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    Overview

    This paper will guide you in understanding and critiquing the current literature in the broad area of Developmental Biology (topics vary from year to year). You will also learn the essentials of how to communicate complex scientific concepts to a lay audience using multiple media, such as podcasts, popular writing and oral presentation.

    About this paper

    Paper title Developmental Biology
    Subject Anatomy
    EFTS 0.1667
    Points 20 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,797.86
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Eligibility
    Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
    Contact

    Anatomy Office
    Room 231, 2nd Floor
    Lindo Ferguson Building (LFB)
    Tel 479 7362

    anatomy.400-level.admin@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    2024 teaching staff to be confirmed. Please contact the Department for more information.

    Paper Structure

    ANAT 456 is split into three modules, with each module covering a current topic in Developmental Biology.

    This paper is fully internally assessed. The assessments will be divided evenly among each module, with variations in type (e.g. oral or written, layman writing, formal writing) to help students develop the skills and attributes needed in future careers.

    Teaching Arrangements
    All teaching is undertaken on campus.
    Textbooks
    There are no textbooks for this paper.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will gain

    • An ability to understand and critique current literature in the broad topic of Developmental Biology, including the underlying molecular mechanisms of organogenesis, developmental potency, control of developmental pathways and developmental disease
    • An ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a lay audience using multiple media, such as podcasts, popular writing and oral presentation

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Moodle

    Seminar

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Thursday 14:00-16:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-20
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