DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

Programme Outcomes 

The Program Outcomes devised for the Subject of Zoology is as follows
 PO1  Show basic understanding of the academic and technical field of Zoology, its different learning areas and applications, and its link with related inter-disciplinary subjects.
 PO2 Demonstrate the imperative knowledge as a professional in relation to the course in different fields of work inclusive of research and development, teaching, competitive examination mentors by recreating various experimental aspects of the subject.
 PO3 Present the expertise in areas related to their individual specialization like genetic engineering, be able to understand the real time developmental works and researches in the respective domain.
 PO4 Able to examine the present environmental conditions like Wildlife Management, Climatic changes, Global Warming, Energy Crisis and Natural resources depletion that are discussed as a paper to improvise the conceptual knowledge for identifying any problems related and help in creating the eco-friendly environment.
 PO5 Based on the techniques and methodologies discussed in the vital topics like Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, should be able to manifest the knowledge in research specific areas and studies related to the Zoology.
 PO6 Able to communicate the concepts, constructs and techniques involved in a skilful way exhibiting the proficiency on the explanatory topics like animal evolution, animal behaviour, animal development and animal ecology.
 PO7 Should be able to create a contextual contents and examples in the real time world based on the applications and discussions carried out in all the subjects like combining clinical laboratory techniques studied as part of Medical Parasitology and behaviours of the microbes studied as part of the Microbiology.
 PO8 Improve the observational, computational, analytical, and ethical skills required for the research, development and professional fields discussed for evolving trends in molecular biology, micro-biology, cell biology, etc.,
 P09 Helps advancement in job, trades and employment with the help of knowledge about animal kingdom and helps create various opportunities in the educational, research and developmental, social entrepreneurial sectors related to the same. Also, provides enough knowledge for an individual to succeed the competitive examinations like CSIR, NET, GATE and TOEFL, etc..
 P10 The Applied Zoology discipline helps by economizing the in-depth information gained by understanding different animal cultures and techniques/methods followed in enabling the industrial, social, and environmental benefits.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO) 

The Program Specific Outcomes for the Subject are as follows
 PSO1 Attain the basic knowledge of the zoology discipline, its prime concepts, and principles, related to various inter-disciplinary subjects, coupled with the biological sciences inclusive of theoretical and experimental information.
 PSO2 Demonstrate the ability to create procedural knowledge, experiments, research works aiding and contributing to the development in/of the field.
 PSO3 Recognition and realization of the substantiate, concerted conceptualization and use them for providing a qualitative outcome/benefit for the economical and/or social growth
 PSO4 Show the competence required for the Major Elective subjects included and able to correlate the knowledge for various educational and industrial benefits to excel in different fields of work.
 PSO5 Participate in the Research and Developmental programmes with ease and should be able to efficiently showcase the expertise in the specialization areas.

PG- Department of   Zoology

Course Outcomes

Course Name : Invertebrates                                                                      Course Code: 21PZL01 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Understand and be able to explain the various Invertebrates species, functional significance of their morphologies and behaviors. 1,6,9  Understand
CO2 Be able to understand the requirements for systematic position, general organization, and their affinities. 1,6,7  Analyze
CO3 Express understanding in the formal taxonomic descriptions, in principles of taxonomic precedence, revision and type specimen designation. 1,7,9  Remember
CO4 Construct phylogenies from suites of the taxonomic characters and be able to critically evaluate groupings based on the principles. 6,7  Create
CO5 Able to use different techniques, principles employed, and be well equipped with the data sets in various fields like R&D, teaching and Industries. 2,8,9  Apply

Course Name : Chordates                                                                               Course Code: 21PZL02 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Understand the Ultra structure of cell and its functions. 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 Understand
CO2 Gain knowledge in Cellular communication 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10 Apply
CO3 Develop the skill towards Protein engineering 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 Create
CO4 Apply appropriate analytical skills for cell manipulation studies 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10 Evaluate
CO5 Create awareness about Cancer development and control mechanisms. 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 Analyze

Course Name : Cell and Molecular biology                                                  Course Code: 21PZL03 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Understand the Ultra structure of cell and its functions. 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 Understand
CO2 Gain knowledge in Cellular communication 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10 Apply
CO3 Develop the skill towards Protein engineering 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 Create
CO4 Apply appropriate analytical skills for cell manipulation studies 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10 Evaluation
CO5 Create awareness about Cancer development and control mechanisms. 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 Analyze

Course Name : Genetics                                                                                     Course Code: 21PZL04

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Understand the fundamental principles of Genetics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Understand
CO2 Create awareness about the fine structure analysis of genes 1,3,4,5,6,9,10 Remember
CO3 Gain knowledge in detection, identification and quantification of genetic disease 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10 Analyze
CO4 Select and apply the appropriate genetic analytical skills and technique in research. 1,3,5,6,7,9,10 Apply
CO5 Develop the skill towards Breed improvement and Drug discovery. 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Create

Course Name : Developmental Biology                                                        Course Code: 21PZL05 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 The main aims with the course are to give the students’ knowledge in developmental biology processes and molecular mechanisms 1,3,4,8,9,10 Remember
CO2 Students are able to know the broad phylogenetic relationships of animal phyla and some of the traits used to support current understanding of these evolutionary relationships. 1,2,4,8,9,10 Understand
CO3 To explain underlying developmental biology processes during tissue development and organogenesis including brain and nervous system 8,9,10 Apply
CO4 Understands the structure of the male and female reproductive systems. 1,5,8,9,10 Understand
CO5 Knows the role of hormones in the process of reproduction and understands the events in pregnancy and foetal development. 1,4,8,9,10 Apply

Course Name : Immunology                                                                             Course Code: 21PZL06 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 The student will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive and practical understanding of basic immunological principles 1,3,5,8,10 Understanding
CO2 Learners will be able to know the cellular ontogeny and organ involvement in immunity. 1,3,5,8,9,10 Evaluating
CO3 The student will be able to identify the role of antigen presenting cells, lymphocytes, and phagocytic cells in immune responses. 5,9,10 Remembering
CO4 The students should be able to conceptualize how the innate and adaptive immune responses coordinate to fight against invading pathogens 1,3,5,9,10 Analysing
CO5 The students should be able to determine immune responses such as hypersensitivity reactions, transplantations or autoimmune diseases 1,3,5,8,9,10 Applying
CO6 The students should be able to improve existing vaccines and able to discuss current immunology issues. 1,3,8,9,10 Creating

Course Name : Applied Zoology                                                                      Course Code: 21PZLM1

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Understand silkworms rearing and their products. 1,3,4,8,9,10 Understand
CO2 Understand the Bee keeping equipment and apiary management. 1,2,4,8,9,10 Understand
CO3 Understand dairy animals’ management, the breeds and diseases of cattle and learn the testing of egg and milk quality. 8,9,10  

Analyse

CO4 Understand the Poultry science, aquaculture, vermicompost and their economic importance and different diseases. 1,3,7,8  

Analyse

CO5 Learn the different animal cultures in a residential areas or industrial areas as a hobby or for the catering the marketing needs. 9  

Apply

Course Name : Microbiology                                                                            Course Code: 21PZLM2 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Acquired knowledge and understanding the fundamentals of Microbiology. 1,3,4,8,9,10 Remember
CO2 Competent enough to use microbiology knowledge and skills to analyze problems involving microbes. 1,2,4,8,9,10 Analyze
CO3 Understanding the concepts of applications of microbiology in various fields including medical, food, industrial, environmental and others. 8,9,10 Apply
CO4 Distinguish the behaviors of the different microbes and their straining techniques. 1,3,7,8 Understand
CO5 Developed a broader perspective of the discipline of microbiology to enable the student to identify challenging societal problems and plan the professional carrier to develop innovative solution for such problems. 9  

Create

Course Name : Biotechnology                                                                          Course Code: 21PZLM3 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 To understand the overall concept of biotechnology and its scope in relation to the Zoology 1,3,4,8,9,10  Understand
CO2 To be able to explain the DNA technology and about the plasmids and cosmids. 1,2,4,8,9,10  Understand
CO3 To be able to distinguish the different techniques involved in the study of biotechnology for industrial needs 8,9,10  Apply
CO4 To be able to explain the Gene characteristics and cloning methods 1,3,7,8  Analyze
CO5 To use or identify the techniques and methods for the commercial requirements that benefits the society. 9  Create

Course Name : Medical Parasitology                                                               Course Code: 21PZLM4 

S. NO. COURSE OUTCOME PSOs Addressed BLOOMS VERB
CO1 Understand the Basic morphology and life cycles of parasites causing diseases in human. 1,3,4,8,9,10  

Understand

CO2 Identify the different parasites based on their structure and importance in the parasitology. 1,2,4,8,9,10  

Remember

CO3 Identify the different behaviour of the parasites and be able to provide diagnosis for any of the diseases reported. 8,9,10  

Apply

CO4 Analyse the different treatments based on the parasite’s morphological methods. 1,3,7,8  

Analyze

CO5 To study the parasites and produce or create drugs and medicines that help in treating various diseases 9  

Create