecular level. |
| 3.The training of the ability of expression and the logics of thinking. |
| 6.The research development of biotechnology |
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| Oral Presentation |
| Other |
| Assignment |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
What is ageing? |
| Week 2 |
Theories of ageing |
| Week 3 |
9/28 Moon Festival
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| Week 4 |
Genomic instability in ageing |
| Week 5 |
10/9 National Day
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| Week 6 |
Epigenetics of longevity and ageing |
| Week 7 |
The role of telomere in ageing |
| Week 8 |
Cellular ageing I |
| Week 9 |
Cellular ageing II |
| Week 10 |
Immunosenescence |
| Week 11 |
Neurodegenerative diseases I: AD and PD |
| Week 12 |
Neurodegenerative diseases II: HD and ALS |
| Week 13 |
Group discussion: Topic selection |
| Week 14 |
Group discussion: Presentation development |
| Week 15 |
Student oral presentations |
| Week 16 |
12/25 Constitution Day |
self-directed
learning |
02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
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| Evaluation |
| Class engagement: 40%; Assignments: 40%; Oral presentation: 20% |
| Textbook & other References |
1. Fang, E. F.; Bergersen, L. H.; Gilmour, B. C. Molecular, Cellular, and Metabolic Fundaments of Human Aging; Academic Press: London, UK.
2. Yamada H, Yuji N, editors. Anti-Aging Medicine: Basics and Clinical Practice [Internet]. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore; 2024 [cited 2025 Feb 14]. Available from: https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-97-8514-8
3. Bennett G. Senotherapy: A Potential Pharmacological Strategy for Prolonging Human Lifespan and Healthspan [Internet]. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore; 2024 [cited 2025 Feb 14]. (SpringerBriefs in Modern Perspectives on Disability Research). Available from: https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-97-3637-9
Selected papers from high-profile journals. |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| ilearning |
| Office Hours |
| Appointment |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| include experience courses：N |
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