The document outlines the schedule and topics for an online biology course for IT professionals over 10 weeks. It includes the dates, times, locations and topics for weekly lecture videos and online office hours. The lectures will cover an overview of biosciences, biomolecules, cells, genes, bacteria, eukaryotic cells, physiology, biomedicine, ecosystems and computing/bioinformatics. The instructor will hold weekly video conferences to discuss the lectures and other course issues. Recommended additional reading is also provided.
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2010 may bioit class syllabus 572010
1. BIOLOGY FOR IT PROFESSIONALS: SPRING 2010
INSTRUCTOR: MARK MINIE PhD
WEEK DATE: MAY 10th 2010
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 1
TOPICBIOSCIENCES OVERVIEW
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D Concise overview of the materials to be covered by the course.
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
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DATE: MAY 12th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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2. DATE: May 17th 2010
WEEK
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 2
TOPICBIOMOLECULES, VIRUSES AND CELLS
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D Introduction to the biomolecules that make up living systems
A and the fundamentals of viral and cell structure and function
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
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DATE: MAY 19th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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D DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
N WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
E THEY ARISE
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D NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
A HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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3. WEEK DATE: May 24th 2010
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 3
TOPICGENES AND PROTEINS
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D The fundamentals of genes and proteins
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
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DATE: May 26th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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4. DATE: May 31st 2010
WEEK
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 4
TOPICTHE BACTERIAL WORLD
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D The structure, function and behavior of prokaryotic cells
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
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DATE: June 2nd 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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5. WEEK DATE: June 7th 2010
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 5
TOPICHIGHER CELLS
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D The structure, function and behavior of eukaryotic cells
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
5 DATE:
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
Y
HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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6. DATE: June 14th 2010
WEEK TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 6
TOPICORGANS, TISSUES AND ORGANISMS
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Organization of higher cells into the organs and tissue systems
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of multicellular organisms
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
6 DATE: June 16th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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7. DATE: June 21st 2010
WEEK
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 7
TOPICPHYSIOLOGY
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O Examination of the concepts behind the structure, function and
N maintenance of systems in multicellular organisms
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Y ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
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DATE: June 23rd 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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D DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
N WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
E THEY ARISE
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D NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
A HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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8. DATE:
WEEK TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 8
TOPICBIOMEDICINE
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N The application of biological knowledge and concepts to
D human medicine
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Y ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
8 DATE:
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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D DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
N WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
E THEY ARISE
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D NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
A HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
Y
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9. WEEK DATE: June 28th 2010
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 9
TOPICTHE ECOSYSTEM
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N Fundamentals of the roles living systems play in Earths
D Biosphere
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
9 DATE: June 30th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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10. DATE: July 5th 2010
WEEK
TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON
LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO
LECTURE #: 10
TOPICCOMPUTING AN DBIOLOGY
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N Computational biology, bioinformatics, and the role of
D computers in biology and medicine
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ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS
COVERED
10 DATE: July 7th 2010
TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
LOCATION: www.tokbox.com
ONLINE OFFICE HOUR
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DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
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WEEKS ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS
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THEY ARISE
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NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND
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HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.
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FINAL CLASS SELF ASSESSMENT EXAM ONLINE
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11. FUN READING:
The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton
Classic SciFi thriller providing outline of major biology topics
and the scientific method in action
A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life
by J. Craig Venter
Autobiographical account of the first human to have his
complete genome sequencedthe history and implications.
Quantico
by Greg Bear
Hard Sci-Fi Biothriller about bioterrorism
HOW TO USE TOKBOX ( www.tokbox.com )
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