Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Fall 9-1-2024
Course Description
This course will explore cellular function by building on the concepts of prior biology and chemistry courses. My primary goal is to provide you with the foundational knowledge to start exploring scientific questions independently. Some topics will include cellular organization, communication, and transport, emphasizing cellular function in different contexts. Many of these will be familiar, but we will explore them in greater depth and begin to ask questions about new frontiers in cell biology. We will also begin using scientific literature to connect research questions with the content in textbooks. Finally, you will have the opportunity to explore a research question of your own and connect it with course topics.
Recommended Citation
Doci, Colleen, "BIO 241A Intermediate Cell Biology Doci Fall 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 747, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/747
Student Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Summarize how cells use structure/function relationships to assemble, organize, and regulate macromolecules, organelles, and systems. 2. Distinguish between communication mechanisms and their effects on cellular proliferation, survival, and differentiation. 3. Compare the major cytoskeletal and extracellular structures, their properties, and how they contribute to normal and cancer cell processes, movement, and coordination. 4. Develop and communicate a project that experimentally addresses cell biology questions based on appropriate selection, application, and analysis of laboratory techniques and scientific literature. 5. Demonstrate competency with varied forms of data analysis, including organizing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions from quantitative and qualitative information.