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Modulecode ModuleTitle Degree/Diploma TypeofModule ModularCredits SB-4201 PopulationGenetics,SystematicsandEvolution BachelorofScience(Biology) MajorCore 4 TotalstudentWorkload 8hours/week Contacthours 6hours/week SB-2211Genetics None Prerequisite Anti-requisite Aims Thismodulewillteachthefoundationsofpopulationgeneticsanditsimportanceforecologicaland evolutionary studies. Students will be introduced into the concept of species and the challenges associated with their intra- and inter-specific classification. The history of life on Earth will be exploredbasedonlatestgeological,fossilandphylogeneticanalyses. LearningOutcomes Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto: Lowerorder: 40% -Describethemajorprinciplesofpopulationgenetics -Describethemajorspeciesconcepts -Describethemajorintra-andinter-specificclassificationmethods -Describehownaturalselectionworksandhowitcontributestodiversity -DescribethemajorepisodesoflifeonEarth -DescribethemajoreventsinSoutheastAsianbiogeography Middleorder:40% -ExplaintheHardy-WeinbergLawanditsapplication -Explainthedifficultiesincircumscribingandclassifyingspecies -Explainhowvariationwithinspeciescanleadtonewspecies -ExplainhowgeologyandtheenvironmenthaveshapedlifeonEarth Higherorder: 20% -Classifygroupsofspecimens,bothbelowandabovespecieslevel -Predictwhathappenstopopulationgeneticstructureunderdifferent selectionpressures,populationsizesandmutationrates. ModuleContents -Moleculartechniquesforstudyinggeneticvariationwithinandbetweenspecies -TheHardy-WeinbergLaw/Model,equilibriumanditsassumptions -Speciesconcepts,taxonomy,evolutionandnaturalselection -Themajormodelsandmethodsbehindintra-andinter-specificclassifications -AnoverviewofthehistoryoflifeonEarth,andthebiogeographyofSoutheastAsia Assessment Formativeassessment Tutorialassignmentsandfeedback Summativeassessment Examination:60% Coursework:40% -4practicalreports(20%) -2classtests(20%)