Module Identifier | BS21520 | ||
Module Title | PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr David Hopper | ||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||
Other staff | Dr David Lamb | ||
Pre-Requisite | BS10910 - Introductory Biochemistry, BS12020 - Cell Structure, Metabolism & Function | ||
Course delivery | Practical | 80 Hours (Up to twenty, 4-hour practical sessions) | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 1 Hours | ||
Assessment | Lab work and report | Continuous assessment of practical work throughout the module and presentation of selected experimental work in thesis format | 70% |
Exam | 2 Hours One 2-hour practical examination | 30% | |
Resit assessment | 2 Hours One 2-hour practical examination (plus resubmission of failed or missing coursework or an alternative) |
Other experiments, designed to provide 'hands on' experience of specialised equipment include gas-liquid chromatography of fatty acids, radioactive monitoring of the products of an enzymic reaction, assessment of the metabolic versatility of bacteria and metabolic pathway selection by respirometry, fluorimetric analysis of protein-lizard binding sites and the use of endonucleases in DNA fingerprinting.