Course teacher(s)
Kristin BARTIK (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
Structure and function of biomolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids).
Introduction to metabolism.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
This course aims to give the fundamentals of organic chemistry in order to explain biological processes at the molecular level.
The objective is for students to acquire the basic knowledge of the chemistry of living organisms.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis
Teaching methods and learning activities
Interactive face-to-face lectures based on a powerpoint presentation.
Face-to-face supervised exercises carried out for the purpose of consolidation, reminder, control or discovery of theoretical knowledge.
Work in pairs with report and presentation
Contribution to the teaching profile
This teaching unit contributes to the following competences
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Understand the chemical processes whithin and related to living organisms
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Organic chemistry: structure and function, K.P.C. Vollhardt and N.E. Schore (2007 - 5th Edition), Freeman.
Organic Chemistry: a biological approach, J. McMurry (2007), Thomson.
Fundamentals of biochemistry: life at the molecular level, D. Voet, J.G. Voet and C.W. Pratt (2006 - 2nd edition), Wiley.
Biochemistry, J.M. Berg, J.L. Tymoczko and L. Stryer (2007 - 6th Edition), Freeman.
Foundations of Chemical Biology, C.M. Dobson, J.A. Gerrard and A.J. Pratt (2001), Oxford Chemistry Primers, OUP.
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Other information
Contacts
Prof. Kristin Bartik : kristin.bartik@ulb.be
Teaching assistant : Dr Karolis Norvaisa : karolis.norvaisa@ulb.be
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- written examination
- Group work
written examination
- Open question with short answer
- Open question with developed answer
Group work
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
Written exam : 75%
Written report and presentation of the group project : 25%
Final grade = weighted geometrical average = (exam)0.75*(group work)0.25
Language(s) of evaluation
- english