Bachelor degree

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Module designation	Modules of Individual educational direction /traectory (IED) "Molecular genetics" internship experience
Module level, if applicable	Module of Individual Educational Trajectory 4: "Genetics technology"
Code, if applicable	MGPE 4511
Subtitle, if applicable	not applicable
Courses, if applicable	Course		Credits
	"Molecular genetics" internship experience		3
			1 lectures + 2 lab / week
Semester(s) in which the module is taught	7 semester
Person responsible for the module	Dr., Prof. Bisenbayev A.K.
Lecturer	Dr., Prof. Bisenbayev A.K., PhD, Assist.Prof. Taipakova S.M.
Language	Kazakh, Russian, English
Relation to curriculum	(State/Social/ Vocational/IET) IET
Type of teaching, contact Hours	Lecture	Practicum		Seminars
	15 hours per semester (1 hour per week)	30 hours per semester (2 hours per week)		-
Workload	Lectures	Guided self-study		Self-study
	15 hours per semester (1 hour per week)	8 hours per semester		60 hours per semester (4 hours per week)
Credit points	3 credits= 5 ECTS
Requirements according to the examination regulations	Awareness of practical working skills in biochemical genetics, methods of genetic analysis, modern scientific methods, used in genetics and molecular biology.
Recommended prerequisites	GMG 2412 General and molecular genetics
Module objectives/intended learning outcomes	Knowledge	Skills		Competences
	Mechanisms of prokaryotic genes expression, mechanisms of eukaryotic genes expression, mechanisms of RNA splicing and editing. Remember: Concepts of molecular, genetic, biochemical, and research methods Understand: planning and conducting the experiment, processing experimental data.	Modern methods of molecular genetics. Apply: Practical skills of enzyme activity determination, plasmid DNA isolation; Analysis: resuts of PCR and restriction.		Ability to design experiments and conduct research on molecular genetics with the latest techniques. Evaluate: Handle all equipment and materials required for lab work; Create: recombinant DNA molecules.
Content	The course will contain the following topics:
	"Molecular genetics" internship experience: 1. Subject and tasks of molecular genetics. 2, 3. Mechanisms of prokaryotic genes expression. 4, 5. Mechanisms of eukaryotic genes expression. 6, 7. Mechanisms of RNA splicing and editing. 8, 9. Characteristic and classification of nucleic acid exchange enzymes. 10, 11, 12. Modern methods of molecular genetics. 13. Methods for creation of recombinant DNA molecules. 14. Antisense RNAs. 15. RNA-interference.
Study and examination requirements and forms of examination	1^st interim control: attendance, in-class discussion, problem solving, testing 2^nd interim control: attendance, in-class discussion, problem solving, testing Final examination: written, 2 theoretical questions, 1 practical question
Media employed	Flash and ppt presentations
Reading list	References (all in English): 1. Bruce Alberts et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell. – Garland Science, 2007, 1392 p.