Course Outcomes

             Semester-I               Course Title: Ecology & Environmental Biology                                      

                                                           Course Outcomes

Students would develop an understanding with respect to:

❖ CO1: the concept of basic theories and principles of ecology.

❖ CO2: critical understanding of the concepts like population dynamics, community structure and abundance, species interactions, energy flow, productivity, succession, biological invasions etc.

❖ CO3: critical understanding of the human influence on environment.

❖ CO4: the practical aspects based on research/field trainings.

                                                   Course Title: Fundamentals of Genetics

❖ CO1: basic concepts of chromosomes, their special forms and aberrations.

❖ CO2: structure of genetic material, basic hereditary principles ; mutations and DNA repair mechanism .

❖ CO3: fundamentals of DNA replication , protein synthesis and control of gene expression..

                                                       Course title : Ichthyology

❖ CO1: the fish classification, structure and adaptations in relation to diverse habitat conditions in fishes.

❖ CO2: the basic concepts of feeding, reproductive & respiratory ecology in fishes

❖ CO3: parental care and adaptive capabilities to special environment in fishes etc.

                                                      Course Title: Immunology

❖ CO1: the basic knowledge about immune system and its role in improving general health and immunity.

❖ CO2: critical concepts of immune system, immune cells and immunological techniques

❖ CO3:tumour immunology and transplantation immunology .

                                              Course Title: An Introduction to Insect Diversity

CO1: the basic knowledge about the morphology, taxonomic diversity and physiology of insects.

CO2: Critical understanding of the key concepts of insect ecology, biology and its relationship with various biotic and abiotic factors.

CO3: practical and applied aspects of entomology.

Semester-II                         Course Title: Cell Biology & Research Instrumentation

❖ CO-1: the structural and functional unit of life.

❖ CO-2: the basic concepts of cell biology: cell cycle, cell communication, cell signaling and cell death.

❖ CO-3: principles and working ofvarious instruments for the study of cell architecture, cellular components and cell machinery.

                                                   Course Title : Functional Anatomy of Animals

CO1: comparative functioning of the organ systems across the animal world.

CO2: the insights into developmental and physiological adaptations vs evolutionary strategies.

CO3: coordination of various biological systems within diverse animal groups.

                                                        Course Title: Basic Endocrinology

❖ CO-1: the comparative morphology and physiology of neuro-endocrine systems in invertebrates and vertebrates.

❖ CO-2: the basic information about the endocrine glands & their secretions.

❖ CO-3: the working principles of hormones and their elated deficiency diseases.

                                                         Course Title: Biotechnology

❖ CO-1: the basics and applied aspects of biotechnology and animal tissue culture.

❖ CO-2: the advanced biotechnological practices and approaches.

❖ CO-3: technology application inmedical, industrial, environmental and agricultural areas.

                                           Course Title : Biodiversity, Conservation & Management

❖ CO1: the basic concepts of biodiversity and its use for human welfare.

❖ CO2: critical understanding of Indian biodiversity and its zoo geographical distribution.

❖ CO3: threats to biodiversity and conversational scopeand strategies.

Semester-III                                         Title : Animal Physiology

❖ CO-1:basic concepts of physiologyviz :digestion,respiration,excretion,cardiovascular,excretory,nervous and muscular systems.

❖ CO-2: gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory stresses vs environment.

❖ CO-3: the mechanisms that work to keep the human body alive and functioning

                                                    Course Title: Fundamentals of Biochemistry

❖ CO-1: structure, types and classification of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

❖ CO-2: enzymes and mechanism of enzyme action .

❖ CO-3: metabolic pathways of various bio-molecules and their functional significance.

                                                   Course Title: Biosystematics, Taxonomy & Evolution

❖ CO1: the importance and application of biosystematics.

❖ CO2: evolution with reference to various theories of organic evolution.

❖ CO3: the major events in evolutionary time scale.

❖ CO4: concepts, origin and mode of speciation.

❖ CO5: evolution of man in lieu of evidences favoring biological evolution.

Semester-IV                                Course Title: Reproductive & Developmental Biology

❖ CO-1: the gonads and their role in reproductive process.

❖ CO-2: the factors and breeding behavior in non mammalians and mammalians.

❖ CO-3: the mechanism, patterns and processes involved in cleavage, blastulation and gastrulation.

❖ CO-4: the key concepts of neural tube formation, organ formation in birds and mammals, metamorphosis in amphibians.

                                                          Course Title: Aquaculture

❖ CO1: various forms and practices of aquaculture.

❖ CO2: aquaculture practices with special emphasis on culture of aquatic organisms

❖ CO3: preparation andmanagement of different types of ponds for carp culture.

     CO4: types of fish feed, their composition and formulation techniques.

                                                     Course Title: Microbiology

❖ CO1: microorganisms and their application in health, industries and agriculture.

❖ CO2: transmission mechanism and clinical presentations of common diseases.

❖ CO3: agriculture / soil microbiology and bio remediation .

                                                                Course Title: Limnology

❖ CO1:limnological aspects of inland freshwater resources.

❖ CO2: relation of inland water resources with the terrestrial ecosystem.

❖ CO3: biological diversity of lentic and lotic water bodies.

❖ CO4: conservation, management and rehabilitation aspects of wetlands. .

                                                                Course Title: Fish & fisheries

❖ CO1:present status and future potential of fish resources of India.

❖ CO2: fish: its biotic and abiotic environment.

❖ CO3: fish breeding: culture and captive breeding techniques.

❖ CO4: fish nutrition: requirements, processing and preservation techniques .

❖ CO5: fishaquarium : setting and health management

                                                    Title: Molecular Genetics & Cytogenetics

❖ CO1:analysis of human chromosomes by using classical and advanced cytogenetic techniques.

❖ CO2: genetics of human disorders by Pedigree analysis and karyotyping

❖ CO3:genetic and molecular basis of human genetic diseases.

❖ CO4:human genome project, human cloning, single gene and multifactorial disorders.

                                                          Course Title: Entomology

❖ CO1: importance of beneficial and non-beneficial insects.

❖ CO2: applied aspects of insects and their services to human welfare .

❖ CO3: insect behaviour, insect plant interactions ,insect pest management and their control measures.

                                                  CourseTitle: Biological Anthropology

❖ CO-1: biological anthropology: historical background ,scope and application .

❖ CO-2: history of human evolution / principles and processes of human evolution.

❖ CO-3: human biology; genetics, epidemiology and susceptibility to various diseases.