UR - Elearning Platform

This is an introductory course on Blended Learning for learners enrolled in University of Rwanda courses.

Course Outcomes

On completion learners will be able to,

• Navigate to the UR Moodle server and locate the courses they are enrolled for;
• Access the course materials and activities;
  
• Use the Moodle communication tools to interact with peers and facilitators;
• Submit work using the Moodle assignment tool;
• Complete quizzes, examinations and tests using the Moodle assesment tools.
• Track their progress through online courses;
• Check their grades using the online platform.
  

This module will help students understand the concept of medical bacteriology and address the fundamental mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity. It will also provide to students the opportunities to develop diagnostic skills in Microbiology.

.The module aims to enable the students to understand the physiological effects of biochemical reactions of the human body. 

The module provides the detailed description of structure and functions of biomolecules including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, hormones, vitamins and their derivates. 

The module will also enable the students to discuss the metabolic disorders related to the metabolic pathways.    

This module provides the basic concepts of medical microbiology, such as the structure, function and morphology of bacteria, relationship between microbes and environment, classification, nutrition and reproduction. It also covers the normal flora, infection, disease and propagation,  body defences against microbial invasion and basic laboratory techniques.

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The aim of this module is to introduce the student to the concepts of Molecular Biology and describe nucleic acids and proteins and how these molecules interact within the cell to promote proper growth, division, and development. Students will develop knowledge and an understanding of molecular mechanisms of DNA replication, repair, protein synthesis …. etc. Also, the module will cover the detection of biological molecules (biomarkers) associated with infectious or genetic disease in patient samples

This module identifies the essential knowledge, skills and attitude that you need to be active lifelong learners in clinical Immunology. The curriculum is designed to equip you with essential knowledge of basic immunology in health and disease, particularly focusing on the types of immunity as well as its components and their interactions to generate an immune response

1. In this module you will classify medically important parasites according to their location in the body and/or their visual similarities. You will also need to understand and describe their interactions with the human body and how to diagnose them for safe management of the patient and prevent diseases in the hospital and community settings.
2. In this module you will particularly describe the medically important helminth  parasites under the following principal and basic concepts: epidemiology, morphology, mechanisms of spreading, transmission, life cycle, host-parasite interactions and immune responses, symptomatology, clinical samples collected, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention and control measures.

The aim of this module is to provide basic understanding of biology at molecular level, including the interrelationship between DNA, RNA and protein synthesis. The module further introduces the role of nucleic acid amplification technology and blotting techniques in medical Laboratory diagnostics. At the end of this module, the students will be able to describe the interrelationship between DNA, RNA and proteins, explain gene expression and regulation in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, discuss gene mutation and phenotypic consequences, PCR technologies and their applications, detection of amplicons and finally understand quality assurance and quality control in Molecular Biology Laboratory.  

The aim of this module is to help students to acquire knowledge about microbes and their importance in food industry. They will master the basic techniques in food microbiology and have knowledge of food poisoning and food spoilage. It will also help students to apply the knowledge of medical microbes in the in analysis of water, sewage and air, food, milk and milk products.

THIS COURSE DISCUSSES THE PRINCIPLES OF LEUKEMIAS AND LYMPHOMAS AS WELL AS WELL AS DISCUSSING CONCEPTS OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION  PRACTICE 

This module deals with Laboratory investigation of immunological disorders, Immunoassays, Vaccination, Immunotherapies and Advanced immunological techniques such as; Flow cytometry, Western blot,...

Parasitology III focuses on the characteristics, diagnosis, and epidemiology of blood and tissue dwelling helminths as well as the host-parasite interactions at the cellular and molecular level.

This module elaborates on the biology, pathology, epidemiology, immuno- and molecular- epidemiology of blood and tissue protozoa. Treatment and control strategies of diseases caused by these parasites are also discussed. Learners also get to apply modern diagnostic techniques in the field of parasitology.

The clinical Chemistry 1 module introduces the students to the topic of chemical detection and measurement in clinical Laboratory. This module provides fundamental knowledge in analytical chemistry and Clinical chemistry, and a strong background in quantitative and qualitative analysis of biomedical specimens.