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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Medium of Instruction: Norton &Company.
English 3. Jon C. Herron and Scott Freeman (2013). Evolutionary
Analysis. 5th ed. Benjamin Cummings.
Soft Skills:
CT3, TS2
SIV 2010 MATHEMATICS IN BIOLOGY
Main References:
1. K.E. Kendal and J.E. Kendal (2011). Systems analysis Basic mathematics, calculus, molecular mechanics,
and design. Prentice-Hall Inc. differentiation, differential equations and programming.
2. Whitten and Bentley. Systems Analysis And Design Application of mathematics in biology using appropriate
Methods. 7 ed. Irwin McGraw-Hill Publishers.
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3. Jeffrey A. Hoffer , Joey George and Joe A. Valacich examples.
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(2013). Modern Systems Analysis and Design. 7 ed. Assessment Methods:
Prentice Hall. Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
SIV 2008 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETIC Medium of Instruction:
ENGINEERING English
This course covers the following topics: The mechanism of Soft Skills:
replication, transcription and translation in cells; Regulation CT3, TS2
of gene expression, including the interaction of molecules
in viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes; DNA mutation, Main References:
DNA repair mechanism and the mechanism of genetic 1. Matthew He and Sergey Petoukhov (2011). Mathematics
recombination; The role of the technology involved and
ethical issues related to genetic engineering of Bioinformatics: Theory, Methods and Applications.
Wiley.
Assessment Methods: 2. Sunil Mathur (2010). Statistical Bioinformatics with R.
Continuous Assessment: 30% Akademic Press.
Final Examination: 70% 3. Frederick R Adler (2012). Modeling the Dynamics of Life:
Calculus and Probability for life Scientists. Brooks Cole.
Medium of Instruction:
English
Soft Skills: SIV 2011 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE SYSTEMS
CS3, CT3 The syllabus of this course includes background of
database systems, the relational model and languages,
Main References:
1. Bruce A. , Alexander J., Julian L., David M., Martin R., Relational algebra and relational calculus, Database
Keith R. and Peter W. (2014). Molecular Biology of the analysis and design, methodology and some selected
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Cell. 6 ed. database issues.
2. James D. W., Tania A. B., Stephen P. B., Alexander G., Assessment Methods:
Michael L. and Richard L. (2013). Molecular Biology of
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the Gene. 7 ed. Continuous Assessment: 60%
3. Harvey L., Arnold B., Chris A. K., Monty K., Anthony B., Final Examination: 40%
Hidde P., Angelika A. and Matthew P. S. (2012). Medium of Instruction:
Molecular Cell Biology. 7 ed. English
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SIV 2009 ANALYSIS OF ORGANISMAL Soft Skills:
SYSTEMATICS CS3, LL2, EM2
Main References:
Introduction to systematics and biodiversity, Role and 1. Connolly, T. M. & Begg, C.E. (2014). Database Systems:
importance of systematics, Concepts and important
characteristics of systematics, Discuss the analysis used in A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and
Management. 6th ed. Pearson Education.
phylogenetics. Introduction to the evolutionary concepts 2. Carlos Coronel & Steven Morris (2014). Database
and mechanisms. Aplication of several phylogenetic Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management.
softwares to reconstruct phylogenetic trees and interpret
their relationships. 3. Nenad Jukic & Susan Vrbsky (2013). Database Systems:
Introduction to Databases and Data Warehouses.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% SIV 3001 RESEARCH PROJECT IN
Final Examination: 60% BIOINFORMATICS
Medium of Instruction: The course is best taken in two consecutive semesters. The
English 3rd Semester is not included as the duration is short (8
weeks only). Students carry out the research projects (and
Soft Skills: complete the thesis) individually under the supervision of at
CT3, TS2, LS2
least one lecturer from the enroled program (unless in
Main References: special cases that was consented by the Head of ISB). The
lecturer is considered as the main supervisor. The
1. Ward C. Wheeler (2012). Systematics: A Course of supervisor must ensure that the project can be completed
Lectures. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. within the 2 semesters. Thesis of the project should be
2. Carl T. Bergstrom and Lee A. Dugatkin (2012). Evolution. submitted to the examiner. It should be presented to the

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