BS0001:BiologyandSociety

2015
Coordinator: DrKennethYu
cwyu@ntu.edu.sg
SchoolofBiologicalSciences

PreviousCoordinators
2013:Dr.EstherWong
2012:Dr.ValerieLin

1. Environmental Biology
Biodiversity
MicrobesinourEnvironment
GlobalWarming&ClimateChange

2. Health & Diseases

3. Applied Biology
Forensics

BenefitsofBiology
VectorborneDiseases
Cancer&Society
Microbes&Human

4. Sports Biology
Exercise&combatbiology

Lessons
OnlyLectures
NoTutorials
NoCAassignments
NoTests

12lectures/2 heach.
Remainingtimeforconsultation

2015ModuleProgram
Venue:LT1,2.30 5.20pm
Week

Date

LectureTopic

Lecturer

Institution

14 Aug Module Intro,Biodiversity1

DrKennethYu

SBS

21 Aug Biodiversity 2

DrKenneth Yu

SBS

28 Aug Vectorborne Diseases

DrNG LeeChing

NEA

4Sep

Exercise Biology

A/P FabianLim

LKC Medicine

11 Sep

Combat Biology

A/P FabianLim

LKC Medicine

18 Sep

Benefits ofBiology(StayathomeVideolecture)

Dr. KennethYu

SBS

265Sep Cancer &Society(StayatHomeVideolecture)

Dr.KennethYu

SBS

Recess Week
8

9Oct

Microbes interactionwithHumans

16 Oct

Microbes inourEnvironment

10

23 Oct

ForensicbiologyandJudicialSystem, part1

DrKimberly Ann
SCELSE&SBS
Kline
DrKimberly Ann
SCELSE&SBS
Kline
DrChristopherSyn Health ScienceAuthority

11

30 Oct

ForensicbiologyandJudicialSystem, part2

DrChristopherSyn Health ScienceAuthority

12

6Nov

Global warming&Climatechange,PreExamPrep

DrKenneth Yu

SBS

13

13 Nov Consultation(on demand)

DrKenneth Yu

SBS

StayatHomeVideoLectures
18Sep BenefitsofBiology.
26Sep Cancer&Society.
TheVideoLectureswillbeMPEG4files.
MakesureyouhaveAppleVideoPlayeror
WindowsMediaPlayerinstalledinyourPC.

RecommendedTextbookReferencefor
supplementaryReading
BiologyToday:AnIssueApproach.3rd
Edn.EliCMinkoff nPamelaJBaker.
ISBN0815341571
PleasenotethattheExamPaperQuestionswillbefrom
theLectureMaterial,nottheabovetextbook.

Grading

Finalexaminationpaper(100%)
FullMCQ(2h)with5choices
(A,B,C,D,E)