Writing effectively for a variety of audiences is a required skill for professional master’s students, both inside the classroom and in the workplace.
This course introduces writing and communication strategies and skills for all MPhil students.
1. Students will learn professional communication and academic writing practices
2. It will enable them to respond to a variety of workplace scenarios as well as influence and inspire others through effective written communication strategies.
3.Through frequent writing assignments, hands-on exercises during class sessions, and a final analysis paper, students will learn how to write concise prose; summarize and evaluate documents and scenarios effectively
4. Develop technical skills in writing clear instructions
5. Write persuasive proposals
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Describe the different study designs
- Describe different sampling techniques
- Calculate sample size for their research proposals
- Use hypothesis testing using various statistical tests.
- Able to use appropriate statistical tests/methods for data analysis
- Perform data entry in Excel and SPSS
- Use SPSS for data analysis
The course covers the following key topics:
Cell Structure & Organization: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, organelles, membranes, cytoskeleton
DNA & Chromatin: Structure, replication, repair, chromatin organization, epigenetics
RNA & Transcription: mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, transcription machinery, RNA processing
Protein Synthesis & Translation: Ribosomes, genetic code, translation steps, post-translational modifications
Gene Regulation: Operons, transcription factors, epigenetic control, signal-dependent regulation
Cell Cycle & Division: Phases, checkpoints, mitosis, meiosis
Apoptosis & Cell Signaling: Pathways, molecular mechanisms, receptor signaling
Stem Cells & Differentiation: Types, molecular control, applications
Molecular Basis of Diseases: Cancer, viral infections, genetic disorders
Laboratory Techniques & Tools: PCR, cloning, sequencing, bioinformatics applications