课程大纲
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
课程代码/名称
Course Code/Title
Synthetic Biology
2.
课程性质
Compulsory/Elective
Elective
3.
课程学分/学时
Course Credit/Hours
3 学分/48 学时 3 credits/48 hours
4.
授课语言
Teaching Language
英语/English
5.
授课教师 Instructor(s)
何俊龙/Ho Chun Loong
6.
先修要求
Pre-requisites
无/Not applicable
7.
教学目标 Course Objectives
The objective of the course is to guide students to understand the fundamentals of cellular engineering for various
applications including medical therapies, industrial output and environmental sustainability. Students will further
be trained in critical thinking and analysis; while learning to dissect and deliberate on current ideas.
8.
教学方法 Teaching Methods
Classes will be conducted along with assignments, presentations and in-depth discussions. Quizzes will be
weaved into the lecture to facilitate student’s attention to the class. Students will be needed to do individual
assignments and presentation, and work together in a group discussion.
9.
教学内容 Course Contents
Section 1
Introduction to Synthetic Biology and course introduction
Section 2
Design, Build, Test, Learn cycle
Section 3
Genetic Parts
Section 4
Protein Parts
Section 5
Circuitry designing
Section 6
Analysis of design: A study on -omics
Section 7
Synthetic Biology in therapeutic application
Section 8
Synthetic Biology in bioproduction and industry
Section 9
Synthetic Biology in environmental sustainability
Section 10
Synthetic Biology in Agriculture
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10.
课程考核 Course Assessment
Attendance: 5%
Class performance: 10%
Projects: 20%
Assignments: 30%
Final presentation: 20%
Final exam: 15%
11.
教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
[1] Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 6
th
Edition, Ralph Rapley and David Whitehouse, Royal Society of
Chemistry,2015, ISBN: 978-84973-795-1
[2] Fundamentals of Systems Biology: From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models. Markus W. Covert, CRC
Press, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8410-8
