1. General information
Course:
BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Code:
60605
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
402 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Academic year:
2021-22
Center:
601 - E.T.S. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS AND MOUNTS AB
Group(s):
10
Year:
1
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
MANUEL CARMONA DELGADO
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
IDR
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
967599352
Manuel.Carmona@uclm.es
Lecturer:
ROSARIO SÁNCHEZ GÓMEZ
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
ETSIAM/ Módulo 1/planta 1ª
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
926 053618
Rosario.SGomez@uclm.es
Lecturer:
AMAYA ZALACAIN ARAMBURU
- Group(s):
10
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
ETSIAMB/ Módulo 1/planta 1ª
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
926 05 29 02
Amaya.Zalacain@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB01 | Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge. |
| CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
| CB03 | Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
| CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
| CE02 | Understand the molecular physicochemical principles and their applications in Biotechnology. |
| CG02 | Capacity for analysis and synthesis. |
| CG03 | Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams collaboratively and with shared responsibility. |
| CG04 | Sensitivity towards environmental issues. |
| CT01 | Know a second foreign language. |
| CT02 | Know and apply the Information and Communication Technologies. |
| CT03 | Use correct oral and written communication. |
| CT04 | Know the ethical commitment and professional deontology. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Apply the concepts of stereochemistry and chirality to simple biomolecules. | |
| Formulate any inorganic or organic compound of biological relevance and identify its functional groups and its behavior when it is pure and in aqueous solutions. | |
| Know how to predict the basic chemical properties and reactivity of inorganic and organic compounds relevant in biology from the atomic and molecular structure and the nature of the bonds. | |
| Know how to propose basic procedures for the synthesis of organic molecules. | |
| Know how to propose basic protocols for the quantitative analysis of inorganic and organic substances and for the structural elucidation of organic compounds. | |
| Knowing how to use biotechnological improvement strategies for soil microorganisms and those associated with plants. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1:
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Unit 2:
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Unit 3:
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Unit 3.1:
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Unit 3.2:
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Unit 3.3:
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Unit 4:
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Unit 5:
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Unit 6:
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Unit 6.1:
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Unit 7:
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Unit 7.1:
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Unit 8:
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Unit 8.1:
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Unit 9:
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE02 CG02 CG03 CG04 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 | 1.1 | 27.5 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE02 CG02 CG03 CG04 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 | 0.4 | 10 | Y | Y | ||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE02 CG02 CG03 CG04 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 | 3.6 | 90 | N | N | ||
| Problem solving and/or case studies [ON-SITE] | Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE02 CG02 CG03 CG04 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | N | ||
| Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE02 CG02 CG03 CG04 CT01 CT02 CT03 CT04 | 0.2 | 5 | N | N | ||
| Progress test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE02 CG02 CG03 CG04 CT01 CT02 | 0.1 | 2.5 | Y | N | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Laboratory sessions | 15.00% | 15.00% | |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Progress Tests | 75.00% | 85.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Evaluation criteria not defined
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 3 |
| Unit 2 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 12 |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 2 |
| Unit 3 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 20 |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 10 |
| Unit 4 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 5 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 1.5 |
| Unit 5 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
| Unit 6 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4.5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 4 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 13 |
| Unit 7 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 4 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 13 |
| Unit 8 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 2 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 11 |
| Unit 9 (de 9): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 1 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources