Course Assignment

Overview: What is your assignment?

Review the following tutorial and answer all of the questions included throughout the four sections:

1. The Role of Genetics in Your Profession (4 questions)

2. Eliciting Genetic Health Risks (1 question and pedigree)

3. Basic Genetics Review (2 questions)

4. Interpreting Genetic Health Risks (10 questions)

The tutorial should take approximately 45 minutes to complete. However, this time estimate is highly variable and depends on your current knowledge and on the number of outside links you choose to visit. You must answer all of the questions and score 70% or higher to receive full credit for the assignment. Please write your answers on the answer sheet provided in class. If you do not have an answer sheet one can be obtained by clicking on the following link answer sheet.

Links to other websites can be found throughout the tutorial. These links will provide you with further information about selected topics. It is not required that you visit all of the outside websites, but you may find them interesting and/or helpful in answering some of the questions.

Goal:

Following this assignment you will recognize how genetics may impact your future career and you will have confidence in your ability to find, utilize and understand genetic information and resources.

Learning Objectives: What will I be able to do?

1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about how the field of genetics may influence your future profession

2. Obtain and record genetic information while taking a family medical history

3. Understand basic genetic principles

4. Recognize various inheritance patterns and the genetic risks for each pattern

Procedure: How do I begin?

To start the assignment click on the link below. Be sure you are using internet explorer or you will be unable to access this tutorial.

BEGIN Tutorial