Characteristics of living organisms-Basic classification-cell theory-structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell-Introduction to biomolecules: definition-general classification and important functions of carbohydrates-lipids-proteins-nucleic acids vitamins and enzymes-genes and chromosome
Plant System: basic concepts of plant growth-nutrition-photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation- Animal System: elementary study of digestive-respiratory-circulatory-excretory systems and their functions-Microbial System: history-types of microbes-economic importance and control of microbes
Evolution: theories of evolution - Mendel’s cell division–mitosis and meiosis-evidence of e laws of inheritance-variation and speciation-nucleic acids as a genetic material-central dogma immunity-antigens-antibody-immune response
Definition-causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes,cancer, hypertension, influenza, AIDS and Hepatitis
Transgenic plants and animals-stem cell and tissue engineering-bioreactors-biopharming- recombinant vaccines-cloning-drug discovery-biological neural networks-bioremediation- biofertilizer-biocontrol-biofilters-biosensors-biopolymers-bioenergy-biomaterials-biochips-basic biomedical instrumentation.
Reference Book:
Govindarajan M, Natarajan S, Senthil Kumar V. S, Engineering Ethics, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2004. Charles B. Fleddermann, ―Engineering Ethics, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2004. Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard and Michael J. Rabins, ―Engineering Ethics – Concepts and Cases, Cengage Learning, 2009. Edmund G Seebauer and Robert L Barry, ―Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001. Laura P. Hartman and Joe Desjardin―Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity and Social Responsibility Mc Graw Hill education, India Pvt. Ltd.,New Delhi, 2013.
Text Book:
Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,2003 R.R Gaur, R Sangal, G P Bagaria, A foundation course in Human Values and professional Ethics, Excel books, New Delhi, 2010, ISBN 978-8-174-46781-2
