Module Information
Module Identifier
BR24510
Module Title
Biochemistry in Practice
Academic Year
2017/2018
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Mutually Exclusive
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 1 Hour Lecture |
| Practical | 10 x 4 Hour Practicals |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Mini-reports. Three written reports of experimental results and interpretation. | 60% |
| Semester Assessment | Article-style report. Report of experimental strategy, methods and results. | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Implement experimental protocols
2. Report experimental protocols and research findings in appropriate formats.
Brief description
The aim of this module is to give students the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to enable them to understand and implement experimental protocols.
This module is a shorter version of module BS22920, with which it is jointly taught. However, students undertake fewer experiments and there are no learning outcomes related to the creation of experimental protocols.
The module is aimed at non-biochemists who wish to gain experience of the most commonly used biochemical experimental techniques.
This module is a shorter version of module BS22920, with which it is jointly taught. However, students undertake fewer experiments and there are no learning outcomes related to the creation of experimental protocols.
The module is aimed at non-biochemists who wish to gain experience of the most commonly used biochemical experimental techniques.
Content
Implementation of experimental protocols.
Presentation of experimental results
The largest component of the module will be practical work, and experiments undertaken will provide experience under two general headings:
1. Isolation of Biomolecules (for example, purification of phosphatases, protein separation, etc.)
2. Analysis of Biomolecules (for example determination of phosphatase Km and Vmax parameters, determination of molecular weight, etc.)
Presentation of experimental results
The largest component of the module will be practical work, and experiments undertaken will provide experience under two general headings:
1. Isolation of Biomolecules (for example, purification of phosphatases, protein separation, etc.)
2. Analysis of Biomolecules (for example determination of phosphatase Km and Vmax parameters, determination of molecular weight, etc.)
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Practical work will involve calculations using acquired data. |
| Communication | The production of balanced practical reports. Listening skills for the workshops and subsequent discussion in practical classes. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Outside the formal contact hours, students will be expected to research materials, manage time and meet deadlines. |
| Information Technology | Accessing the web for information sources and using databases to find primary literature. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | Practical classes will allow students to gain experience in designing, executing, interpreting data and writing-up assessed biochemical and chemical experiments. |
| Research skills | Students will research topics beyond the depth and scope of the provided material using both directed and independent study. Information from a variety of sources will be the object of scrutiny and comment. Practical classes will allow the development of key biological research skills at an early stage of their academic careers. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will gain experience of issues related to the planning, execution and reporting of experiments. They will be able to find, understand, modify and utilize existing protocols from the literature, and report methodologies as appropriate for a variety of media. |
| Team work | Students will work in pairs/small groups during practical sessions. They will need to discuss their experimental design and work effectively as a small team in practical classes. Feedback will be provided on how groups are working together. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5