General Biochemistry

Μάθημα: General Biochemistry
Course Number: B0016
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COURSE OUTLINE

 

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF STUDIES 7
COURSE CODE Β0016 SEMESTER  3rd
COURSE TITLE GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

 TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS
Lectures and laboratory course 5 5
COURSE TYPE Special Background
PREREQUISITE COURSE(S): –
LANGUAGE (TEACHING AND EXAMS) Greek
THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS NO
COURSE WEBSITE (URL) https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01202/

 

  1. TEACHING OUTCOMES
Teaching outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the phenomenon of life in different biological systems. In particular, basic knowledge is provided about the structure, function, organization, regulation, and evolution of biologically active macromolecules and their intermediate metabolites. The ultimate goal is to prepare students for subjects that are more closely related to the science of agriculture in the following years of their studies.

The following are the main teaching outcomes:

  1. Understand the biological role and biochemical function of the major biological molecules (primary metabolites) as well as the metabolic pathways.
  2. Develop knowledge in the design and methodological approach in the field of Biochemistry.
  3. Empowering knowledge necessary for the introduction and understanding of specialized subjects in the science of Agriculture such as Molecular Genetics.
  4. Development of study capacity either independently or in collaboration (teamwork)
  5. Developing the ability to present acquired knowledge to both specialist and non-specialist audiences (teamwork oral presentation).
General capabilities
§  Independent work

§  Teamwork

§  Literature search, data analysis, and synthesis

§  Development of inductive reasoning

 

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
The course involves the study of:

  1. The biological role of amino acids, peptides, and proteins.
  2. The specific biological role of proteins (receptors – lectins – antibodies).
  3. The specific biological role of proteins (chromoproteins – oxygen and electron transfer proteins).
  4. Enzymes.
  5. The biological role of carbohydrates.
  6. Structure and biological role of lipids and membranes – lipid peroxidation
  7. Energy lipids – structural lipids – the specific biological role of lipids – cell membranes).
  8. Structure and biological role of nucleic acids (nucleotides – nucleotide chains – DNA and RNA structure.
  9. Introduction to energy metabolism.
  10. Oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation.
  11. Carbohydrates metabolism.
  12. Lipids metabolism.
  13. Proteins metabolism.

 

  1. TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT METHODS
DELIVERING METHOD In classroom
IT USE §  Powerpoint, videos

§  e-class

 
TEACHING ORGANIZATION Activity Semester workload

 
Lectures 39
Laboratory courses 26
Teamwork 35
Independent study 25
Course total

(25-hour workload per credit unit)

  

125
STUDENT ASSESSMENT

 

 In order to pass this course, each student must complete all of the following compulsory requirements:

  • Laboratory evaluation:

Laboratory experiments and reports, oral and written examination in the lab.

  • Theory evaluation:

Formal examination (mid-semester and final written examinations), a literature review assignment (during the semester).

 

  1. PROPOSED LITERATURE
Biochemistry. Berg M.J., Tymoczko L.J., Stryer L.

Biochemistry. T.A. Brown

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Athanasios Kimbaris
Contact details: Tel: +00352552041168, email: kimparis@agro.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1) NO
Evaluation methods: (2) Written and oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
Implementation Instructions: (3) Students will be examined with the distance learning method through the eclass platform concerning written examination, while the oral examination will be performed through the Microsoft Teams platform also with the distance learning method.

Students’ positive identification will be ensured by showing on camera their institutional credentials through MsTeams platform while they will participate in the oral examination procedure in groups of five persons each time. Furthermore, the writing examination procedure will occur through the eclass platform, where students will be able to participate by joining the appropriate exercise found in eclass, with their institutional passwords. The aforementioned exercise will be in the form of a number of multiple questions that have to be completed in a specific time period. It should be noted that for any answer, right or wrong will be a positive or a negative grade respectively.

 

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  • Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
  • written assignment or/and exercises
  • written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
  • In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

 

  1. a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
  2. b) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
  3. c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.

There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of students eligible to participate in the examination.