SISTER NIVEDITA UNIVERSITY

SYLLABUS

FOR

THREE YEARS B.Sc. (DEGREE) COURSE

IN

BIOTECHNOLOGY

UNDER

UGC-CBCS SYSTEM

2019

Credit Distribution

Name of Department: Biotechnology

Name of the UG program: B.Sc. (Hons.)

Duration of program: 6 Semester (3 years)

Head/ In-Charge of the department: Rajat Pal

Semester CreditCC DSE GE AECC SEC USC Total/ Sem

1st 12 6 4 2 1 2 272nd 12 6 4 2 1 2 273rd 12 6 4 1 234th 12 6 4 1 235th 18 186th 18 18

Total Credit / Course 84 24 16 4 4 4Total Credit 136

CC: Core Courses; GE: General Elective; AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course; SEC: SkillEnhancement Courses; DSE: Discipline Specific Elective; USC: University specified course

B.Sc. Biotechnology (H) Course Structure

Category Course name Code Credit Teaching SchemeL T P

Semester – ICC – 1 Basic concepts of Biology 114211 6 4 0 4CC – 2 Cell Biology 114212 6 4 0 4DSE – 1 Fundamentals of Chemistry 116211 6 4 0 4GE – 1 Generic Elective * 4 3 1 0AECC – 1 Communicative English 121115 2 2 0 0SEC – 1 Mentored Seminar – I 114311 1 1 0 0USC – 1 Foreign Language I (German/ Spanish/ Japanese) 127111/

127112/127113

2 2 0 0

Total Credit = 27 Teaching Hour = 33Semester – II

CC – 3 Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering 114221 6 4 0 4CC – 4 Biochemistry 114222 6 4 0 4DSE – 2 Biosafety and Bioethics 114123 2 2 0 0DSE – 3 Biostatistics 114124 4 3 1 0GE – 2 Generic Elective * 4 3 1 0AECC – 2 Environmental Science 115124 2 2 0 0SEC – 2 Mentored Seminar – II 114321 1 1 0 0USC – 2 Foreign Language II (German/ Spanish/ Japanese) 127121/

127122/127123

2 2 0 0

Total Credit = 27 Teaching Hour = 31Semester – III

CC – 5 Introduction to Microbiology 114231 6 4 0 4CC – 6 Biophysics and Instrumentation 114232 6 4 0 4DSE – 4 Essential Physics 117233 6 4 0 4GE – 3 Generic Elective * 4 3 1 0SEC – 3 Mentored Seminar – III 114331 1 1 0 0

Total Credit = 23 Teaching Hour = 29Semester – IV

CC – 7 Introduction to Immunology 114241 6 4 0 4CC – 8 Principles of Genetics 114242 6 4 0 4DSE – 5 Medical Microbiology and Drug delivery 115242 6 4 0 4GE – 4 Generic Elective * 4 3 1 0SEC – 4 Mentored Seminar – IV 114341 1 1 0 0

Total Credit = 23 Teaching Hour = 29Semester –V

CC – 9 Bioprocess Technology and Fermentation 114251 6 4 0 4CC – 10 Introduction to Bioinformatics, genomics & proteomics 114252 6 4 0 4CC - 11 Biodiversity and Taxonomy 114253 6 4 0 4

Total Credit = 18 Teaching Hour = 24Semester – VI

CC – 12 Animal and plant Biotechnology 114261 6 4 0 4CC – 13 Project 114363 12 0 0 24

Total Credit = 18 Teaching Hour = 30

CORE COURSES

First Semester

CC 1: Basic concepts of Biology

Unit 1: Organization in Nature;

The Scientific Method; Linnaean hierarchical classification system; Evolutionas a Unifying Theme of Life; Origins of Life: Early Chemical and BiologicalEvolution; Oparin-Haldane model; Miller-Urey experiment; Structure of Water;Properties of water

Unit II: Basic units of life;

Cellular Foundations; Cells as the Structural and Functional Units of all livingorganisms; Cellular dimensions; Three Distinct Domains of life; Commonstructural features of bacterial cells; Chemical Foundations ; Representationsof molecules; Molecular asymmetry: chiral molecules in life; Conformations;Complementary fit between a macromolecule and a small molecule.

Unit III: Physical Foundations;

Living Organisms Exist in a dynamic steady state; Macromolecules are majorconstituents of Cell; Three-Dimensional Structure determined byConfiguration and Conformation; Stereospecific interactions betweenbiomolecules; The flow of electrons provides energy for organisms; Energycoupling links reactions in Biology; Enzymes promote sequences of chemicalreactions; Metabolism regulate and achieve balance and economy.

Unit IV: Genetic Foundations;

Material of heredity; The Structure of DNA allowing for Its replication andrepair with Near-Perfect Fidelity; Mendel and Genetic Continuity; Centraldogma of Molecular Biology; The Linear Sequence in DNA Encodes Proteinswith Three-Dimensional Structures

Unit V: Evolutionary Foundations;

Changes in the Hereditary instructions allow evolution; Chemical evolutioncan be simulated in the laboratory; Abiogenesis; The First Cell Was Probablya Chemoheterotroph; Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotes in severalstages; Molecular Anatomy Reveals Evolutionary Relationships; populationgenetics

Unit VI: Macromolecules:

Carbohydrates: Structure – Introduction & Occurrence, Classification ofMono-, Di- and Polysaccharides, Reducing & Non-reducing Sugars,Constitution of Glucose & Fructose, Osazone formation, Pyranose & Furanoseforms, Determinationof ring size, Inter-conversion of mono-saccharides

Lipids: Structure– General introduction, Classification & Structure of Simple &Compound lipids, Properties of Lipid aggregates (elementary idea), Biologicalmembrane, Membrane protein – structural aspects, Lipoproteins (elementaryidea).

Proteins: Structure– General introduction, Classif ication & General characteristics, Structure of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary & Quaternary proteins (elementary idea

Text/ Reference Books

1. Principles of Biochemistry A. Lehninger

2.Molecular Biology of the Cell B.Alberts et al

CC1-LAB: Basic concepts of Biology LAB

1. Introduction to good lab practice, waste management and safety.

2. Preparation of buffers. Concepts of molarity, molality

3. pH measurements

4. pH Titration of the Glycine HCl solution

5. Microscopes and its parts.

6. DNA absorption spectra.

7. Staining of Plant and Animal Tissues using Single and Double StainingTechniques

8. Study of Photomicrographs of Cell Organelles

CC -2 : Cell Biology

Unit 1 : Structure of Cell

Plasma membrane: Structure and transport of small molecules. Cell Wall:Eukaryotic cell wall, Extracellular matrix and cell matrix interactions, Cell-CellInteractions - adhesion junctions, tight junctions, gap junctions, andplasmodesmata (only structural aspects).

Mitochondria, chloroplasts and peroxisomes.Cytoskeleton: Structure andorganization of actin filaments, association of actin filaments with plasmamembrane, cell surface protrusions, intermediate filaments, microtubules.Nuclear envelope, nuclear pore complex and nuclear lamina. Chromatin –Molecular organization. Nucleolus.

Unit II: Protein Sorting and Transport

Endoplasmic Reticulum – Structure, targeting and insertion of proteins in theER, protein folding, processing and quality control in ER, smooth ER and lipidsynthesis, export of proteins and lipids Golgi Apparatus – Organization,protein glycosylation, protein sorting and export from Golgi Apparatus.Lysosomes.

Unit III: Cell Signalling

Signalling molecules and their receptors. Function of cell surface receptors.Pathways of intracellular receptors – Cyclic AMP pathway, cyclic GMP andMAP kinase pathway.

Unit IV: Cell Cycle, Cell Death and Cell Renewal No. of Hours: 14

Eukaryotic cell cycle and its regulation, Mitosis and Meiosis. Development ofcancer, causes, types, Diagnosis and therapy. Programmed cell death. Stemcells. Types: Embryonic stem cell, induced pluripotent stem cells.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walter.

2. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. Geoffrey M. Cooper, Robert E. Hausman.

3. Essential Cell Biology-Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D.Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and PeterWalter.

CC2 LAB: Cell Biology Biology LAB

1. Study a representative plant and animal cell by microscopy.

2. PTC testing

3. .Isolation of chloroplast and Hill reaction.

4. Mitochondrial marker enzyme assay.

5. Vital staining of mitochondria.

6. Differential staining of DNA and RNA.

7. Study of different stages of Mitosis by permanent slides..

8. Study of different stages of Meiosis by permanent slides

9. Mitosis is onion root tip and effect of Colcichine

10. Demonstration of dialysis.

Second Semester

CC 3: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering

COURSE PERPOSE

purpose of this course is to introduce students to basic molecular biological concepts and techniques used in the fields of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

Unit I : Introduction to Molecular Biology

DNA AND RNA Scope and History. Structure of DNA-Nucleoside, Nucleotide,Base pairing, Base stacking, Double Helix, features of Watson and Crickmodel, major and minor groove, Supercoiling- twist, writhe and linkingnumber. Forms of DNA- A, B, Z. Structure and function of mRNA, rRNA, tRNA.Secondary structures in RNA.

Unit II:Replicaiton and Repair:

Types and functions of DNA polymerases in Prokaryote and Eukaryote.Replication in prokaryote and Eukaryote. Proof reading activity, 5’-> 3’exonuclease activity, topoisomerase activity, Telomeric DNA replication andPlasmid Replication-theta model, strand displacement model and rollingcircle model. DNA Repair- Nucleotide excision repair, base excision repair,mismatch repair, photo-reactivation, recombination repair and SOS repair,mechanisms of DNA recombination; mutagenesis and processes of DNArepair

Unit III: Transcription and Post Transcriptional Modifications)

Fine structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene, structure and function ofthe promoters in mRNA, rRNA, tRNA genes. RNA polymerases in prokaryoteand eukaryote, types and function. Transcription of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNAgenes in Prokaryote and eukaryote. Post transcriptional processing of mRNA

– 5’capping, splicing (including different types), polyadenylation and RNAediting.

Unit IV: Translation and Post Translational Processing

Genetic code and Wobble hypothesis. Translation in prokaryote andeukaryote. Post translational modifications. Principles protein sorting andtargeting into endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, chloroplast, and nucleus.Various forms of Bacterial immunity ( RM, CRISPR etc.) Site-directedmutagenesis and its applications; transposons, site specific recombination;polymerase chain reaction (PCR); applications of reverse transcription PCR(RT-PCR) and real time PCR; principles and applications of DNA fingerprinting; gene mapping by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP);application of differential display and subtractive hybridization., genetargeting and CRISPR-CAS

Unit V: Gene Regulaiton

Principles of gene regulation- Transcriptional and post transcriptional generegulation-activators, co-activators, suppressors, co-suppressors,moderators, silencers, insulators, enhancers. Operon-lac operon, trp operon,ara operon and gal operon. regulation of gene expression; Gene Silencing:PTGS & TGS; eukaryotic RNA splicing and processing

Unit VI: Genetic engineering

Restriction modification enzymes; cloning vectors: plasmids, phages,cosmids, phagemids, yeast and bacterial artificial chromosomal vectors;construction cDNA and genomic libraries; screening of libraries: by DNAhybridization, immuno and protein assays; gene cloning and expression inprokaryotes and eukaryotes; recombinant protein expression in E. coli, yeastand baculovirus; mammalian cell expression vectors (Selectable markers,Two-hybrid expression system); chimeric vectors;

Texts/ References 1. 1.B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts and P. Walter,

Molecular Biology of Cell, 4th Ed., Garland Publishing, 2002.2. 2.H. Lodish, A. Berk, S. L. Zipursky, M. P. Scott and J. Darnell,

Molecular Cell Biology, 4th Ed., W. H. Freeman & Co., 2003.3. B. Lewin, Genes VIII, International Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.4. B. R. Glick and J. J. Pasternak, Molecular Biotechnology: Principles

and Applications of Recombinant DNA, 3rd Ed., ASM Press, 2003.

5. 3.R. M. Twyman, S. B. Primrose and R. W. Old, Principles of GeneManipulation, Blackwell Science, 2001

CC3-LAB: Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering LAB

1. Isolation of chromosomal DNA from bacterial cells.2. Isolation of genomic DNA from plant3. Bacterial transformation.4. Isolation of Plasmid DNA by alkaline lysis method 5. Agarose gel electrophoresis of genomic DNA & plasmid DNA 6. Preparation of restriction enzyme digests of DNA samples7. Isolation of RNA8. Polymerase Chain reaction9. Reverse transcription c-DNA synthesis.

CC4: Biochemistry

Unit 1: Concept of metabolism

Principles of Bioenergetics-Standard free energy change, metabolic roles ofATP-Phosphoryl group transfer, nuleotidyl group transfer. Experimentalapproaches to study of metabolism; Primary and secondary metabolism.Energetics. Autotrophs, heterotrophs, metabolic pathways, catabolism,anabolism, ATP as energy currency, reducing power of the cell.

Unit II: Carbohydrate Metabolism

Introduction, Aerobic and anaerobic pathways: Glycolysis and itsregulation Gluconeogenesis and its regulation.TCA cycle, amphibolic &anaplerotic reactions. Electron Transport chain, Oxidative phosphorylation, &production of ATP, balance sheet of glucose oxidation, Oxidative stress.,Pentose phosphate pathway (HMP shunt) & its regulation.Photosynthesis –‘light’ and ‘dark’ reactions: C4-pathway.

Unit III: Lipid Metabolism

Beta-oxidations of saturated & unsaturated fatty acids. Ketone bodies,production during starving and diabetes Biosynthesis of fatty acids – Acetyl-CoA carboxylase reaction, Fatty acid synthase complex, biosynthesis ofpalmitate, energetics, Regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis. Biosynthesis oftriacylglycerols, Biosynthesis of cholesterol, regulation.

Unit IV: Amino Acid/ Nucleic Acid Metabolism

Biodegradation of amino acids – deamination, transamination, decarboxylation, urea cycle including its regulation. Biosynthesis of amino acids, Disorders of amino acid metabolism (phenylketonuria, alkaptonuria, Biologically active amines Recycling of Purine and Pyrimidine nucleotides by salvage pathways. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome & Gout. Unit V: Oxidative phosphorylation Components, properties and function of electron transport system,chemiosmotic hypothesis, inhibitors and uncouplers, Shuttle systems

Unit VI: Role of microbes in metabolic tasks:Alternate metabolic cycles. Carbon metabolism of intracellular bacterialpathogens, enviro nmental cleansing, metabolic handling of xenobiotics anddrug resistance,, photo and lithotrophic metabolic capabilities

Text/References :1. R.S. Ochs, R.W. Hanson and J. Halls; Metabolic Regulation. Elsevier, 1985.2. P.W. Atkins; Physical Chemistry. ELBS, 1981.3. J.G. Morris; A Biologist's Physical Chemistry. 1974.4. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. D.L.Nelson and M.M.Cox. 4th ed. W.H.Freeman, 2004.5. Cellular physiology of nerves and muscles. G.G.Mathews. 4th ed.Blackwell Publishers, 2003.6. Bioenergetics. D.G.Nicholls and S.J.Ferguson, 2nd ed. AcademicPress, 2002

CC4-LAB: Biochemistry LAB

1. Qualitative tests for identification of Carbohydrates –Molisch’s test2. Quantitative test for carbohydrate-Anthrone test3. Identification of monosaccharaides and reducing disaccharides-

Barfoed’s test4. Detection of reducing Sugar-Benedict’s test5. Estimation of proteins by Lowry’s method 6. Estimation of proteins by Bradford method 7. Qualitative test for Fatty Acids8. Extraction of lipids from Egg yolk.9. Estimation of Amino acids.10. Separation of amino acids - Thin layer chromatography.11. Separation of sugars - Paper chromatography

Third Semester

CC 5: Introduction to Microbiology

PURPOSE

This course is an introduction to microbiology that provides a strong grounding in fundamental aspects of the basic microorganisms

Unit I : Basic concepts :

Contributions of Antonie van leuwenhoek, Joseph Lister, Robert Koch, LouisPasteur, Edward Jenner, John Tyndall, Alexander Flemming. Development ofpure culture methods. Cell ultra-structure: Peptidoglycan structure andsynthesis. Cytoplasmic matrix and components: Inclusion bodies.

Unit II Microscopy and Stains

Microscope-Simple and Compound: Principle. Parts, Functions andApplications.Dark Field and Phase Contrast Microscope, Stains andStaining Solutions, Definition of Dye and Chromogen. Structure ofDye and Chromophore. Functions of Mordant and Fixative. Naturaland Synthetic Dyes. Simple Staining, Differential Staining and Acid FastStaining with specific examples

Unit III-Bacteria and Virus

Bacteria: Classification, Types, Morphology (Size, Shape and Arrangement)Cultivation of Bacteria. Reproduction and Growth (Binary Fission, Conjugationand Endospore formation) Growth Kinetics, Isolation and Preservation.Significance of Bacteria

Unit IV- Algae, fungi, protozoa

General characteristics, vegetative & reproductive structure of the followinggroups of microorganisms: Algae: Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta,Phacophyta, RhodophytaFungi: Phycomycetes, Asocomycetes,Basidiomycetes, Deuteromycetes; Protozoa: Giardia, Plasmodium &Entamoeba.

Unit V: Sterilization Techniques

Definition: Sterilization and Disinfection. Types and Applications Dry Heat,Steam under pressure, Gases, Radiation and Filteration Chemical Agentsand their Mode of Action-Aldehydes, Halogens, Quaternary AmmoniumCompounds, Phenol and Phenolic Compounds, Heavy Metals,Alcohol, Dyes, and Detergents Ideal Disinfectant. Examples ofmDisinfectants and Evaluatio of Disinfectant.

Unit VI: Nutrition, Cultivation and Enumeration of Microorganisms

Nutrition and Cultivation of Microorganisms: Nutritional Requirements:Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulphur and GrowthFactors. Classification of Different Nutritional Types of Organisms. Designand Types of Culture Media. Simple Medium, Differential, Selective andEnrichem Media Concept of Isolation and Methods of Isolation.Pure CultureTechniquesGrowth and Enumeration Growth Phases, Growth Curve.Arithmatic Growth and Growth Yield. Measurementof Growth. Chemostatand Turbidostat Enumeration of Microorganisms-Direct and IndirectMethodsPreservation of Cultures-Principle and Methods. CryogenicPreservation. Advantages and Limitations

Text Books/ Reference Books

Prescott, L.M J.P. Harley and C.A. Klein 1995. Microbiology 2nd edition Wm, C. Brown publishers.

Michael J. Pelczar, Jr. E.C.S. Chan, Moel : Microbiology Mc Graw Hill Book R. Krieg, 1986 Company

Stainer R.Y. Ingraham J.L. Wheolis H.H and Painter P.R. 1986 The Microbial world, 5th edition. Eagle Works Cliffs N.J. Prentica Hall.

CC 5 –LAB: Introduction to Microbiology LAB

1. Antiseptic property of alcohol

2. Gram’s staining

3. Isolation of bacteria (soil, air and water)

4. Types of culture method Streak plate, Pour plate, Stab & Slantpreparation

5. Bacterial growth curve

6. Antibiogram (Kirby Bauer’s method)

7. Mounting of Fungi

8. Warcup method to identify non pathogenic fungi.

9. Quality of Milk determination by Resazurin test

10. IMViC test

CC 6: Biophysics and instrumentation

PURPOSE

The aim of the course is to create broad understanding of principles, applicationsand instrumentation of analytical techniques used in biotechnology

Unit-I: General Biophysical methods

Measurement of pH, Radioactive labeling & counting, Autoradiograph.

Unit II-Separation & Identification of Materials

Concept of Chromatography (Partition Chromatography, PaperChromatography, Adsorption Chromatography, TLC, GLC, Ion ExchangeChromatography, Gel Chromatography, HPLC, Affinity Chromatography);Electrophoresis (Gel Electrophoresis, Paper Elctrophoresis)

Unit III- Centrifugation

Basic Principle of Centrifugation, Instrumentation of Ultracentrifuge(Preparative, Analytical), Factors affecting Sedimentation velocity, Standard

Sedimentation Coefficient, Centrifugation of associating systems, Rate-Zonalcentrifugation, sedimentation equilibrium Centrifugation.

Unit IV- Microscopy

Light microscopy, Bright & Dark Field microscopy, Fluorescence microscopy,Phase Contrast microscopy, TEM, SE

Unit V: X-Ray Crystallography

X-ray diffraction, Bragg equation, Reciprocal lattice, Miller indices & Unit cell,Concept of different crystal structure, determination of crystal structure[concept of rotating crystal method, powder method]

Unit VI: Spectroscopy:

Raman Spectroscopy– What is Raman effect, Quantum mechanical reason ofRaman effect, Molecular Polarizability, Polarizability ellipsoid, Experimentaltechnique of Raman effect, Basic concept of Pure Rotational & Vibrational,Raman spectra of simple molecule (linear molecule). NMR Spectroscopy–Basic principle of NMR spectroscopy, Experimental technique &instrumentation, Chemical shift, Hyperfine splitting, Relaxation process.Absorption Spectroscopy– Simple theory of the absorption of light bymolecules, Beer-Lambert law, Instrumentation for measuring the absorbanceof visible light, Factors affecting the absorption properties of a Chromophore.

Text Books/ Reference Books

1. Instrumental methods of analysis by Willard, Merit Dean and SettleEdition 1986. CBS publishers and distributors.

2. Physical Biochemistry, applications to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology D, Freifelder.W.H.Freeman and company, edition 2, 1982.

3. General Biophysics, vol. I & II – H.V. Volkones.

4. Molecular Biophysics – B. Pullmann & M. Voino.

5. Biophysical chemistry – Upadhyay,

6. Himalaya Publication,edition 3, 2005.

Biophysics. S. Mahes, (2003), New Age International (P), Ltd.

CC6-LAB: Biophysics and instrumentation LAB

1. Chemical cell disruption and assay for intracellular products

2. Mechanical cell disruption and assay for intracellular products

3. Separation of insolubles by filtration / sedimentation / centrifugation

4. Ammonium sulphate precipitation and dialysis

5. Gel analysis/ assay for dialysed product

6. Ion Exchange chromatography

7. Native gel electrophoresis of proteins

8. SDS-polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis of proteins under reducingconditions.

9. Activity gel assay.

CC 7: Introduction to Immunology

PURPOSE

The course is directed to students with a strong background in immunology,and is aimed at an in depth analysis of the normal aspects of immuneregulation

Unit1: Immuneresponse

Historical perspectives in Immunology, Host-pathogen interactions;Introduction to the Immune System; Cells and Organs of the Immune system;molecular structure of Immunoglobulins or Antibodies, Humoral& Cellularimmune responses, T-lymphocytes & immune response (cytotoxic T-cell,helper T-cell, suppressor T-cells), T-cell receptors, genome rearrangements

during B-lymphocyte differentiation, Antibody affinity maturation classswitching, assembly of T-cell receptor genes by somatic recombination. Unit II: Regulation of immunoglobulin gene expression

clonal selection theory, allotypes & idiotypes, allelic exclusion, immunologicmemory, heavy chain gene transcription, genetic basis of antibody diversity,hypotheses (germ line & somatic mutation), antibody diversity, alternatepathways of transcript splicing, variable joining sites & somatic mutation,role of antibody (alone, in complement activation & with effector cells),monoclonal antibodies.

Unit III: Major Histocompatibility complexes

class I & class II MHC antigens, antigen processing.

Unit IV: Immunity to infection

immunity to different organisms, pathogen defense strategies, avoidance of recognition, inactivation of host-immune effector mechanisms.

Unit V: Immuno-techniques

Blood grouping, Antigen-Antibody reactions: agglutination, precipitation, immuno-electrophoresis, Coomb’s test, ELISA, RIA.

Unit VI: Vaccines & Vaccination

adjuvants, cytokines, DNA vaccines, recombinant va ccines, bacterialvaccines, viral vaccines, vaccines to other infectious agents, tumor vaccines,principles of vaccination, passive & active immunization, immunizationprograms & role of WHO in immunization programs.

Unit VII: Auto-immune diseases –

Autoimmunity & auto-immune diseases, factors contributing development ofauto-immune diseases, mechanism of development, breakdown of self-tolerance, rejection of transplants, molecular mimicry, diagnosis & treatmentof auto-immune diseases, replacement therapy, suppression of auto-immune processes, nature of auto-antigens, immunodeficiency, AIDS.

Text / Reference Books:

1. Abbas AK, Lichtman AH, Pillai S. (2007). Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 6 th edition Saunders Publication, Philadelphia.

2. Delves P, Martin S, Burton D, Roitt IM. (2006). Roitt’s Essential Immunology. 11th edition Wiley-Blackwell Scientific Publication, Oxford.

3. Goldsby RA, Kindt TJ, Osborne BA. (2007). 4. Kuby’s Immunology.6th edition W.H. Freeman and Company, New York.

CC 9-LAB: Principles of Immunology LAB

1. Radial Immunodiffusion Test

2. Ouchterlony’s Double Diffusion Test

3. Rocket electrophoresis test/ Immunoelectrophoresis

4. IgG digestion by papain/ pepsin

5. IgG purification by affinity column chromatography

6. Indirect/ Direct ELISA

7. Dot ELISA

8. Hemagglutination

CC-8: Principles of Genetics

PURPOSE

Objectives of this course are to provide an understanding the principle ofInherence, Gene Structure, Gene Function, Gene Mutation

Unit I: History of Genetics:

An overview of modern history of Genetics, 3 general areas of Genetics-Classical, Molecular & Evolutionary

Unit II: Mendel Theory

Biography of Mendel and his experiments with pea plant Law ofsegregation- Monohybrid cross, back cross and test cross Dominance andRecessive ness, Co dominance and Incomplete dominance. Genetic problemsrelated to Mendel Cross. Law of Independent Assortment, Dihybrid cross inPea plant and Drosophila, Back cross and test cross. Genetic problemsrelated to independent assortment.

Unit III: Non allelic interactions:

Interaction producing new phenotype complementary genes, epistasis(dominant & recessive), duplicate genes and inhibitory genes. Chromosomeand genomic organization: Eukaryotic nuclear genome nucleotide sequencecomposition – unique & repetitive DNA, satellite DNA. Centromere andtelomere DNA sequences, middle repetitive sequences- VNTRs &dinucleotide repeats, repetitive transposed sequences- SINEs & LINEs, middlerepetitive multiple copy genes, noncoding DNA. concept of euchromatin andheterochromatin. packaging of DNA molecule into chromosomes,chromosome banding pattern, karyotype, giant chromosomes, one gene onepolypeptide hypothesis, concept of cistron, exons, introns, genetic code,gene function

Unit IV: Chromosome and gene mutations:

Definition and types of mutations, causes of mutations, Ames test formutagenic agents, screening procedures for isolation of mutants and uses ofmutants, variations in chromosomes structure - deletion, duplication,inversion and translocation (reciprocal and Robertsonian), position effects ofgene expression, chromosomal aberrations in human beings, abonormalities–Aneuploidy and Euploidy. Sex determination and sex linkage: Mechanisms ofsex determination, Environmental factors and sex determination, sexdifferentiation, Barr bodies, dosage compensation, genetic balance theory,Fragile-X-syndrome and chromosome, sex influenced dominance, sexlimited gene expression, sex linked inheritance

Unit V: Genetic linkage, crossing over and chromosome mapping:

Linkage and Recombination of genes in a chromosome crossing over,Cytological basis of crossing over, Molecular mechanism of crossing over,Crossing over at four strand stage, Multiple crossing overs Genetic mapping.Extra chromosomal inheritance: Rules of extra nuclear inheritance, maternaleffects, maternal inheritance, cytoplasmic inheritance, organelle heredity,genomic imprinting. Evolution and population genetics: In breeding and outbreeding, Hardy Weinberg law (prediction, derivation), allelic and genotypefrequencies, changes inallelic frequencies, systems of mating, evolutionarygenetics, natural selection.

Text Books / Reference Books

1. Gardner, E.J., Simmons, M.J., Snustad, D.P. (2006). Principles ofGenetics. VIII Edition John Wiley & Sons.

2. Snustad, D.P., Simmons, M.J. (2009). Principles of Genetics. V Edition.John Wiley and Sons Inc.

3. Klug, W.S., Cummings, M.R., Spencer, C.A. (2009). Concepts ofGenetics. IX Edition. Benjamin Cummings.

4. Russell, P. J. (2009). Genetics- A Molecular Approach. III Edition.Benjamin Cummings.

5. Griffiths, A.J.F., Wessler, S.R., Lewontin, R.C. and Carroll, S.B. IX Edition.Introduction to Genetic Analysis, W. H. Freeman & Co.

CC7-LAB: Course Name: Genetics LAB

1. Karyotyping with the help of photographs

2. Pedigree charts of some common characters like blood group, colourblindness and PTC tasting

3. Probability and Chi-square analysis

4. Problems with Hardy –Weinberg Laws.

5. Observation of Genetic model organisms (Arabidopsis thaliana and Coenorrabditis elegans)

CC 9: Bioprocess Technology and Fermentation

PURPOSE

To study the historical development of bio process technology design andconstruction of fermentor and parameters to be monitored and controlled infermentation process. To evaluate the kinetics and thermodynamics ofenzymatic process. To teach the principle of sterilization design. To study thestoichiometry and energetics of cell growth and product formation. Toevaluate the kinetics and mechanism of microbial growth

Unit I: Introduction to Bioprocess

Historical development of bioprocess technologies, role of bioprocessengineer in the biotechnology industry, concept of Bioprocess, outline of anintegrated bioprocess and the various (upstream and downstream) unitoperations involved in bioprocesses, generalized process flow sheets. A briefsurvey of organisms, processes, products and market economics relating tomodern industrial biotechnology.

Unit II: Fermentation process

General requirements of fermentation processes; Isolation, preservation andimprovement of industrially important micro- organisms, development ofinnocula for industrial fermentations. Different types of fermentations, Basicdesign and construction of fermentor and ancillaries, An overview of aerobicand anaerobic fermentation processes and their application in thebiotechnology industry solid-substrate fermentation and its applications.

Unit III: Metabolic Stoichiometry and Energetics

Stoichiometry of cell growth and product formation, elemental balances,degrees of reduction of substrate and biomass available, electron balances,yield coefficient of biomass and product formation, maintenance coefficients,energetics analysis of microbial growth and product formation, oxygenconsumption and heat evolution in aerobic cultures, thermodynamicefficiency of growth.

Unit IV: Media Design and Sterilization for Fermentation Process.

Designing of media for fermentation processes, Types of media, design andusage of various commercial media for industrial fermentations, thermaldeath kinetics of microorganisms, batch and continuous heat sterilization ofliquid media, filter sterilization of liquid media, air, design of sterilizationequipment.

Unit V: Kinetics of Microbial Growth and Product Formation

Phases of cell growth in batch cultures, simple unstructured kinetic modelsfor microbial growth, Monod model, growth of filamentous organisms. Growthassociated (primary) and non-growth associated (secondary) productformation kinetics, Leudking-Piret models, substrate and product inhibitionon cell growth and product formation.

Text / Reference Books:

1. Pauline.M.Doran ., “Bioprocess Engineering Principles”;Academicpress ..

2. Peter F.Stanbury, Allan Whitaker, “Principles of FermentationTechnology”

3. Michael L.Shuler and Fikret Kargi, “Bioprocess Engineering Basic concepts”, Prentice Hall, 1992

CC8-LAB: Bioprocess Technology and Fermentation LAB

1. Cellulose production by microorganisms

2. Protease production by microorganisms

3. Gelatinase production by microorganisms

4. Catalase production by microorganisms

5. Effect of dye on bacterial growth-crystal violet

6. Effect of pH on bacterial growth.

7. Bioreactor / laboratory Fermenter demonstration.

8. Penicillin production

9. Alcohol Fermentation

CC-10: Introduction to Bioinformatics, Genomics andProteomics

PURPOSE

The goal is to develop a comprehensive understanding of Bioinformatics,Genomics and Proteomics principles

Unit I: Introduction

Components of Bioinformatics; Different fields in bioinformatics; Concept ofOmics; Biological Data Acquisition methods; Types of DNA sequences, RNAsequencing methods and Protein sequencing methods. Geneexpression data.

Unit II: Databases

Introduction to data types and Source. Classification and Presentation ofData. Quality of data, private and public data sources. General Introductionof Biological Databases; Nucleic acid databases (NCBI, DDBJ, and EMBL).Protein databases (Primary, Composite, and Secondary). Specialized Genomedatabases: (SGD, TIGR, and ACeDB). Structure databases (CATH, SCOP, andPDBsum)

Unit III: Sequence Alignement

Sequence Similarity Searches: Sequence homology as product of molecularevolution; Sequence similarity searches; Significance of sequence alignment;Sequence alignment; Alignment scores and gap penalties; Measurement of

sequence similarity; Similarity and homology. Methods of SequenceAlignment, FASTA, BLAST and PSI BLAST, Multiple Sequence Alignment,Significance of multiple sequence alignment; Softwares; Clustal package;Considerations while choosing a MSA software for analysis; Sensitivity andspecificity of each software.

Unit IV: Basics of Genomics

Introduction to Genomics, DNA sequencing methods - manual andautomated: Maxam and Gilbert and Sangers method. Pyrosequencing,Genome Sequencing: Shotgun and Hierarchical (clone contig) methods,Computer tools for sequencing projects: Genome sequence assemblysoftware.

CC 10-LAB: Introduction to Bioinformatics, Genomics andProteomics LAB

1. Introduction to Perl programming and use of BioPerl

2. Introduction to Bioinformatics databases (any three):NCBI/PDB/DDBJ, Uniprot, PDB.

3. Sequence retrieval using BLAST.

4. Sequence alignment & phylogenetic analysis using clustalW &phylip.

5. Picking out a given gene from genomes using Genscan or othersoftwares (promoter region identification, repeat in genome, ORFprediction). Gene finding tools (Glimmer, GENSCAN), Primerdesigning, Genscan/Genetool.

6. Protein structure prediction: primary structure analysis, secondarystructure prediction using psi-pred, homology modeling usingSwissmodel. Molecular visualization using jmol, Protein structuremodel evaluation (PROCHECK). Preparation of competent cells fortransformation.

7. Prediction of different features of a functional gene.

CC- 11 : Biodiversity and Taxonomy

PURPOSE

The paper aims to give introductory idea about biodiversity, conservationand taxonomy.

Unit I: Introduction to Biodiversity

Concept, definition, species diversity, ecosystem diversity, genetic diversity,Magnitude of biodiversity, distribution of biodiversity, assessment ofbiodiversity, utilization of biodiversity, conservation of biodiversity

Unit II: Population dynamics

Population density & relative abundance Population age distribution Growthforms & carrying capacity Population structure: isolation & territorialityInteractions

Unit III: The species & individual in the ecosystem

Habitat & niche, Ecological equivalence, Biological clock ,Basic behavioural patterns

Unit IV: Biodiversity & Conservation of Biodiversity

major biomes of world and conservation, Biogeography: Specific flora &fauna, Conservation of Biodiversity a) Importance b) Conservationstrategies– in situ and ex situ methods – advantages, limitations and applications.Conservation laws, policies & organizations

Unit V: Introduction to taxonomy

Taxonomic attributes.Theories of biological classification (Essentialism, Nominalism, Empirism, Cladism and evolutionary classification).Species Concept - Typological, Nominalistic, Biological &evolutionary species concept, difficulties in application of biological species concept. Polytypic species. Speciation –Allopatric, sympatric & parapatric speciation, factors affecting speciation.

Unit VI: Application of taxonomy

Taxonomic procedures. Taxonomic collection. Curetting of animals & Processof Identification. Preservation of specimens.Taxonomic Keys - Types, merits & demerits. International code of ZoologicalNomenclature (ICZN). Interpretation of rules of nomenclature.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Biosystematics & Taxonomy: Dr.R.C.Tripathi, University Book House, JAIPUR.

2. Theory & Practice of Animal Taxonomy: V.C. Kapoor, 5th Edition Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.

3. Principle of Animal Taxonomy: G.G. Simpson, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.

4. Elements of Taxonomy: Earnst Mayer.

5. Biodiversity: E.O. Vilson, Acadmic Press Washington DC.

6. The Biology of Biodiversity:M. Kato, Springer.

CC 11-LAB-Project : Biodiversity and Taxonomy Project

The project work should be done individually or in a group under theguidance of one faculty of Sister Nivedita University on any topic related tothe subject after one Educational tour to any place of India. The duration oftour will be at least 2-5 days at the spot depending upon theinformation/sample collection of project work. The work will be documented& also presented by the candidate in front of externals in a seminar

CC-12: Animal and Plant Biotechnology

PURPOSE

This course will provide students with experiences of plant and animal tissue and cell cultures and their applications.

Unit I: Introduction to Plant Biotechnology

History of PTC, Concept of Cellular Totipotency. Laboratory Organization,Sterilization Techniques, Media Preparation. Types of media – MS, Nitsh,Gamborgs. Plant growth regulators. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility.

Unit II: Plant tissue culture

Protoplast Isolation, Fusion and Culture Regeneration – Somatic Hybrids andCybrids. Establishment and Maintenance of Callus and SuspensionCulture. Somatic embryogenesis, synthetic seeds, Plant Micropropagation,Micrografing. Shoot tip Culture (Virus Free Plants), Haploid Plant Production,Anther & Microspore Culture, Embryo Culture and Rescue, In vitro Pollinationand Fertilization, Secondary Metabolites, Cryopreservation & Germplasmconservation.

Unit III-Plant genetic engineering

Molecular biology of N2 fixation (plants and cyanophytes, Nif gene). PlantGene Expression Cassettes – Selectable Marker, Reporter Genes, Promotersin Plant Vectors. Transposons in plants, Somaclonal and GametoclonalVariations in Plants.

Genetic engineering of plants – Insect Resistance, Virus Resistance, HerbicideResistance, Bacterial Resistance, Stress (Biotic & Abiotic) Resistance.

Unit IV: Introduction to animal biotechnology

History and Scope of Animal tissue culture. Design & layout of ATClaboratory. Requirements for Animal cell culture. Types of media,ingredients of media. Foetal Bovine Serum. Metabolic profiling of Animal cellculture

Unit V: Animal Cell Culture

Basic Techniques of mammalian cell culture; Disaggregation of animaltissue. Primary culture & secondary culture. Evolution of cell line andcontinuous cell line, characterization of cell lines. Monolayer,suspension culture. Organ culture, Embryo culture. Maintenance of cellculture. Common cell culture contaminants

Unit VI: Animal breeding and application of animal biotechology

Embryo Technology and Animal Breeding: Invitro fertilization, Embryotransfer, ICSI, Embryo splitting, Fertility control and regulation, test tubebabies. Cell cloning methods. Applications of animal tissue culture forinvitro testing of drugs. Production of transgenic animals & molecularpharming, animal cloning techniques. Cell culture based vaccines. Ethicalvalues in animal biotechnology.

Text/ Reference Books:

1. Chawla, 2003. Introduction to Plant Biotechnology (2ndedn) Oxford andIBH Publishers

2. R.C. Dubey, A Text Book of Biotechnology. S.Chand & Co Ltd, NewDelhi.

3. Chrispeel M.J, Sadava D.E.1994. 2nd Revised edition, Plants, Genesand Agriculture,Jones and Barlett Publication, Boston.

4. Satyanarayana . U,2008,Biotechnology, Books and Allied (p) Ltd

5. Ramawath,2003. Plant biotechnology, S. Chand and Co, edition 2.

6. M. Ranga,2006. Animal Biotechnology, Studam publishers.

7. R.Sasidhara 2006.Animal Biotechnology, MJP Publishers

CC 12-LAB: Animal and Plant Biotechnology LAB

1. MS media preparation.

2. Establishment of shoot tip culture using MS medium

3. Isolation of protoplasts using enzymatic method

4. Extraction & Separation of Chlorophyll A & B using Column Chromatography

5. Preparation and sterilization of complete animal cell culture media

6. Culture of chick embryo fibroblast (monolayer)

7. Culture and subculture of adherent cell.

8. Culture and subculture of suspension cell.

9. Viability test and cell counting.

10. Transfection in animal and plant cell.

CC13– Course Name: Biotechnology Project

During Semester-VI, each candidate shall carry out some investigative workindependently under the supervision of one or more guides(s), who may beTeacher / Guest Teacher of the College / Scientist of any Recognized ResearchInstitute or University in collaboration. The work may be carried out either inthe College /University or in any Recognized Research Institute incollaboration, with the approval of the appropriate authority of the College.The evaluation of project work will be done by supervisor of the project. Thefindings of the project work should be submitted as an individual report inthe form of a dissertation for evaluation. The student will present a seminarby PPT.

Department SpecificElective (DSE)

DSE-1: Fundamentals of Chemistry

Unit 1: Inorganic Chemistry I

Periodicity and Atomic Structure: Development of Periodic Table, Light and Electromagnetic spectrum, Particle-likeproperties of Electromagnetic Radiation: The Planck Equation, Wave-like propertiesof matter: The de Broglie Equation, Study of matter – its properties and behavior; Atomic Structure: Discovery ofElectron by J J Thomson, Bohr’s Theory, De Broglie Hypothesis, Heisenberg’sUncertainty Principle.Wave Functions and Quantum Numbers, The Shapes of Orbitals: s, p, d, f; ElectronConfigurations and Periodic Table.

Unit 2: Organic Chemistry I

Organic Compounds: Structure and Bonding:Classification and Nomenclature. Hybridization of orbitals and types of hybridization;Influence of hybridization on bond properties; Shapes of molecules: methane,ethane, ethylene, acetylene, water and carbon dioxide; Important bond parameters:Bond Length, Bond Angles, Bond Energy Electronic Displacements and Polarity of bonds: Inductive, resonance, electromeric, mesomeric, hyperconjugation effects, H-bondand their applications; Dipole moment.Mechanism of organic reactions: Curved Arrow notation, drawing electron movements with arrows, half-headed anddouble headed arrows, hemolytic and heterolytic bond breaking.Types of organic reactions: substitution, addition, elimination, rearrangementTypes of reagents: electrophiles and nucleophilesReactive intermediates and their relative stability: Carbocations, Carbanions, Freeradicals and Carbenes

Unit 3: Physical Chemistry I

Concepts of Molarity, Molality and Normality

Thermodynamics-I:Intensive and extensive variables; state and path functions; isolated, closed andopen systems; Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.First Law of Thermodynamics: Work, Heat, Internal Energy, Heat Capacity, Conceptof Enthalpy H; Cp, Cv and their relation; calculations of q, w, U and H for reversible,irreversible and free expansion of gases (ideal and van der Waals) under isothermaland adiabatic conditions.

Chemical kinetics-I:Introduction to Rate law, order and molecularity; advancement of a reaction; differential and integrated form of rate expressions up to second order reactions; Determination of order of a reaction; Opposing reactions, consecutive reactions and parallel reactionsConductance-I:Conductance and measurement of conductance; cell constant, specific and equivalent conductance, molar conductance

Electrochemistry-I:Oxidation/reduction of ions based on half-cell potentials; Chemical cells, reversible and irreversible cells; Electromotive force of a cell and its measurement, Nernst equation.

Ionic Equilibria:Strong, moderate and weak electrolytes; degree of ionization; factors affectingdegree of ionization; ionization constant and ionic product of water. Ionization ofweak acids and bases; Concept of pH, pKa, pKb; common ion effect; Salt hydrolysis-calculation of hydrolysis constant; degree of hydrolysis and pH for different salts;Buffer solutions; Solubility and solubility product of sparingly soluble salts –applications of solubility product principle.

Reference Books:1. Chemistry, 4th Edition by McMurry, J. and Fay, R.C., 2004, Pearson.2. Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition by Leroy G. Wade, Junior, Pearson.3. Physical Chemistry, P. Atkins and J. De Paul, 8th Edition (2006), International

Student Edition, Oxford University Press.4. Basic Inorganic Chemistry, F. A Cotton, G. Wilkinson, and Paul L. Gaus, 3rd

Edition (1995), John Wiley & Sons, New York.5. Chemistry for Degree Students, R. L. Madan, ISBN: 978-81-219-3230-1, S.

Chand Publishing.

DSE-1 LAB: Fundamentals of Chemistry

1. pH measurements, buffer preparation and Molarity Concept of differentcompounds:

pH Range: 4-5.6: sodium acetate/acetic acid buffer pH Range: 7: di-sodium hydrogen phosphate/ mono- sodium

hydrogen phosphate pH Range: 9-10.8: sodium carbonate/sodium bi carbonate

2. Fun with Magic ink by NaHCO3

3. Different food colors analysis by spectrophotometer by Estimation ofabsorption maxima

4. Basics of chromatography5. Strength comparison of different stomach antacids (active ingradients) 6. General acid base titration with suitable indicator

DSE-2: BIOSAEFTY AND BIOETHICS

OBJECTIVES - This course will create awareness on the Biosafety andbioethics of biotechnological processes.

Unit-I: Biosafety-Regulatory framework for GMOS in India

Regulatory framework in India governing GMOs-Recombinant DNA AdvisoryCommittee (RDAC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), ReviewCommittee on Genetic Manipulation, Genetic Engineering ApprovalCommittee (GEAC), State Biosafety Coordination Committee (SBCC), DistrictLevel Committee (DLC). Recombinant DNA Guidelines (1990), RevisedGuidelines for Research in Transgenic Plants (1998), Seed Policy (2002),Prevention Food Adulteration Act (1955), The Food Safety and Standards Bill(2005), Plant Quarantine Order (2003), Regulation for Import of GM ProductsUnder Foreign Trade Policy (2006-2007), National Environment Policy (2006).Rules for the manufacture, use/import/export and storage of hazardousmicroorganisms/genetically engineered organisms or cells (Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests Notification, 1989).

Unit II: Biosafety-Regulatory Framework for GMOS at InternationalLevel.

Convention of Biological Diversity (1992) – Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety –Objectives and salient features of Cartagena Protocol – Advanced InformationAgreement (AIA) procedure – procedures for GMOs intended for direct use-

risk assessment-risk management-handling, transport, packaging andidentification of GMOs-Biosafety Clearing House-unintentional transboundarymovement of GMOs-Benefits of becoming a party to the CartagenaProtocolstatus of implementation in India.

Unit III: Bioethics

What is bioethics? The legal and socioeconomic impacts of biotechnology-Public education of the process of biotechnology involved in generating newforms of life for informed decision-making – ethical concerns of biotechnologyresearch and innovation.

Text/ Reference Books

1. Sasson A, Biotechnologies and Development, UNESCO Publications.

2. Singh K, Intellectual Property rights on Biotechnology, BCIL, New Delhi

3. Regulatory Framework for GMOs in India (2006) Ministry of Environmentand Forest, Government of India, New Delhi

4. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2006) Ministry of Environment andForest, Government of India, New Delhi

DSE-3: Biostatistics

PURPOSE: This Applied Biostatistics course provides an introduction to important topics in biological statistical concepts and reasoning.

Unit I

Types of Data, Collection of data; Primary & Secondary data, Classification and Graphical representation of Statistical data. Measures of central tendency and Dispersion. Measures of Skewness and Kurtosis

Unit II

Probability classical & axiomatic definition of probability, Theorems on total and compound probability), Elementary ideas of Binomial, Poisson and Normal distributions

Unit III

Methods of sampling, confidence level, critical region, testing of hypothesisand standard error, large sample test and small sample test. Problems ontest of significance, t-test, chi-square test for goodness of fit and analysis ofvariance (ANOVA)

Unit IV

Correlation and Regression. Emphasis on examples from Biological Sciences. Basic introduction to Multivariate statistics

Unit V:

Introduction to R. Downloading and installing the program with on-line help.Objects and data. Working methodology of R. Use of R as a calculator.Reading data from a file, saving data. Generation of regular and randomsequences. Creating and converting objects. Concatenation of vectors. Typesof data. Features of data distribution. Data frames, matrices, functions,operators and loops. Graphics with R; graphical functions. Low level plottingcommands. Packages.

DSE-4: Essential Physics

Module 1: General Properties of Matter

Unit 1: Elasticity: Continuum model of matter: Elastic properties, Hooke’slaw, Flexural rigidity: bending of beams loaded at the centre.

Unit 2: Surface Tension: Molecular model of matter: Surface Tension,Surface energy, the angle of contact between surfaces, capillary phenomena,excess pressure on a curved liquid membrane, dependence of surfacetension on external factors.

Unit 3: Fluid Dynamics and Viscosity: Ideal fluids: Streamlines andflowlines, equations of continuity, Euler’s equation of motion, streamlineflow, Bernoulli’s equation and its application. Newtonian and non-Newtonianfluids, coefficient of viscosity, critical velocity, Reynold’s number.

Module 2: Elements of Modern Physics

Unit 1: Brief introduction to Quantum Mechanics: The limitations ofexisting theories of blackbody radiation: Planck’s hypothesis and itssuccesses, Einstein’s explanation of the photoelectric effect – validation ofthe quantum nature of radiation (photon). Existence of discrete energy stateswithin atoms: Franck and Hertz experiments, De Broglie’s explanation.Classical vs. Quantum Particles.

Unit 2: Nuclear Physics & Radioactivity: Nuclear Structure, Nuclearradioactivity: Alpha, Beta and Gamma emissions. Alpha decay andspontaneous fission, nuclear reactions.

Unit 3: Laser Physics: Spontaneous and stimulated emission. Einstein’s Aand B coefficients. Basic components of a laser: active medium, opticalresonator, pumping source. Threshold condition for oscillation. Differenttypes of laser and their operational principles.

Unit 4: Fiber Optics: Advantages of glass fibres. The coherent bundle.Numerical aperture. Ray propagation in step-index and graded-index fibers.Effect of material dispersion. Multimode fibers and single mode fibers.

DSE-4 LAB: Essential Physics

1. Young’s modulus.

2. Modulus of Rigidity.

3. Determination of viscosity of liquid by Stoke’s method.

4. Measurement of Planck’s constant using black body radiation andphoto-detector.

5. Photo-electric effect: photo current versus intensity and wavelength oflight; maximum energy of photo-electrons versus frequency of light.

6. To determine work function of material of filament of directly heatedvacuum diode.

7. To determine (1) wavelength and (2) angular spread of diode laser usingplane diffraction grating.

8.To study the power-current characteristics of a diode laser.

References:

1. General Properties of Matter, Newman and Searle

2. Classical Mechanics and General Properties of Matter, D.P.Roychowdhuri and S.N.Maiti

3. Elements of Properties of Matter, D. S. Mathur.

4. Concepts of Modern Physics, A.Beiser

5. Introduction to Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Semat and Albright,Springlink

DSE-5: Medical Microbiology and Drug Development

Unit 1: Normal micro flora of the human body and host pathogeninteraction:

Normal microflora of the human body: Importance of normal microflora,normal microflora of skin, throat, gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract Hostpathogen interaction: Definitions - Infection, Invasion, Pathogen,Pathogenicity, Virulence, Toxigenicity, Carriers and their types, Opportunisticinfections, Nosocomial infections. Transmission of infection, Pathophysiologiceffects of LPS.

Unit 2: Bacterial diseases:

List of diseases of various organ systems and their causative agents. Thefollowing diseases in detail with Symptoms, mode of transmission,prophylaxis and control Respiratory Diseases: Streptococcus pyogenes,Haemophilus influenzae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis GastrointestinalDiseases: Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, Helicobacterpylori Others: Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium tetani,Treponema pallidum, Clostridium difficie.

Unit 3: Viral diseases:

List of diseases of various organ systems and their causative agents. Thefollowing diseases in detail with Symptoms, mode of transmission,prophylaxis and control Polio, Herpes, Hepatitis, Rabies, Dengue, AIDS,Influenza with brief description of swine flu, Ebola, Chikungunya, JapaneseEncephalitis.

Unit 4: Protozoan and fungal diseases:

List of diseases of various organ systems and their causative agents. Thefollowing diseases in detail with Symptoms, mode of transmission,prophylaxis and control, Malaria, Leishmaniasis. Brief description of eachof the following types of mycoses and one representative disease to bestudied with respect to transmission, symptoms and prevention, Cutaneousmycoses: Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot) Systemic mycoses: Histoplasmosis,Opportunistic mycoses: Candidiasis

Unit 5: Introduction to drugs and pharmacy:

An overview and history of pharmaceutical industry. The business and thefuture of Biopharmaceuticals. Drug regulation and control. Scope andapplications of biotechnology in pharmacy. Strategies for new drugdiscovery, finding a lead compound, combinatorial approaches to new drugdiscovery, pre-clinical and clinical trials

Unit 6: Drug pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics:

Routes of drug administration, membrane transport of drugs, absorption,distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs. Factors modifying drugaction, mechanism of drug action on human beings, receptor theory of drugaction, pharmacogenomics, adverse effects of drugs and toxicology, Druginteractions.

Unit 7: Drug Designing and delivery:

Drug designing principles and methods, drug delivery techniques, liposomalmethod, nanoparticle – mediated methods, drug targeting strategies,

DSE-5 LAB: Medical Microbiology and Drug DevelopmentLAB

1. Identify bacteria (any three of E. coli, Salmonella, Pseudomonas,Staphylococcus, Bacillus) using laboratory strains on the basis ofcultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics: IMViC, TSI,nitrate reduction, urease production and catalase tests

2. Study of composition and use of important differential media foridentification of bacteria: EMB Agar, McConkey agar, Mannitol saltagar, Deoxycholate citrate agar, TCBS

3. Study of bacterial flora of skin by swab method 4. Perform antibacterial sensitivity by Kirby-Bauer method 5. Determination of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of an

antibiotic. 6. Study symptoms of the diseases with the help of photographs: Polio,

anthrax, herpes, chicken pox, HPV warts, AIDS (candidiasis),dermatomycoses (ring worms)

7. Study of various stages of malarial parasite in RBCs using permanentmounts.

8. Antibiotic Assay - Antimicrobial Sensitivity Test (Disc Diffusion Method) 9. Isolation of antibiotics producing bacteria. 10. Drug designing by computer software.

Reading:

Ananthanarayan R. and Paniker C.K.J. (2009) Textbook of Microbiology. 8thedition, University Press Publication.

GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE)

COURSES OFFERED BY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AS GENERAL ELECTIVESUBJECT FOR UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT COURSE

ENGLISH THE STUDY OF SCRIPTS (FOR ODD SEMSTER)TRANSLATION STUDIES (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

COMPUTER SCIENCE BASICS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (FOR FIRST SEMESTER)DATA STRUCTURE (FOR 4TH SEMESTER)OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (FOR 5TH SEMESTER)DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (DBMS) (FOR 6TH SEMESTER)

BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE (FOR ODD SEMESTER)FUNDAMENTALS OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

MASS COMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM BASICS OF JOURNALISM (FOR ODD SEMESTER)SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING AND EDITING (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP(FOR ODD SEMESTER)PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

MICROBIOLOGY

MOLECULAR SECRETS OF LIFE (FOR ODD SEMESTER)INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC HISTORY OF INDIA (FOR ODD SEMESTER)ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

CHEMISTRY FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY(FOR ODD SEMESTER)

STEREOCHEMISTRY AND CONFORMATION (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

PHYSICS

WHERE DO YOU LIVE? A JOURNEY THOUGH OUR GORGEOUS UNIVERSE (FOR ODD SEMESTER)HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

MANAGEMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (FOR ODD SEMESTER)BUSINESS STRATEGY (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

DEPARTMENT: ENGLISH

COURSE: GE – THE STUDY OF SCRIPTS (FOR ODD SEMSTER)

1. Course Objectives: This course intends to acquaint the students with the ancient scripts of thebronze as well as the iron age civilizations that are awaiting decipherment,especially the Linear A and B scripts, the enigmatic Indus Valley CivilizationScript (IVCS), the Rongorongo script and the Egyptian script that however,has been deciphered. It will trace the history of the study of these scripts andshall look into the modern computational methods and the latest discoveriesin the field of computational and cognitive linguistics that have been used tostudy them.

2. Course Outcomes: After taking this course, students are expected to gain an understanding ofthe basic orthography as well as the real problems that lie in the path ofdecipherment of the same and also understand the various researchmethods employed to study them.

Unit I: The History of Language Decipherment: Decipherment and the underlying theory, first and second order language,the concept of underlying language, famous linguists, structuralism andstructural linguistics, Chomsky and the cognitive revolution, ethnography,archaeology and the study of scripts.

Unit II: Scripts: An Introduction Linear A and B, Rongorongo, IVC, Egyptian.

Unit III: The Indus Valley Script—Detailed StudyProblems posed by short inscriptions and orthography, the proto-DravidianHypothesis, Iravathan Mahadevan’s concordance of the IVC signs, AskoParpola and his hypothesis, Nisha Yadav’s and Rajesh Rao’s observations, thestudy of select seals from Dholavira and Harappa, the Dholavira sign board,the possible reasons for the decline of the script, IVC painted pottery, the‘Pashupatinath’ seal, the dancing girl and female iconography, tradepractices and the IVC script, the anti-literate hypothesis: S. Farmer et al. ,animal figurines in the seals, seals found in Mesopotamia: issues.

Unit IV: Modern techniques to study the IVC script:The idea of conditional entropy, recent advances in computational linguistics,the use of sound silencing, AI and decipherment, the Chennai team and deepneural networks, efforts in IIT Kharagpur to understand the disappearance ofthe civilization and the script through climate modelling simulation, otherrelevant techniques.

Select Readings:

1) Robinson, Andrew, Lost Languages: The Enigma of World’s UndecipheredScripts. New York: Mac-Graw-Hill, 2005.

2) Shendge, Malati J, Unsealing the Indus Script: Anatomy of itsDecipherment. New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.

3) Yule, George, The Study of Language. New Delhi: CUP, [2007?].

COURSE: GE – TRANSLATION STUDIES (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

1. Course Objectives: After taking this course, the students are expected to understand thenuances of translation and the act of transcreation itself that often takes intoaccount the fact that the translator has to possess a sound understanding ofboth the language and the general vocabulary of the target text and thesource text.

2. Course Outcomes: After going through the course, the students are expected to understand thetheory and the praxis of the very enterprise of transcreation.

Unit I: Transcreation: Theory and HistoryThe history of translation and the emergence of translation studies,translation as a discipline in ancient Greece and Rome, translation in India,the theory of translation, translation or transcreation?

Unit II: Translation: Issues at WorkTranslation and the issue of vocabulary, the ‘loss’ of meaning during the actof translation, ‘good’ and ‘bad’ translation, the issue of copyright © intranslation, translation as a profession.

Unit III: Transcreation : Practice 1Translating from select texts into English (from Bengali to English and Hindito English and vice versa).

Unit IV: Transcreation: Practice 2The concept of computer/ machine translation and the use of software andtranslation blogs and services.

Select Readings:Munday, Jeremy. Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications.New York; London: Routledge, 2012.

DEPARTMENT: COMPUTER SCIENCE

COURSE: GE – BASICS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (FOR FIRST SEMESTER)

Unit 1: Data representation (4 Lectures): Data vs Information: Bit, byte number system: binary, octal, hexadecimal, 1’s, 2’s complementarithmetic, digital logic: AND, OR etc.

Unit 2: General problem Solving concepts (6 Lectures): Algorithm and Flowchart for problem solving with Sequential Logic Structure, Decisions andLoops, time & space complexity; Imperative languages: Introduction to imperative language;syntax and constructs of a specific language (ANSI C).

Unit 3: Human Computer Interface: (7 Lectures):Types of software, operating system as user interface, utility programs; Computing systems:hardware & software, Architecture & organization history: von Neumann Architecture: memory,processor, I/O; BIOS, Booting, Application software, system software, introduction ofprogramming languages: brief overview of Pascal, FORTRAN, and BASIC.

Unit 4: Devices:(6 Lectures):Input and output devices (with connections and practical demo), keyboard, mouse, joystick,scanner, OCR, OMR, bar code reader, web camera, monitor, printer, plotter Memory: Primary,secondary, auxiliary memory, RAM, ROM, cache memory, hard disks, optical disks.

Unit 5: Computer Organisation and Architecture: (5 Lectures): C.P.U., registers, system bus, main memory unit, cache memory, Inside a computer, SMPS,Motherboard, Ports and Interfaces, expansion cards, ribbon cables, memory chips, processors.

Unit 6: Overview of Emerging Technologies: (4 Lectures) Bluetooth, cloud computing, big data, data mining, mobile computing and embedded systems.

Unit 7: Use of Computers in Education and Research: (4 Lectures) Data analysis, Heterogeneous storage, e-Library, Google Scholar, Domain specific packages suchas SPSS, Mathematica etc.

Reference Books: 1. A. Goel, Computer Fundamentals, Pearson Education, 2010. 2. P. Aksoy, L. DeNardis, Introduction to Information Technology, Cengage Learning, 2006 3. P. K.Sinha, P. Sinha, Fundamentals of Computers, BPB Publishers, 2007.

COURSE: GE – DATA STRUCTURE (FOR 4TH SEMESTER)

(36 LECTURES); L-T-P: 3-0-2

Module 1: (8 Lectures)Introduction: Basic Terminologies: Elementary Data Organizations, Data StructureOperations: insertion, deletion, traversal Searching: Linear Search and Binary SearchTechniques and their complexity analysis.

Module 2: (10 Lectures)Stacks and Queues: ADT Stack and its operations: Algorithms and their complexityanalysis, Applications of Stacks: Expression Conversion and evaluation – correspondingalgorithms and complexity analysis. ADT queue, Types of Queue: Simple Queue, CircularQueue, Priority Queue; Operations on each types of Queues

Module 3: (10 Lectures)Linked Lists: Singly linked lists: Representation in memory, Algorithms of severaloperations: Traversing, Searching, Insertion into, Deletion from linked list; Linkedrepresentation of Stack and Queue, Header nodes, Doubly linked list

Trees: Basic Tree Terminologies, Different types of Trees: Binary Tree, Threaded BinaryTree, Binary Search Tree, AVL Tree; Tree operations on each of the trees

Module 4: (10 Lectures)

Sorting and Hashing: Objective and properties of different sorting algorithms: SelectionSort, Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Quick Sort, Merge Sort, Heap Sort;

Suggested books: 1. “Fundamentals of Data Structures”, Illustrated Edition by Ellis Horowitz,

Sartaj Sahni, Computer Science Press.

Suggested reference books: 1. Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problem Solving with C++”, Illustrated Edition by

Mark Allen Weiss, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

2. “How to Solve it by Computer”, 2nd Impression by R. G. Dromey, PearsonEducation.

COURSE: GE – OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (FOR 5TH SEMESTER)

(30 Lectures); L-T-P: 3-0-2

Module 1: Abstract data types and their specification. How to implement an ADT. Concretestate space, concrete invariant, abstraction function. Implementing operations, illustrated by theText example. Features of object-oriented programming. Encapsulation, object identity,polymorphism – but not inheritance. Inheritance in OO design. [10L]

Module 2: Design patterns. Introduction and classification. The iterator pattern. Model-view-controller pattern. Commands as methods and as objects. Implementing OO language features.Memory management. Generic types and collections [12L]

Module 3: The software development process. The concepts should be practised using Java. [8L]

Suggested books

1. Barbara Liskov, Program Development in Java, Addison-Wesley, 2001

Suggested reference books

1. Any book on Core Java 2. Any book on C++

COURSE: GE – DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (DBMS) (FOR 6THSEMESTER)

(36 Lectures); L-T-P: 3-0-2

Module 1: (10L)

Database system architecture: Data Abstraction, Data Independence, Data Definition Language(DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML). Data models: Entity-relationship model, networkmodel, relational and object oriented data models, integrity constraints, data manipulationoperations.

Module 2: (10L)

Relational query languages: Relational algebra, Tuple and domain relational calculus, SQL3,DDL and DML constructs, Open source and Commercial DBMS - MYSQL, ORACLE, DB2,SQL server. Relational database design: Domain and data dependency, Armstrong's axioms,Normal forms, Dependency preservation, Lossless design. Query processing and optimization:Evaluation of relational algebra expressions, Query equivalence, Join strategies, Queryoptimization algorithms.

Module 3: (6L)

Storage strategies: Indices, hashing.

Module 4: (10L) Transaction processing: Concurrency control, ACID property, Serializability ofscheduling, Locking and timestamp based schedulers, Multi-version and optimistic ConcurrencyControl schemes, Database recovery.

Suggested books:

1. “Database System Concepts”, 6th Edition by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S.Sudarshan, McGraw-Hill.

Suggested reference books:

1 “Principles of Database and Knowledge – Base Systems”, Vol 1 by J. D. Ullman, ComputerScience Press.

2 “Fundamentals of Database Systems”, 5th Edition by R. Elmasri and S. Navathe, PearsonEducation 3 “Foundations of Databases”, Reprint by Serge Abiteboul, Richard Hull, VictorVianu, Addison-Wesley

DEPARTMENT: BIOTECHNOLOGY

COURSE: GE – BIOTECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

PURPOSE

The course will provide a basic knowledge of applications of Biotechnology in industrial and medical fields

Unit 1: Environmental BiotechnologyWater and waste water treatment process: Current community drinking water treatment processdisinfection of water (chlorination and ozonation), primary, secondary and advanced treatment ofsewage (domestic waste water), Definition and concept of: biodegradation, bio deterioration andbiotransformation. Biodegradation of plastic, pesticides and hydrocarbons Bioremediation,Bioleaching, Biosorption, Biopesticides, Biofertilizers, Biofuels, Biosensors, Bioindicators,Biodegradable plastics

Unit II: Xenobiotic and recalcitrant compoundsBioaccumulation and biomagnification. Assessment of water and wastewater quality: Concept ofCOD, DO and BOD. Indicators of faecal pollution and MPN and MFtechnique for coliforms.Significance and principal of IMViC.

UNIT III: Industrial BiotechnologyBasic Principles of Industrial Biotechnology: Important commercial products produced bymicroorganisms and GMOs and their applications. Microbes in industry – foods frommicroorganism (vinegar and cheese). production of citric acid, amylases, proteases, vitamin B12,beer, wine, biogas, methane, hydrogen.

Unit IV: Food BiotechnologyProduction and types of cheese, microorganisms as food –production of mushroom and spirulina,assessment of microbiological quality of various foods. Industrial awareness: Quality controland quality assurance in food and pharamaceutical industry, concept of current goodmanufacturing practices in pharmaceutical industry

Unit V: Agricultural Biotechnologycrop improvement, herbicide resistance, insect resistance, virus resistance, plants as bioreactors.Genetic modification in Agriculture –transgenic plants, genetically modified foods, application,future applications, ecological impact of transgenic plants

COURSE: GE – FUNDAMENTALS OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (FOR EVENSEMESTER)

PURPOSE-This course presents the genetic, cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of animal embryology

Unit I: Gametogenesis and Fertilization

Definition, scope & historical perspective of development Biology, Gametogenesis –Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis Fertilization - Definition, mechanism, types of fertilization.Different types of eggs on the basis of yolk.

Unit II: Early embryonic development

Cleavage: Definition, types, patterns & mechanism Blastulation: Process, types & mechanismGastrulation: Morphogenetic movements– epiboly, emboly, extension, invagination,convergence, de-lamination. Formation & differentiation of primary germ layers, Fate Maps inearly embryos.

Unit III: Embryonic Differentiation

Differentiation: Cell commitment and determination- the epigenetic landscape: a model ofdetermination and differentiation, control of differentiation at the level of genome, transcriptionand post-translation level Concept of embryonic induction: Primary, secondary & tertiary embryonic induction, Neural induction and induction of vertebrate lens.

Unit IV: Organogenesis Neurulation, notogenesis, development of vertebrate eye. Fate of different primary germlayersDevelopment of behaviour: constancy & plasticity, Extra embryonic membranes, placenta inMammals.

DEPARTMENT: MASS COMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM

COURSE: GE – BASICS OF JOURNALISM (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

Pre requisites: Basic Knowledge of 12th grade communicative English. Course Objective: 1.Gain an overview of news journalism’s public service role in a democratic society2.Become familiar with fundamental principles of journalism, such as truth-telling, watchdog reporting,accuracy, courage, tolerance, justice, minimizing harm3.Learn basics of journalism law, history and ethics Course Outcome:

Demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to collect, evaluate, organize and disseminate news1.Analyze relative newsworthiness of various fact sets, using elements of newsworthiness (proximity, interest, importance, impact, timeliness) 2.Write a simple news using set of facts3.Distinguish news from infotainment, public relations, advertising and non-journalistic blogging, as well as the difference between news and opinion

Unit 1: Understanding News Ingredients of news meaning, definition, nature The news process: from the event to the reader (how news is carried from event to reader) Hard news vs. Soft news,basic components of a news story Attribution, embargo, verification, balance and fairness, brevity, dateline, credit line, byline.

Unit 2: Tabloid press Language of news- Robert Gunning: Principles of clear writing, Rudolf Flesch formula- skills to write news.

Unit 3: Understanding the structure and construction of news Organizing a news story, 5W‘s and1H, Inverted pyramid Criteria for news worthiness, principles of news selection, importance of research in news, sources of news, use of internet

Unit 4: Different mediums-a comparison Language and principles of writing: Basic differences between the print, electronic and online journalism Citizen journalism

Unit 5: Role of Media in a Democracy Responsibility to Society press and Democracy Contemporary debates and issues relating to media Ethics in journalism, debates discussion and practical writing /Viva.

Books/References

1. Bruce D. Itule and Douglas A. Anderson. News writing and reporting for today’smedia; McGraw Hill Publication, 2000. –

2. M.L. Stein, Susan Paterno& R. Christopher Burnett. News writer’s Handbook: AnIntroduction to Journalism; Blackwell Publishing,2006.

3. George Rodmann. Mass Media in a Changing World; Mcgraw Hill Publication,2007.

4. Carole Flemming and Emma Hemmingway. An Introduction to Journalism; Vistaar Publications,2006. Richard Keeble. The Newspaper’s Handbook; Routledge Publication,2006.

5. JohnHohenberg: Professional Journalists; Thomson Learning.

6. M.V. Kamath: Professional Journalism; Vikas Publishing, New Delhi.

COURSE: GE – SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING AND EDITING (FOR EVENSEMESTER)

Course Overview

Science and technology profoundly shape our lives, changing the way we communicate withothers, the kinds of careers we will have, and the quality of our natural environment. Whenscience and technology move from laboratory to corporate boardroom to Media houses writing isinvolved in every step in this process. This course will focus on the writing that constitutescience and technology. We will explore the writing done by scientists, technologists, willexamine how writing circulates through society journalism, press releases, policy makers,citizens.

Course Outcome

• Use writing for the purposes of reflection, action, and participation in academic inquiry

• Work within a repertoire of genres and modes—including digital media—to meet appropriaterhetorical purposes

• Exercise a flexible repertoire of invention, arrangement, and revision strategies

• Engage in reading for the purposes of reflection, critical analysis, decision-making, and inquiry

• Demonstrate the ability to locate, critically evaluate, and employ a variety of sources for arange of purposes

• Synthesize external data and documentary sources into your own writing with greaterawareness of proper citation

Unit 1: (4 Lectures)

Introduction to Science Writer Profile; Stories about Scientists; Introduction to New DiscoveryStory; Science communication models - problems, its solutions; writing science as news;engaging writing style; Article analysis – structure, style, voice, narrative.

Unit 2: (8 Lectures)

Writing from science journals; Language goals in scientific writing; reporting on new research;explanatory writing; Avoiding jargon; New discovery story analysis, Introduction to FeatureArticle, Explanatory features; Ethics in writing.

Unit 3: (6 Lectures)

Select a recent healthcare research study and find both the original study published in abiomedical journal and another (non-academic) article written about the study findings; TargetAudience-Who is the audience? Purpose of the article; Bibliographic Database Searching andCitation Management Software; Fact-checking

Unit 4: (8 Lectures)

Interviewing a scientist; Questionnaire Design; Prepare Press releases; Workshopping ideas;Presentations and Posters; Presentation Slides; Presenting Research; Grant Proposals; WritingAbstracts; Writing Thesis and Capstone Documents; Survey: Schedule, Sample; Tools of DataCollection

Unit 5: (6 Lectures)

Planning for print-size, anatomy, grid, design; Format, typography, copy, pictures,advertisements; Plotting text: headlines, editing pictures, captions; Page-making; Technology andPrint; layout, use of graphics and photographs; Printing Processes: Traditional vs modern; DeskTop Publishing: Quark Express, Coral Draw, Photoshop

Unit 6: (6 Lectures)

Online Story Package – Use of text, photos, video, audio, graphics; working together to tell astory; Types of Multimedia Content; Supporting Text; Story Pitch; Search Operators; Database;Hyperlink; Rule of Thirds; Rendering; Authenticity; In-Depth Story

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S):

1. Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Writing, third edition. New York: Springer, 2009. ISBN: 0387947663 ISBN-13: 9780387947662

2. Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Presentations, second edition. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN: 1441982787 ISBN-13: 9781441982780

DEPARTMENT: HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION

COURSE: GE – HOSPITALITY & TOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP (FOR ODDSEMESTER)

UNIT 1: 08 LECTURES

Introduction to Entrepreneurship Development: Definition of entrepreneurship-emergence ofentrepreneurial classes-theories of entrepreneurship-role of socio-economic environment-characteristics of entrepreneur-leadership, risk taking, decision-making & business planning.Scope in tourism. Introduction to entrepreneur and entrepreneurship.

UNIT 2: 08 LECTURES

Opportunity analysis: External environmental analysis (economic, social & technological)-competitive factors-legal requirements for establishment of a new unit related to tourism &raising of funds-venture capital sources & documentation required.

UNIT 3: 08 LECTURES

Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Innovation and entrepreneur, entrepreneurial behaviour &psychological theories.

UNIT 4: 08 LECTURES

Entrepreneurial Development Program (EDP): EDPs & their role, relevance andachievements-role of Government in organizing EDPs-evolution of EDPs. Social responsibilityin business.

UNIT 5: 10 LECTURES

Role of Entrepreneur: Role of an entrepreneur in economic growth as an innovator, generationof employment opportunities, complementing economic growth, bringing about social stability &balanced regional development of industries with emphasis on tourism, foreign earnings etc.

COURSE: GE – PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

Unit I- 4 lecturesIntroduction to bio data, features of a bio data, types of bio data, importance of bio data,specifications, preparation of bio data.

Unit II- 4 lecturesGroup discussion: importance, participation, rules to be followed, listening skills, do’s and don’tsPersonal interview: Self introduction, expressing yourself, understanding the interviewers’ need,do’s and don’ts

Unit III- 4 lecturesGrooming and hygiene: basic grooming ideas, self-check of grooming, healthy practices.

Unit IV- 6 lecturesSpeech on a given topic (extempore speech); presentation Skills; public speaking.Time Management; Organizational Skills; Stress management; Team Building Skills; Changemanagement.

Unit V- 4 lecturesTable manners, telephone etiquettes, body language

DEPARTMENT: MICROBIOLOGY

COURSE: GE – MOLECULAR SECRETS OF LIFE (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

Unit 1: Origin of Life:

Formation of life, Concept of Biogenesis and abiogenesis, Miller-Urey experiment, properties ofwater, contribution of scientists to the journey of biology, Discovery of microscope and its types.Theories of evolution, Contribution of Lamarck and Darwin.

Unit 2: Cell structure and function: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure. Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell,Plant and animal cell, Cell envelop, Cell organelles and their functions. Eukaryotic cycledefinition and its regulation, phases of cell cycle, Cell division and its significance, types of celldivision, Mitosis and meiosis, different stages of cell division.

Unit 3: Biodiversity and classification:

Classification living organisms, nomenclature system, Characteristics of different classes of organisms, Three domains of life,

Unit 4: Macromolecules of life:

Carbohydrates and sugars, amino acids and proteins, enzymes, Lipids, Nucleic acid (both DNA and RNA)

Unit 5: Information flow in life:

Concept of gene and chromosome, Replication, Transcription, Translation, Methods of gene transfer in prokaryotes like Transformation, Transduction and Conjugation, Operon concept, Mutation.

Unit 6: Metabolic pathways in life:

Carbohydrate metabolism – glycolysis, TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation. Amino acid metabolism and urea cycle, Fatty acid metabolism – β oxidation of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, photosynthesis.

COURSE: GE – INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

Unit 1: History of Development of Forensic Science in India:Functions of forensic science. Historical aspects of forensic science. Definitions and concepts inforensic science. Scope of forensic science. Need of forensic science. Basic principles of forensicscience. Frye case and Daubert standard.

Unit 2: Tools and Techniques in Forensic Science:Branches of forensic science. Forensic science in international perspectives, including set up ofINTERPOL and FBI. Duties of forensic scientists. Data depiction. Report writing.

Unit 3: Organizational set up of Forensic Science Laboratories in IndiaHierarchical set up of Central Forensic Science Laboratories, State Forensic ScienceLaboratories, Government Examiners of Questioned Documents, Fingerprint Bureaus, NationalCrime Records Bureau, Police & Detective Training Schools, Bureau of Police Research &Development, Directorate of Forensic Science and Mobile Crime Laboratories. PoliceAcademies. Police dogs. Services of crime laboratories. Basic services and optional services.

Unit 4: Instrumentation:Sample preparation for chromatographic and spectroscopic evidence. Chromatographic methods.Fundamental principles and forensic applications of thin layer chromatography, gaschromatography and liquid chromatography. Spectroscopic methods. Fundamental principles andforensic applications of Ultravioletvisible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, atomic absorptionspectroscopy, atomic emission spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy. X-ray spectrometry.Colorimetric analysis and Lambert-Beer law. Electrophoresis – fundamental principles andforensic applications. Neutron activation analysis – fundamental principles and forensicapplications.

Unit 5: Basics of Criminology:Definition, aims and scope. Theories of criminal behavior – classical, positivist, sociological.Criminal anthropology. Criminal profiling. Understanding modus operandi. Investigativestrategy. Role of media.

Unit 6: Basics of Fingerprinting:Introduction and history, with special reference to India. Biological basis of fingerprints.Formation of ridges. Fundamental principles of fingerprinting. Types of fingerprints. Fingerprintpatterns. Fingerprint characters/minutiae. Plain and rolled fingerprints. Classification andcataloguing of fingerprint record. Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Significance ofporoscopy and edgeoscopy.

Unit 7: Biological Evidence:Nature and importance of biological evidence. Significance of hair evidence. Transfer,persistence and recovery of hair evidence. Structure of human hair. Comparison of hair samples.Morphology and biochemistry of human hair. Comparison of human and animal hair. Types andidentification of microbial organisms of forensic significance. Identification of wood, leaves,pollens and juices as botanical evidence. Diatoms and their forensic significance.

DEPARTMENT: ECONOMICS

COURSE: GE – ECONOMIC HISTORY OF INDIA (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

Course Description

Using appropriate analytical frameworks, this course reviews major trends in economicindicators and policy debates in India in the post-Independence period, with particular emphasison paradigm shifts and turning points. Given the rapid changes taking place in India, the readinglist will have to be updated annually.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Economic Development since Independence

Major features of the economy at independence; growth and development under different policyregimes-goals, constraints, institutions and policy framework; an assessment of performance-sustainability and regional contrasts; structural change, savings and investment.

Unit 2: Population and Human Development

Demographic trends and issues; education; health and malnutrition.

Unit 3; Growth and Distribution

Trends and policies in poverty; inequality and unemployment

Unit 4: Policies and Performance in Agriculture

Growth; productivity; agrarian structure and technology; capital formation; trade; pricing andprocurement.

Unit 4: Policies and Performance in Industry

Growth; productivity; diversification; small scale industries; public sector; competition policy;foreign investment.

Unit 6: Trends and Performance in Services

Readings:

1. Kaushik Basu, 2009, ―China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to HighGrowth, Economic and Political Weekly, September.

2. Himanshu. 2011, ―Employment Trends in India: A Re-examination,Economicand Political Weekly, September.

3. Rama Baru et al, 2010, ―Inequities in Access to Health Services inIndia: Caste,Class and Region, Economic and Political Weekly, September.

4. Geeta G. Kingdon, 2007, ―The Progress of School Education in India,OxfordReview of Economic Policy

COURSE: GE – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

Unit 1: Meanings and nature of development – economic growth, redistribution from growthand capabilities approach to development, Objectives of development, Measures of development– Purchasing power parity and Per capita income as an index of development, difference betweengrowth and development, human development index, developing economy – features,Introduction to concept of sustainable development,

Unit 2: Factors in economic development - Land: Ownership and tenancy system – fixed rentcontract and share cropping, role of agriculture in development, barriers to agriculturaldevelopment and land reforms, Labour – Population and Labor force growth, casual and longterm labor, permanent labor market, Capital: Role of capital accumulation in economicdevelopment. Significance of capital-output ratio, role of technology and technological progress,learning, human capital, Natural Capital & concept of investment.

Unit 3: Population and Development - Concepts of Population: definitions of fertility, mortality,birthrates, death rates, fertility rate, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, youth dependency ratio.Theory of demographic transition

Unit 4: Development strategies - Complementarity and Coordination, Poverty Trap of Nurkseand Big Push theory of Rosenstein-Rodan , Linkages – backward and forward; linkages, policyand big push,, Choice of technology and choice of scale (large vs small) and criteria for investment, Gains fromtrade, sustainable development strategies.

Unit 5: Development in a Labour surplus economy - The concept of economic dualism,Disguised Unemployment, The Informal Sector, Rural-urban migration of labour – Harris-Todaro model, development in natural resource rich contest

Unit 6: Development, Inequality and poverty - Meaning of inequality, inequality measures,Lorenz Curve, Range, Coefficient of variation, Gini-coefficient, Kuznet’s Inverted U hypothesis.Poverty, relative and absolute deprivation with respect to income, Poverty line, Poverty measures– Head count ratio, Poverty gap ratio, Income gap ratio, Human Poverty Index. Socialdimensions of poverty – rural poverty, women and ethnic minorities and indigenous populations

References:

Development Economics Debraj Ray

Development Economics Hayami

DEPARTMENT: CHEMISTRY

COURSE: GE – FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

Unit 1: Basic concepts of Organic Chemistry

Fundamentals and Applications:

Basic Organic Chemistry Concepts: introduction to organic molecules and functional groups

understanding organic reactions, atomic orbitals, hybridization, orbital representation of methane, ethane,

ethyne and benzene.

Polarity of bonds: Inductive, resonance and steric effects hyper conjugation, and their influence on acidity

and basicity of organic compounds.

Green Chemistry introduction and principles.

Unit 2: Basic concepts of Physical Chemistry

Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics: Equilibrium, State Functions, Temperature, Equations of State.

First Law of Thermodynamics: Work, Heat, Internal Energy, Heat Capacity, Concept of Enthalpy.

Open thermodynamics.

Solutions: Molarity, Normality, Partial Molar Quantities, Ideal Solutions, Non Ideal Solutions,

Electrolytes, Ionic activity and the Debye Huckel Theory, Colligative properties.

Reaction Kinetics: Reaction Rates, Rate Laws, Application.

Unit 3: Basic concepts of Inorganic ChemistryAtomic Structure & Study of matter: Study of matter – its properties and behavior; Atomic Structure: Discovery of

Electron by J J Thomson, Bohr’s Theory, De Broglie Hypothesis, Heisenberg’s

Uncertainty Principle.

COURSE: GE – STEREOCHEMISTRY AND CONFORMATION (FOR EVENSEMESTER)

Unit 1: Stereochemistry

Introduction, Chirality, Concepts of Isomerism, Types of Isomerism: Structural and Stereoisomerism.

(R) and (S) Nomenclature of asymmetric carbon atoms.

Optical Isomerism or Enantiomerism, Optical Activity.

Biological discrimination of enantiomers.

Racemic mixtures, Enantiomeric excess, Optical purity.

Fischer Projections and their use.

Diastereomers, stereochemistry of molecules with two or more asymmetric carbons.

Geometrical isomerism: cis–trans and, syn-anti isomerism and E/Z notations.

Unit 2 - Conformation

Cycloalkanes and Conformational Isomerism,

Conformational analysis of ethane and n-butane,

Conformation analysis of alkanes: Relative stability, Axial and Equatorial bonds.

Energy diagrams of cyclohexane: Chair, Boat and Twist boat forms; Relative stability with energy

diagrams.

DEPARTMENT: PHYSICS

COURSE: GE – WHERE DO YOU LIVE? A JOURNEY THOUGH OUR GORGEOUSUNIVERSE (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

Unit 1: Radiation from stars: spectral lines and their formation; stellar atmosphere.

Unit 2: Telescopes and other detectors.

Unit 3: Special relativity - Basic ideas.

Unit 4: Stellar parameters; Binary stars.

Unit 5: Main sequence stars and their structure; Nuclear processes in stars; End points of stellarevolution; White dwarfs, Neutron stars and Black holes.

Unit 6: Interstellar medium and star formation.

Unit 7: Cluster of stars.

Unit 8: Galaxies.

Unit 9: Universe on large scale: an overview.

Unit 10: Cosmological moles for a homogeneous and isotropic universe.

Unit 11: Early Universe.

References:

1. The Physical Universe: an introduction to Astronomy - Frank H. Shu

2. Cosmos - Carl Sagan

3. Fundamental Astronomy - H. Karttunen et. al

COURSE: GE – HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (FOR EVENSEMESTER)

Unit 1: What is Science?

Unit 2: Scientific Reasoning.

Unit 3: Explanation in Science.

Unit 4: Realism and Anti-realism.

Unit 5: Scientific change and Scientific evolution.

Unit 6: Philosophical problems in physics, biology and psychology.

Unit 7: Science and its critics.

Unit 8: Conclusions.

References:

1. Science order and creativity -D. Bohm and D. Peat

2. Understanding Philosophy of Science - J. Ladyman

3. Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary introduction - A. Rosenberg

DEPPARTMENT: MANAGEMENT

COURSE: GE - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (FOR ODD SEMESTER)

1) Organization- the concept. 2) Human behavior- concepts and practice. 3) Leadership and leadership styles.4) Motivation- theory and practice. 5) Communication.6) Individual and Group dynamics. 7) OB and decision making.8) Presentation and case studies.

COURSE: GE - BUSINESS STRATEGY (FOR EVEN SEMESTER)

1) Concept of business strategy- reactive, preactive and proactive strategies.

2) McKinsey 7S framework. 3) Impact of environment in strategy formulation.4) Mega, Micro and relevant environment.5) The strategic management pyramid. 6) Swot analysis.7) BCG growth share matrix.

SKILL ENHANCEMENTCOURSE (SEC)

Course: SEC1 – Mentored Seminar ICredit: 1 (1L-0T-0P)

In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the first semester under theguidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students aretaught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable inanswering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.

Course: SEC2 – Mentored Seminar IICredit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the second semester under theguidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students aretaught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable inanswering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.

Course: SEC3 – Mentored Seminar IIICredit: 1 (1L-0T-0P)

In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the third semester under theguidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students aretaught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable inanswering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.

Course: SEC4 – Mentored Seminar IVCredit: 1 (1L-0T-0P)

In this course, every student has to prepare presentations during the fourth semester under theguidance of any faculty of the department who will mentor the student’s work. The students aretaught how to prepare a presentation, how to deliver seminar and to make them comfortable inanswering the questions asked to them during the interactive session. At the end of the semester,the student has to deliver a lecture on a specific topic.

ABILITY ENHANCEMENTCOMPULSORY COURSES

(AECC)

Course: AECC1 – Communicative English Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

Unit 1 - Functional grammarTenses: basic forms and use; sentence formation; common errors; parts of speech, direct andreported speech structures and voices

Unit 2 - Letter WritingJob application; business letter; editorial letter; email

Unit 3 - Essay WritingOverall argument; consistent logic; main points; paragraphs; introduction & conclusion

Unit 4 - Report WritingManuscript; memo

Unit 5 - Precis WritingUnderstanding main points; inculcating precision; reducing to basics

Unit 6 - Note Making

Unit 7 - Other Kinds of TextsNotice; Circular; Agenda; Minutes

Unit 8 - Presentation SkillsSoft skills; relevance of content; knowledge and confidence

Unit 9 - Group DiscussionThe basic structure of GD's; workshops to develop participation and team-work skills

Unit 10 - Role playWhat is 'role play'? identifying and understanding one's role; workshops

Unit 11 - Developing Interview SkillsThe "Do's & Don'ts" of Interviews; verbal proficiency; personality development; mock-interviews

References:

Nilanjana Gupta - Communicate with Confidence (Anthem Press, 2011)

Barun Mitra - Effective Technical Communication: Guide for Scientists and Engineers (OUP,2006)

Course: AECC1 – Environmental ScienceCredit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

Unit 1: Environment and its components:Definition, Geographical distribution of environment, Environmental chemistry, Atmosphere andits composition.

Unit 2: Forest resources: Use and over exploitation, deforestation, timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests, tribal people.

Unit 3: Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams- benefits and problems.

Unit 4: Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and over-grazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer and pesticides, water logging, salinity.

Unit 5: Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy resources, use of alternative energysources.

Unit 6: Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man induced landslides, soil erosion and desertification.

Unit 7: Ecosystem, Biodiversity and its Conservation:Concept of ecosystem, structure and function of ecosystem, Energy flow, Bio-geological cycles,Introduction to biodiversity, genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological diversity,Biogeographical classification of India, Biodiversity Hot-spots, conservation of biodiversity.

Unit 8: Environmental Pollution:Definition, cause and effect of pollution, Control measures of pollution, Air pollution, Waterpollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Solid waste management, Disaster management, roleof the society to control pollution.

Unit 9: Environmental issues, Laws and ethics:

Water conservation, climate change: cause and effect, global warming, acid rain, ozone layerdepletion, hazardous material industries, Wasteland reclamation, Environment protection act, Air(prevention and control of pollution) act, Water (prevention and control of pollution) act,Wildlife protection act, Forest conservation act, issues involved in enforcement of environmentlegislation, Public awareness.

UNIVERSITY SPECIFIEDCOURSE (USC)

Course: USC1 – Foreign Language –I (German)Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

Lesson 1

Speech acts:Greetings and farewells 1st, 2nd and 3rd person introduction. Speaking about other persons Numbers till 20 Exchanging telephone numbers and E-mail addresses. How to spell a word? Speaking about countries and languages. Grammar: W-Questions and declarative sentences, personal pronouns- I. Vocabulary: Numbers, countries and languages.

Lesson 2:

Speech acts: Speaking about hobbies. Weekdays and weekends. Speaking about work, profession and working hours. Numbers above 20 Seasons Making profiles on the internet Grammar: Definitive articles, verbs and personal pronouns-II, yes/no questions, plurals, verbs 'haben’ and ‘sein’. Vocabulary: Hobbies, Days of the week, numbers from 20, months of the year, seasons

Lesson 3

Speech acts: To name places and buildings To ask questions about places Picture stories To enquire about things

Transportation Concept of international words Grammar: Articles for nouns, definite articles, indefinite articles, negative articles, imperative sentences. Vocabulary: Places and buildings, transportation, directions.

Course: USC1 – Foreign Language –I (Spanish)Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

1. Introduction, Alphabets

2. Vocabulary (Relatives, Fruits, Flowers, Colours, Food, Dress, Days of Week, Month, yearetc.)

3. Numbers

4. Noun

5. Subject Pronoun

6. Indicative Mood

7. Verbs: - Regular

8. Verbs Irregular: - Ser, Estar, Tener, Haber, poder, poner etc.

9. Verbs Irregular: - Stem Changing (e to ie), (e to i), (o to ue)

10. Adjective: -Regular Comparative and Superlative

11. Reflexive Verb

12. Object Pronoun

13. Preposition

14. Demonstrative Adjective

15. Possesive Adjective

16. Possesive Pronoun

17. Por and Para

18. Past Tense: - Preterite

19. Audio

20. Conversation

Course: USC1 – Foreign Language I (Japanese)Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory:

a. Course Title: Japanese Language Course

b. Learning Objectives:

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.

Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Text Books:

① Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative languagecompetences (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)

② Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative languageactivities (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)

1. Japanese Script & Greetings Hiragana (Japanese Native Script) Katakana (Foreign Script) Kanji Exchange greetings in Japanese

2. Japanese Vocabulary Country Names, Languages, Occupations, Family, People, Numbers Food, Drinks, Food for Lunch, Easting Places Home, Furniture, Places to visit Near buy, Rooms, Things in the room Daily routines, Time, Free-time activities, Places, Calendar

3. Basic Conversation & Grammar 4. Listening, Reading and Writing activities in Japanese Self-introduction My Family Favorite Food My family's breakfast My breakfast, My lunch My home, My room My daily life My week's schedule

Course: USC2 – Foreign Language II (German) Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

Lesson 4:

Speech acts: Talk about food, planning a shopping, conversations during shipping, conversationsin a Restaurant, understanding texts with W-Questions.

Grammar: Positions in a sentence, sentence structure, ‘Akkusativ’ and 'Akkusativ'-verbs.

Vocabulary: meals, groceries, beverages, shops and businesses.

Lesson 5:

Speech acts: Understanding of time and to call, informations with date and time, talking aboutfamily, planning an appointment, to apologise for delay, cancellation of an appointment over thetelephone.

Grammar: Informations with date and time with prepositions 'um’, 'am’, 'von’……. ‘bis’,possessive articles, Modal verbs,

Vocabulary: Daily routine, time, family.

Lesson 6:

Speech acts: Planning something together, to speak about birthdays, to receive and sendinvitations, talk about events, finding of particular informations in a text.

Grammar: separable verbs, preposition 'für’ for ‘Akkusativ’, personal pronouns, past tense of'haben’ and 'sein’.

Vocabularies: Hobbies, food, beverages, passion and events

Course: USC2 – Foreign Language II (Spanish) Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

1. Gustar , Encantar, Doler Verb2. Some More irregular Verbs- Saber , Conocer , querer, hacer etc3. Past Tense:- Preterite indefinido

4. Audio

5. Conversation

6. Comprehension

7. Picture description

8. Letter Writing

9. Paragraph Writing

10. Form Filling

Course: USC2 – Foreign Language II (Japanese) Credit: 2 (2L-0T-0P)

Component: Theory

a. Course Title: Japanese Language Course

b. Learning Objectives:

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.

Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

d. Text Books:

① Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative languagecompetences (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)

② Marugoto: Japanese language and culture Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative languageactivities (Goyal Publisher & Distributer Pvt Ltd. New Delhi)

1. Japanese Script Kanji 2. Japanese Vocabulary Hobbies (sports, films, music, etc.), Places, Events, Calendar

Transport, Places in Town, Locations

Souvenirs, Counting Numbers, Clothes, Prices

Holiday activities 3. Conversation & Grammar

4. Listening, Reading and Writing activities in Japanese My hobby

My town

My shopping last week

Clothes that I like

My Holiday trip

Experiences in Japan