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Academic Year:
Group of subjects: basic / professional
Module title1):
Biochemistry – module I
Polish Translation3):
Biochemia – moduł I
Faculty4):
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Person in charge of the module5):
prof. dr hab. Bogdan Dębski
Teachers responsible for laboratory
classes, workshops and seminars6):
prof. dr hab. Bogdan Dębski, dr hab. Tomasz Kurył, dr Małgorzata Gajewska, dr Alicja Majewska
Unit responsible for the module7):
Biochemistry Division of the Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty in charge8):
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Module status9):
a) mandatory / elective
Teaching
cycle10):
Objectives of the module12):
Teaching forms and number of
hours13):
Teaching methods14):
Detailed module description15):
Formal prerequisites16):
Initial requirements17):
Semester: winter / summer
Catalogue number:
ECTS 2)
b) stage JM
Module
year 1
language11):
4
c) intramural
English
The aim of the module I of Biochemistry Course is to teach students about the structure and main
functions of biochemical compounds (vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids,
porphyrins) and necessary macro-, and microelements. During the practical part of the course students are
performing qualitative and quantitative analyses to detect the presence and properties of the studied
biochemical compounds. After the first module of Biochemistry Course students should know the
structure and characteristics of compounds from all studied biochemical groups, and detect these
compounds in an unknown biological sample. Module I of Biochemistry prepares the students to the
second level of Biochemistry course (module II), during which they are taught the main metabolic
pathways in the organism. Additionally it prepares the students to participation in the courses of: animal
physiology, pharmacology, toxicology.
a) Lectures (15h)
b)
Laboratory practicals (45h)
c)
Simple biochemical experiments with the use of biochemical analyses, PowerPoint presentations
during lectures, consultations.
Lecture topics cover: homeostasis, water In living organisms, water content in different types of
tissues, pH, dynamic equilibrium; macro- , microelements and their main functions in the organism,
elements antagonism and synergism, transport and binding proteins, role of metals in the organism
diseases caused by their deficiency; exogenous substances: vitamins soluble in water and vitamins
soluble in lipids; types, structure and properties of amino acids; organisation of proteins; allostery;
role and classification of enzymes; structure and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, steroids,
nucleotides and nucleic acids; DNA and RNA molecular biology; structure and functions of
porphyrins, role of the degradation products of heme. During the practical part students: learn how
to establish mineral composition of living organisms; detect vitamins; evaluate structure and
properties of amino acids and proteins; evaluate activity of enzymes; test structure and properties of
carbohydrates; properties of lipids, cholesterol; detect nucleotide components; identify nucleic acids;
establish structure and properties of porphyrins. Lectures supplement and extend the information
provided during the practical part of the course.
Students should finish the Chemistry course with a positive grade before starting the module I of
Biochemistry course.
Participating students should have a good knowledge of chemical compounds and processes, and be
familiar with basic methods used in chemical analyses (quantitative and qualitative).
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Learning outcomes18):
After finishing the module I of Biochemistry
course student should be able to:
01 – describe the structure of biochemical
compounds
from
the
main
groups
(carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, lipids,
nucleic acids, porphyrins, vitamins)
02 – define properties of biochemical
compounds on the basis of their characteristic
reactions
03 – explain the role of the biochemical
compounds from the main groups in the
organism
04 – understand and know the role of macro-and
microelements in the proper functioning of
animal and human organism
05 – define the signs and consequences of the
deficiencies of vitamins and macro-, and
microelements in the organism
Assessment methods19):
Effects: 01-05 – verification tests during laboratory practicals;
Effects: 06-09 – assessment of the effects and interpretation of performed
experiments; verification tests during laboratory practicals
Formal documentation of the
learning outcome20):
Elements impelling final grade21):
After finishing the module I of Biochemistry
course students should have the ability to:
06 – identify the biochemical compounds on the
basis of their characteristic reactions
07 – determine
properties of biochemical
compounds on the basis of their characteristic
reactions
08 – perform qualitative and quantitative analysis
of investigated compounds
09 – interpret the results of biochemical
analyses.
Grade cards of students, test papers signed by students, exam protocol and exam papers signed
by students, grade in the eHMS system
51-100% of the total number of points scored on each of the 3 verifications tests gives a positive
grade from the module I of Biochemistry course.
DETAILED SYSTEM OF EVALUATION:
Participation in practicals of the biochemistry course is obligatory. Students are allowed to miss max. 3
practicals (without giving justification of the absence).
Theoretical preparation of students to current practical will be verified by small tests (7 during
semester).
Students are able to obtain max. 1 point for each small test, which gives a total of 7 points added to the
sum of points obtained during the practical part of Biochemistry course – module I.
Detailed knowledge of topics presented during practicals and corresponding lectures
will be verified during main tests – 3 during semester .
During each verification test student is able to obtain 21 points max. (7 open questions, each for 3
points). Each verification test is passed when a student obtains at least 52% of the total amount
points (11 points min.). Each main test can be repeated once during the semester, allowing
students to correct the grade. Students are obliged to obtain a positive grade from EACH of the 3
verification tests to receive a positive grade from the biochemistry course – module I.
The total number of points that a student can obtain during the Biochemistry course – module I is 70:
21 points (verification test) * 3
=
63 points max.
1 point (small test during practicals) * 7 =
7 points max.
∑70 points max.
Teaching base22):
Point scale and corresponding grade scale for the FINAL GRADE AFTER BIOCHEMISTRY COURSE –
MODULE I:
No. of points:
Grade:
0.0 – 35.0
2.0 (failed)
36.0 – 42.0
3.0 (sufficient)
43.0 – 49.0
3.0 (sufficient +)
50.0 – 56.0
4.0 (good)
57.0– 62.0
4.5 (very good)
5.0 (excellent)
63.0 – 70.0
Lecture Rooms of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratories of the Biochemistry Division at
Department of Animal Physiology, B Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Obligatory and supportive materials23):
1.
2.
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry Fourth edition by Pamela C. Champe, Richard A. Harvey, Denise R. Ferrier ;
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008
Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, fifth edition, by J.Jerry Kaneko, John W. Harvey, Michael L.Bruss; Academic Press
1997
Annotations24):
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Quantitative summary of the module25):
Estimated number of work hours per student (contact and self-study) essential to achieve presumed learning outcomes
of the module18) - base for quantifying ECTS2:
100 h
Total ECTS points, accumulated by students during contact learning:
3 ECTS
Total ECTS points, accumulated by student during practical classes (laboratories, projects, seminars, etc.):
2.0 ECTS
Learning outcomes of the module relative to the learning outcomes of the subject26):
Outcome
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Learning outcomes:
Relative to the learning
outcomes of the subject:
01
describing the structure of biochemical compounds from the main groups (carbohydrates,
amino acids, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, porphyrins, vitamins)
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02
defining properties of biochemical compounds on the basis of their characteristic reactions
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03
explaining the role of the biochemical compounds from the main groups in the organism
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04
05
understanding and knowing the role of macro-and microelements in the proper functioning of
animal and human organism
defining the signs and consequences of the deficiencies of vitamins and macro-, and
microelements in the organism
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06
identifying the biochemical compounds on the basis of their characteristic reactions
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07
determining properties of biochemical compounds on the basis of their characteristic
reactions
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