Mutah University 
Detailed Syllabus Form

First : Course Information:

•	Course Number:0305211	•	 Course Title: Embryology  	
•	 Credit Hours:   3 hrs	•	College: Science 	
•	Pre-requisite: Biology102	•	Department: Biological sciences	
•	Instructor: waed Al-shamaileh	•	Semester & Academic Year: 
2nd semester , 2017-2018	
•	the time of the lecture: 
10-11	Sunday,Tuesday, Thursday
	•	OfficeHours: 9-10 pm Sunday,Tuesday
          thursday	

Second : General  Course Description 
        This course deals with progressive changes by which multicellular organisms
arise, by creating framework that integrate many sciences as: molecular biology,
cell biology, anatomy, cancer research, immunology, evolutionary and ecological 
studies.
It deals with the transformation of a fertilized egg into adult. Topics include  the  major developmental stages:  gametogensis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation and organogenesis   

Third : Course  Objectives  

1.	To study animal developmental stages :gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, and organogenesis.

2.	To understand features of sperm, eggs, morula, blastula, gasterula .

3.	To learn about experimental embryology which became necessary approach to analyses the factors controlling development by direct manipulation of the embryo.
Fourth: Expected Learning Outcomes 
1.	Ability to distinguish the deep differences between sperm and egg structure and functions.
2.	Familiarity with concepts of: gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, and organogenesis.
3.	Understanding the different patterns of embryonic cleavage
4.	Ability to analyze the factors that control the embryo development in human. 

5.	Fifth : Course Plan  Distribution & Learning  Resources

Learning Resources  	Topics to be Covered	Week
No.	
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos 	Introduction to embryology
- developmental stages in brief, 
- Ontogeny Vs phylogeny
- Separation of somatic cells 
  and germ cells, 
-	Migration of cells 
	1.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Gametogensis :
-	Origin of germ cells
-	Spermatogenesis.	2.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Gametogenesis (cont)
-endocrine regulation 
 of spermatogensis 
-	Meosis 
-	Vitellogenesis 	3.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Gametogenesis (cont)
-	 Oogenesis 
	4.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Maturation and ovulation	5.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	-	Menestrul cycle 
-	Modification in gametogensis 
    In some animals	6.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	  Fertilization
 -Major activities of fertilization
 - Historical note  
 - Structures in sperms and eggs	7.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos+ videos	 Fertilization (cont) 
 -Recognition of sperms and eggs
- Prevention of polyspermy	8.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	 Fertilization (cont) 
-Fast block to plyspermy
-Slow block to polyspermy	9.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Fertilization (cont)
-Fusion of genetic material 
-activation of egg metabolism
- Rearrangement of egg cytoplasm	10.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Cleavage
-Yolk for feedings
-Patterns of emberyonic cleavage	11.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	 Cleavage (cont)
- Patterns of emberyonic cleavage
   (cont)
-features of mammalian cleavage      	12.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	 Gastrulation 	13.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	 Oorganogenesis	14.		
Text book (as powerpoint slides) + internet photos	Experimental emberyology 	15.		
		16.		

       

Sixth : Teaching Strategies  and Methods   

Teaching Strategies and Methods	No 	
Lecturing using power point  slides 	1	
Using videos 	2	
Short students presentations ( according to students number)	3	
Discussion and critical thinking skills 	4	
	5	

Seventh : Methods of Assessment 
  
Proportion of Final Evaluation	Evaluation    Methods of 	Week & Date	No.	
25%	First Exam	6	1.	
25%	Second Exam	12	2.	
50%	Final Exam	16	3.	
			4.	
			5	
			6	
(100%)		Total	

Eighth : Required Textbooks 

- Primary  Textbook: 
            
1. Scott F.Gilbert (1991).Developmental Biology. third Edition.  Library of congress Cataloging-in-Publlication Data.                                                                                                       

- Secondary References
1. T.Subramoniam (2002). Developmental Biology. Narosa publishing                                                             
              House.

Ninth : General  Instructions 

Additional Notes, Office hours, Incomplete Exams, Reports, Papers,  …etc	No 	
Any additional videos, Notes,….by students about embryology  are welcome	1	
In some course ( depending on students numbers) about 5% of points , student can get for their a scientific activities:  talk, videos….  .	2	
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