NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 基因體學概論(6148)
(Eng.) Introduction of Genomics
Offering Dept International Master Program in Agriculture
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher SUN YING HSUAN
Department Department of Forestry/Graduate Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description Due to the advancement of the DNA sequencing technology, the recent proliferation of genomic data has widely transformed the biology research. This course provides an overview of the genome structure, genomic variations, and regulatory mechanisms and how are these information obtained, assessed, and applied in agriculture.

DNA定序技術突破性的進展,以及基因組相關資訊的大量積累,已對生物學研究產生了重大的影響。本課程旨在探討基因組結構、變異及調節機制等資訊取得與分析的方法以及基因組相關資訊在農業上的應用。
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
The primary goals of this course are:
- To learn how the genomics data are being produced.
- To learn what type of information a genome can provide.
- To learn basic bioinformatics resources and quantitative concepts used for analyzing genome information.
- To learn how genomic data are being used to gain new insights into biology and how are these information used for agriculture application.
1.Professional knowledge and skills in forest resources conservation
100
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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Basic concepts and history
Week 2 Genome structure
Week 3 Mapping genomes – Cytological maps, genetic map, physical map
Week 4 Sequencing genomes - Evolution of sequencing technology (Sanger Chain termination sequencing, traditional method and automation)
Week 5 Sequencing genomes - Evolution of sequencing technology (NGS)
Week 6 Sequencing genomes -How is a genome put together from the sequences (genome assembly) 
Week 7 Genome annotation
Week 8 Functional Genomics - transcriptome I
Week 9 Functional Genomics - transcriptome II
Week 10 Mid-term exam
Week 11 Assessing genome variations
Week 12 Comparative Genomics – The evolution aspect of genomics
Week 13 Metagenomics 
Week 14 Genomics and Agriculture – cases study
Week 15 Class project discussion
Week 16 Class project discussion
Week 17 Class project discussion
Week 18 Final Exam
Evaluation
Class project report and exams.
Textbook & other References
Textbooks are not required, however the following two books provide good information of the topics that we are going to cover:

A Primer in Genome Science. By Greg Gibson and Spencer V. Muse. Sinauer Associates, INC. Publishers, Sunderland, MA.

Genomics. By Philip N. Benfey and Alexander D. Protopapas Pearson Prentice Hall
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Teaching materials will be available on the class portal of Learning website.
Office Hours
Monday 1-3 pm
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
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Update Date, year/month/day:None Printed Date, year/month/day:2024 / 10 / 13
The second-hand book website:http://www.myub.com.tw/