BIOLOGY FOR IT PROFESSIONALS: SPRING 2010 INSTRUCTOR: MARK MINIE PhD

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DATE: MAY 10th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 1 TOPIC—BIOSCIENCES OVERVIEW Concise overview of the materials to be covered by the course. ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: MAY 12th 2010 TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: May 17th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 2 TOPIC—BIOMOLECULES, VIRUSES AND CELLS Introduction to the biomolecules that make up living systems and the fundamentals of viral and cell structure and function 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 DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: May 24th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 3 TOPIC—GENES AND PROTEINS The fundamentals of genes and proteins ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: May 26th 2010 TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: May 31st 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 4 TOPIC—THE BACTERIAL WORLD The structure, function and behavior of prokaryotic cells 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 DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: June 7th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 5 TOPIC—HIGHER CELLS The structure, function and behavior of eukaryotic cells ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: June 14th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 6 TOPIC—ORGANS, TISSUES AND ORGANISMS Organization of higher cells into the organs and tissue systems of multicellular organisms ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: June 16th 2010 TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: June 21st 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 7 TOPIC—PHYSIOLOGY Examination of the concepts behind the structure, function and maintenance of systems in multicellular organisms 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 DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 8 TOPIC—BIOMEDICINE The application of biological knowledge and concepts to human medicine ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: June 28th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 9 TOPIC—THE ECOSYSTEM Fundamentals of the roles living systems play in Earths Biosphere ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: June 30th 2010 TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION.

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DATE: July 5th 2010 TIME: POSTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON LOCATION: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE #: 10 TOPIC—COMPUTING AN DBIOLOGY Computational biology, bioinformatics, and the role of computers in biology and medicine ONLINE VIDEOS: 1-2 HOURS DEPENDING ON MATERIALS COVERED

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DATE: July 7th 2010 TIME: 12:00 NOON-1:00 PM LOCATION: www.tokbox.com ONLINE OFFICE HOUR DIRECT CONTACT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO DISCUSS WEEK’S ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE AND OTHER ISSUES AS THEY ARISE… NOTE: REQUIRES USE OF HEADSET/MICROPHONE AND HIGHSPEED INTERNET CONNECTION. FINAL CLASS SELF ASSESSMENT EXAM ONLINE

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“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 sequenced—the history and implications.

• Quantico by Greg Bear Hard Sci-Fi “Biothriller” about bioterrorism…

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