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BL101 - 2021
BIOLOGY
Course Manual
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Course Overview: Biology (BL101)
Course Convener
Dr Prasanta Kumar Nayak (PKN)
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 9099031945

Teacher Members
Dr Deepak Kumar (DEK) Dr Dinesh Kumar (DNK)
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 70822 63667 Mobile: 8816089092

1. General Course Information

1.1 Course Title: Biology 1.2 Course Code: BL101
1.3 Contact Hrs: 3-1-0 (L-T-P) 1.4 Credits: 11
1.5 Semester Offered: Odd
1.6 Lectures (Online-MS Teams):
Monday to Wednesday, 8:00 to 8:55 AM (PHE)
Wednesday 9:00 to 9:55 AM and Thursday, Friday, 8:00 to 9:00 AM (CSE)
1.7 Tutorials (Online-MS Teams):
 Monday, 1:30 to 2:25 PM (PHE)
Teaching Assistants: Mr. Venkataswarlu and Mr. Neeraj Bobde
 Wednesday, 10:00 to 10:55 AM (CSE)
Teaching Assistants: Mr. Himanshu Verma and Mr. Rahul Baghel
1.8 Contact details of teaching assistants: Mr. Himanshu Verma (mob:
9696761844, email ID: [email protected]), Mr.
Venkataswarlu (mob: 9398483697, [email protected]), Mr.
Neeraj Bobde (mob: 9522336268, [email protected]), and Mr.
Rahul Baghel (mob: 9109629939, [email protected]).
2. Course Objective
The course objective is to provide basic information on human body and plants. This course
will enable students to undertake advanced level courses pertaining to pharmaceutical,
biochemical, biomedical, and other interdisciplinary engineering programs.
3. Course Contents
Unit IA: Introduction to Biology: Introduction to human body: Levels of body
organization, basic anatomical terminology (~2 Lectures)
Unit IB: Introduction to Biology: Introduction to plants with its primary and secondary
uses. (~2 Lectures)
Unit IIA: Cell and molecular biology of animal cell: Plasma membrane, chemical and
electrical properties of membrane, transport across the membrane, mechanism of cell
communication, cell adhesion & extracellular matrix; mitochondria, cytoplasm, cell
organelles, nucleus, cell division, aging of cells, cellular diversity and disorders related to
cells. (~9 Lectures)

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Unit IIB: Cell and molecular biology of plant cell: Plasma membrane, cell wall,
chloroplast and photosynthesis. (~3 Lectures)
Unit IIIA: Animal tissue: Elementary understanding of animal tissues; cell junctions,
aging of tissues and disorders related to it. Detail understanding of components of blood,
their functions and disorders. (~10 Lectures)
Unit IIIB: Plant tissue: Elementary understanding of plant tissues and aging of tissues and
disorders related to it. (~2 Lectures)
Unit IV: Basic anatomy of human body systems: Cardiovascular, digestive,
integumentary, nervous, respiratory, endocrine, skeletal, urinary & reproductive systems.
(~9 Lectures)
Unit V: Basic anatomy of plant systems: Basic morphology and microscopy of plants.
(~2 Lectures)
4. Book List
4.1 Tortora Grabowski, Principles of anatomy and physiology, 10th edn., John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.
Visit the following Google drive link for a soft copy of the book:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BWkg_bCuoSIR2ZwUMsR0oUp5cTX5a43x/view?usp=sharing

4.2 Duta AC, Botany, 6th edn., Oxford university press.

Visit the following Google drive link for a soft copy of the book (1st edn.):
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5. Outcome of the Course

At the end of the course student should be able to:
 differentiate plant and animal cells and respective tissues
 recognize components of human body and plants
 identify disorders associated with tissues and emphasize on technological solutions
 connect disease associated anatomy and pathophysiology and choose higher level
courses required for a specialized research area (e.g. human physiology, pharmacology,
biomedical devices, bio-ceramic devices, bio-sensors, herbal drug discovery, neural
networks, artificial intelligence, computational biology, computational pharmacology,
new drug discovery, community healthcare, and miner‟s health.

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6. Lecture Details
Lecture No. Teacher Concerned Lecture Topic
1 Dr P K Nayak Introduction to biology
2 Dr Deepak Kumar Introduction to plants and their uses
3 Dr Dinesh Kumar Introduction to human body
4 Dr P K Nayak Animal tissues: Introduction
5 Dr Deepak Kumar Introduction to plants and their uses
6 Dr Dinesh Kumar Basic anatomical terminology
7 Dr P K Nayak Nervous tissue and associated disorders
8 Dr Deepak Kumar Molecular biology of plant cell
9 Dr Dinesh Kumar Basic anatomical terminology
10 Dr P K Nayak Nervous tissue and associated disorders
11 Dr Deepak Kumar Molecular biology of plant cell
12 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
13 Dr P K Nayak Epithelial tissue and associated disorders
14 Dr Deepak Kumar Molecular biology of plant cell
15 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
16 Dr P K Nayak Muscle tissue and associated disorders
17 Dr Deepak Kumar Introduction to plant tissue
18 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
19 Dr P K Nayak Connective tissue and associated disorders
20 Dr Deepak Kumar Introduction to plant tissue
21 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
22 Dr P K Nayak Connective tissue and associated disorders
23 Dr Deepak Kumar Basic morphology and microscopy of plants
24 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
25 Dr P K Nayak Basic anatomy of digestive system
26 Dr Deepak Kumar Basic morphology and microscopy of plants
27 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
28 Dr P K Nayak Basic anatomy of digestive system
29 Dr Deepak Kumar Basic anatomy of endocrine system
30 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
31 Dr P K Nayak Basic anatomy of respiratory system
32 Dr Deepak Kumar Basic anatomy of skeletal system
33 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
34 Dr P K Nayak Basic anatomy of nervous system
35 Dr Deepak Kumar Basic anatomy of urinary system
36 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
37 Dr P K Nayak Basic anatomy of cardiovascular system
38 Dr Deepak Kumar Basic anatomy of reproductive system
39 Dr Dinesh Kumar Molecular biology of animal cell
40 Dr P K Nayak Basic anatomy of integumentary system
41 All teachers Discussion

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7. Assessment approach (online through MS Teams)
Assignment (1, 2, and 3) : 15% (5% each-PKN, DEK, and DNK)
Quiz (fill in the blank type) : 15% (5%-PKN, 5%-DEK, and 5%-DNK)
Mid Term Exam : 25% (9%-PKN, 8%- DEK, and 8%- DNK)
End Semester Exam Assignment : 25% (8%-PKN, 9%- DEK, and 8%- DNK)
End Semester Exam Quiz : 10% (3%-PKN, 3%- DEK, and 4%- DNK)
Attendance and sincerity : 10%

Assessment Dates/Assignment Submission Deadlines:

Assessment Type Test Date/Assignment Submission Deadline

Assignment 1 (5 marks-PKN) : December 23, 2021

Quiz 1 (5 marks-DNK) : December 27, 2021

Assignment 2 (5 marks-DEK) : December 29, 2021

Mid Term Exam (25 marks) : As per academic calendar

Assignment 3 (5 marks-DEK) : January 20, 2022

Quiz 2 (5 marks-DNK) : January 29, 2022

Quiz 3 (5 marks-PKN) : February 18, 2022

End Semester Exam (35 marks) : As per academic calendar

Sincerity and Attendance : Throughout the semester

Note: Any change in date will be intimated

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Assignment Topic and Guidelines

Assignment 1: Technologies in Healthcare

You all are advised to submit an assignment on a specific disease under the theme titled
„Technologies in Healthcare‟. Please choose a disease area on that you would like to work
on from the A-Z index of human diseases and conditions that can be found on
http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/az/a.html. You are expected to write an
introduction on the disease chosen and management approaches with special emphasis on
different technological innovations that have changed lives of patients afflicted with that
disease.
The assignment should be prepared in the following format: Margin: 2.5 cm; Font: Times
New Roman; Font Size: 12. Submit a printed copy of your assignment on or before 5 PM of
December 23, 2021.

Your assignment title should read as follows:

Technologies in Healthcare
Change the disease
Diabetes Mellitus area as per your choice
Title Page Contents: Title page of the assignment should contain the assignment title,
institute logo, course name, course code, student name, roll no., department, and submitted
on date.
Assignment Body: The body of the assignment can be divided into at least two sections
namely, introduction and disease management approaches. Conclusion can be another
section.
References: To avoid plagiarism, any reference sources used should be properly cited as
per Harvard style (go to page 8 for more information). Wikipedia as a reference source is
unacceptable.

Evaluation Criteria for Assignment 1:

Headings Marks (Total marks=5)

Title page : 0.25
Introduction
Epidemiology : 0.25
Causative factors : 0.25
Pathophysiology : 0.75
Management strategies:
Technological innovations : 2.5
References (any information : 0.5
acquired from an external
source should be cited)
Formatting : 0.5
Plagiarized assignments :0
Late submission : 10% deduction per day from total marks obtained

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Assignment 2 and Assignment 3:
Guideline and topics will be shared by the respective teacher well before due
date.

Quizzes: The quiz session will be scheduled for a brief period and the due date. The quizzes
will be conducted online as fill in the blank type.

General guidelines for assignments:

The use of first person singular

Do not use phrases such as “I think…”, “I found”, etc. These are rarely used in scientific
text.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be stated in full, with the abbreviation following in brackets as

follows: Interleukin-1 (IL-1). Excessive use of abbreviations should be avoided. In general,
most journals state that if a nomenclature is more than four times in a body of text, then an
abbreviation is appropriate.

Figure and tables

If figures or tables are presented they should have a title, a legend, be consecutively labeled,
and cross-referenced in the body of text.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as:

 Copying or paraphrasing another person's work and presenting it as your own

 Being party to someone else's plagiarism by letting them copy your work or helping
them to copy the work of someone else without acknowledgement
 Using your own work in another situation, such as for the assessment of a different
paper or program, without indicating the source

Plagiarism can be unintentional or intentional. Even if it is unintentional, it is still

considered to be plagiarism.

Unintentional plagiarism may occur when:

 A number of assignments are due at the same time and so you take less care
 You have not planned for an assignment so run out of time to complete it
 You did not make good notes from some of the sources for the assignment
 You have poor study practices
 You are feeling stressed for some other reason

All of these situations are considered as dishonest practice.

You can avoid plagiarism by good academic practices and especially by referencing
correctly.

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Harvard Style Referencing:

Harvard style referencing can be applied to the assignment using bibliography managing
software (Endnote, Mendeley etc.) as Add-Ins with word processing software (Microsoft
Office-Word).

The references cited should be selective rather than extensive and appear in the reference
list at the end of the assignment. The Harvard citation style must be followed throughout the
assignment. In-text citations are located in the body of the assignment and contain a
fragment of the full citation.

The Harvard reference in-text citation looks like this:

For one author

Myocardial infarction and stroke are the leading cause of death (Fitzgerald, 2004).

For two authors

A range of values can express emotion, too. Stark, high-contrast drawings may carry a
strong emotional charge” (Lazzari and Schleiser, 2011)

For more than two authors

It can be said that “knowledge of the stages of growth and development helps predict the
patient‟s response to the present illness or the threat of future illness” (Potter et al., 2013).

The Harvard reference list looks like this:

In the list of references, all sources should be given in alphabetical order according to the
surname of the first author as follows:
Fitzgerald F (2004) Epidemiology of myocardial infarction and stroke. Journal of
Cardiovascular Health 58:468-493.

For journal reference

The standard structure of a journal citation includes the following components: Last name
First initial (Year published) Article title. Journal Name Volume:Page(s).
Ross N (2015) On truth content and false consciousness in adorno‟s aesthetic theory.
Philosophy Today 59:269-290.
Dismuke C, Bond M, and Egede L (2015) The impact of cognitive, social and physical
limitations on income in community dwelling adults with chronic medical and mental
disorders. Global Journal of Health Science 71:83-195.
For book reference
The structure for a Harvard reference list citation for books includes the following:
Last name First initial (Year published) Title. Edition (only include the edition if it is not the
first edition) City published, Publisher: Page(s).
Daniels K, Patterson G and Dunston Y (2014). The ultimate student teaching guide. 2nd ed
Los Angeles, SAGE Publications:145-151.
For patent reference

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References from patented articles should comply with the following structure:
Last name First initial OR Corporate Author (Year published) Title or Description of Patent.
Patent number.

Masuyama T, Suzuki M and Fujimoto H (1993) Structure for securing batteries used in an
electric vehicle. 5, 392,873.

For web reference

When citing a website, use the following structure:

Last name First initial (Year published) Page title. [online] Website name. Available at: URL
[Accessed Day Mo. Year].

Messer L (2015) 'Fancy Nancy' Optioned by Disney Junior. [online] ABC News. Available
at: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/fancy-nancy-optioned-disney-junior [Accessed 31
Mar. 2015].

When no author is listed, use the following structure:

Website name (Year published) Page title. [online] Available at: URL [Accessed Day Mo.
Year].

Mms.com (2015) M & M'S Official Website. [online] Available at: http://www.mms.com/
[Accessed 20 Apr. 2015].

For references “in the press”

References to a paper 'in the press' are permissible provided that it has been accepted for
publication (the name of the journal and documentary evidence of acceptance must be
provided):
Alternatively, for papers 'in the press”, if the DOI (digital object identifier) is known, then
this should be cited instead:
Last name First initial (Year published) Article title. Journal name. doi.
Dahl R (2004) Localization of the binding site of the C-terminal domain of cardiac myosin-
binding protein on the myosin rod. Biochemistry Journal. doi:10.1042/BJ20060500.
Conference paper
Conference proceedings are academic papers or presentations that are created or used for
the purpose of a meeting or conference. Use the following structure to cite a conference
proceeding:
If published online:
Last name First initial (Conference Year) Title of Paper or Proceedings: Name or Title of
Conference. [online] City: Publisher of the Proceedings, pages. Available at: URL
[Accessed Day Mo. Year].
Palmer L, Gover E and Doublet K (2013). Advocating for Your Tech Program: National
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Conference for Technology Teachers. [online] New York, NCT:33-34. Available at:
http://www.nctt.com/2013conference/advocatingforyourtechprogram/ [Accessed 11 Jan.
2014].
If not published online:
Last name First initial (Conference Year) Title of Paper or Proceedings: Name or Title of
Conference. City, Publisher of the Proceedings: pages.
Fox R (2014). Technological Advances in Banking: American Finance Association
Northeast Regional Conference. Hartford, AFA: 24.

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