Psyc 408 Human Behavior Genetics
Preface
Instructor Information
Syllabus
Course Objectives
Grades
Course Components
Course Policies
Accommodations
Deadlines
Course Schedule
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1
What We Know and What We Don’t
Objectives
Lecture Notes
About Me
What is Behavior Genetics?
Themes in Behavior Genetics
Prep Work
Participation Activities
2
We’ve Been Wrong Before
Objectives
Lecture Notes
A Very Brief History of Eugenics
Candidate Genes
Prep Work
Participation Activities
3
Ancestry and Scientific Racism
Objectives
Lecture Notes
Population Genetics & Ancestry
Principal Components Analysis
Ancestry and Scientific Racism
Prep Work
Participation Activities
4
Finding and Reading Behavior Genetic Papers
Objectives
Lecture Notes
Finding Behavior Genetic Papers
General tips for reading
How to Read a Classical Twin Study
How to Read a GWAS
Participation Activities
Course Project Assignment Due
5
Team Project: Core Phenotypes
Objectives
Lecture Notes
Prep Work
Participation Activities
Team Resources
Autism
Cognitive Ability
Depression
Drug Use
Height
Schizophrenia
6
Do Genes Cause Behavior? I: Methods Teams
Objectives
Lecture Notes
Prep Work
Participation Activities
Team Resources
Co-Twin Control Studies
Gene-Environment Correlation
Gene-Environment Interaction
Mendelian Randomization
Non-Human Animal Models
Genomic Heritability
Polygenic Scoring
7
Do Genes Cause Behavior? II: Phenotype Teams
Objectives
Lecture Notes
Prep Work
Participation Activities
Team Resources
Body Size
Cognitive Aging
Educational Attainment
Externalizing
Neuroticism
Schizophrenia
8
Article Summaries Workshop
9
Science Communication
10
Gattaca
11
Draft Paper Workshop
12
Team Project: Current Issues
13
Digital Media Project Workshop
14
Genetics at Trial
15
Wrap Up
Course Project
Objectives
Project Schedule
Project Milestone 1: Topic + 5 references
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
Deadline
P.S. Example Topics
Project Milestone 2: 10 article summaries
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
15.0.1
Deadline
Project Milestone 3: Draft paper
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
Deadline
Project Milestone 4: Draft digital media project
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
Deadline
Project Milestone 5: Paper peer reviews
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
Deadline
Project Milestone 6: Final digital media project
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
Deadline
Project Milestone 7: Final paper
Objectives
Time Estimate
Assignment Instructions
Evaluation
Deadline
Glossary
Student Resources
UIUC Student Resources
Writing and Research
Genetics and Statistics
Course Activity Templates
Instructor Resources
Teaching Human Behavior Genetics
Tools
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