| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences |
| A1 | Skills of working in a sure way in the laboratories knowing operation handbooks and actions to avoid incidents of risk. |
| A2 | Skills of using usual techniques and instruments in the cellular, biological and molecular research: that are able to use techniques and instruments as well as understanding potentials of their uses and applications. |
| A6 | Skills of understanding the functioning of cells through the structural organization, biochemistry, gene expression and genetic variability. |
| A7 | Skills of knowing and analyzing specific cellular systems as stem cells, nerve cells, cells of the immune system, or other cells related to several pathologies. |
| A13 | Skills to become a professional in health, pharmacy, veterinary, animal production, biotechnology or food sectors. |
| B5 | Ability to draft, represent, analyze, interpret and present technical documentation and relevant data in the field of the branch of knowledge of the master's degree in the native language and at least in another International diffusion language. |
| B9 | Skills of preparation, show and defense of a work. |
| C1 | Ability to express oneself correctly, both orally and in writing, in the official languages of the autonomous community |
| Learning aims | |||
| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences | ||
| Skills of understanding the functioning of cells through the structural organization. | AR6 AR7 |
BR5 BR9 |
CC1 |
| Skills to apply immunohistochemical techniques to the study of cell components | AR1 AR2 AR13 |
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| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Introduction to cell | Cell Domains and the origin of multicellularity. Integrative view of the eukaryote cell |
| Structure and dynamics of the cell nucleus | Structure of nuclear envelope Nucleocytoplasmic traffic. Cell nucleus organization: chromatinic territories and nuclear subdomains. |
| Biogenesis, trafficking and functions of the cell endomembrane system | Structure and membrane domains. Membrane compartments and vesicular trafficking. Traffic RE-Golgi complex. Endosomes and endocytosis. Traffic between the Golgi complex and endosomes. The secretory pathway of the Golgi complex: conventional and unconventional exocytosis. Lipid trafficking between compartments. Post-translational targeting of cytosolic proteins to organelles. Degradation of cellular components. |
| Cytoskeleton and cell dynamic. | Microtubules and associated proteins. Microtubule complex structures. Microfilaments and associated proteins. Cell motility and contractile systems. Cytoskeleton and cytokinesis. Intermediate filaments. Septins. |
| Interactions cell to cell and cell to extracellular matrix | Cell adhesion and junctions Extracellular matrix molecules Pathological alterations of the extracellular matrix. |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies | Ordinary class hours | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A6 A7 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Document analysis | A6 A13 B5 B9 C1 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Laboratory practice | A1 A2 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | A6 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Personalized attention | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | This activivity includes the personal work (not face-to-face) on various study materials available in the web page of the subject for the students and that cover the different contents. These materials include multimedia files, specific readings, educational videos, self-assessment tests, ... |
| Document analysis | Consist of reading of recent articles in Cell Biology on a topic previously designated that complements or completes the contents of the subject. As a result of this work, a written review should be presented that will be also available to classmates. In addition, also on the subject page, a discussion forum will be opened for a limited time to make contributions and resolve doubts about the published topics. |
| Laboratory practice | It will consist of the application of immunohistochemical methods for the analysis and study of certain cellular structures or components. |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | It will consist of an exam with choice questions and/or short questions on the contents of the topic treated in lectures and seminars. |
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| Assessment | |||
| Methodologies | Competencies | Description | Qualification |
| Document analysis | A6 A13 B5 B9 C1 | It will be assesed the degree of understanding of the subject of the bibliographic review and its written presentation, which will be published in the web page of the subject. In addition, participation in a specific forum will be also valued, answering the questions posted by the teacher and other colleagues as well as the relevant contributions to the topics discussed | 30 |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | A6 | It will consist of the resolution of questions (short answer and multiple choice, order, complete or associate) and / or some cases about the contents of the topics covered in the keynote sessions or discussed in the forum. The exam will be carried out electronically through the Faculty's virtual platform and with simultaneous connection through MS Teams. |
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Exceptionally, when the student by justified reasons (part-time students or specific circumstances of learning) or unexpected circumnstances were not be able to take all the continuous assessment tests the teacher can adapt the appropriate measures or activities trying not to harm student scores for those reasons. In the case of the second opportunity of the current year (July) there will be an exam with 100% consideration for the final grade. Students will take their exam online on the official date (via moodle and MS Teams). The fraudulent performance of tests or evaluation General criteria of UDC will be applied in the commitment respect enviromental values and gender perspective. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Pollard, T.D; Earnshaw WC (2002, 2008). Cell Biology. Saunders
Alberts, B.; Johnson A.; Lewis, J.; Raff, M.; Roberts, R. & Walter, P (2008-2015). Molecular Biology of the cell. Garland |
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| Complementary |
Lodish, H.; Berk, A.; Zypursky, S.; Matsudaira, P.; Baltimore, D.; Darnell, J. (2013). Molecular cell biology. Macmillan |
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