Hours; During the week days by appointment Telephone; x83135, Email; ssingh@uwo.ca
Email hours: 10.00 AM – 4.00 PM weekdays only.
Response in 24 hours, not available during weekend/holidays.
Prerequisites: Enrollment in year 4 of the Honors Specialization in Genetics,
or permission of the Genetics Undergraduate Coordinator. Course Objective:
1. Coverage of current research in genetics critically reviewed and discussed through a
combination of (faculty) student seminars, discussions and written assignments.
2. Mentoring of individual students in assuring that they reach and surpass their learning expectations towards meeting their future goals.
Course Format: This course discusses current developments in genetic
concepts, methods and applications including ethics.
Student Evaluation:
1. Individual Seminar, [marked by faculty (50%) and students (50%)] 30%
2. Critique of a paper used in seminar (published 2015-17) 10% 3. The next experiment for paper critiqued in 2. 10% 4. Debate/discussion – presentation, question/answers (2/4) 40% 5. Student Participation in the course 10%