Duration
18h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Biology : science of life, study of living beings
- Cellular materials and membranes
- Structure of pro- and eukaryotic cells
- Bioenergetics : flux of energy and metabolism
- Capturing energy : respiration and photosynthesis
- Cell division, genetic invariance and variation
- Heredity
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Understanding the cellular basis of life
- Viewing the functioning of living organisms from a triple perspective : flux of energy, flux of matter, flux of information
- Understanding the basis of invariance and of variation in the units of life : the role of DNA and of its changes (conjugation in prokaryotes and meiosis in eukaryotes)
- Explaining conformity and variability as resulting from the reproduction of living beings, through their biological cycles and considering the underlying mechanisms
- Understanding the cellular and molecular bases of heredity
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowlegde in biology and general chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures ex cathera (9 x 2h)
- Practical courses (3 x 2h)
- Tests and exercices online, on the web platform of the course (see next alinea)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
- Face-to-face learning, in auditoriums and laboratories
- Possibilty to follow the lectures online, both during and after the lectures in the class
- Online activities on the web platform of the course: tests and exercices for validating knowledge and preparing the practical courses and examinations
- Use of a text book proposing many exercices and illustrations
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
- Reference textbook : Raven P. H. et al. (2017). Biologie, 4th édition. De Boeck Supérieur (translated from 'Biology' 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2014)
- Power point presentations and outlines of the course made available via the web platform eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written test or test on PC. The modalities are communicated on the eCampus platform of the course.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Participation to the laboratory courses is mandatory. Unjustified absence may lead to penalties applied at the final examination.
Contacts
Prof. Patrick du Jardin, Laboratory of Plant Biology, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgique, Tel +32(0)81622456, Patrick.duJardin@ulg.ac.be, http://www.gembloux.ulg.ac.be/biologie-vegetale