FDSC20100

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to: Explain how living cells can extract, transform and utilise energy from their environment. Predict how the mammalian organism reacts to various states of nutrition, which it may be subjected to over a period. Assess the role, mode of action and interaction of various hormones involved in nutrient metabolism.

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction General concepts and key terminology
Enzymes – Nomenclature, action, key factors on enzyme activity, inhibition
Digestion - Ruminant and Monogastric digestion
Metabolism of carbohydrates Glycolysis
Metabolism of carbohydrates – Gluconeogenesis
Glycogen – Formation breakdown and regulation of its metabolism
Regulation of Glucose Metabolism
Structure and function of mitochondria
The citric acid cycle
Oxidative phosphorylation – Electron transport chain
ATP synthesis and energetic considerations
Photosynthesis – Light reactions – Photosystems in plants
Photosynthesis – Calvin cycle
Metabolism of fatty acids – Lipid oxidation
Metabolism of fatty acids – Ketone bodies and their metabolic role
Metabolism of fatty acids – Biosynthesis of a new fatty acid
Lipid transport and role of lipoproteins
Protein degradation and turnover – Amino acids nomencalture and synthesis
Amino acid catabolism
Amino acid biosynthesis
Urea cycle
Role of hormones in regulation of body functions
Metabolic enzymes: Insulin and glucagon
Integration of metabolic pathways – Role of organs –Food intake and starvation

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

The module content is delivered via a series of lectures at the end of each lecture a series of multiple choice questions are addressed based on the content of the lecture. Two in term MCQ's (not negatively marked) are held which contribute 10% each to the final marks and a tutorial going through questions similar to those on the MCQ is held after each MCQ. Student complete 4 labs with experiments (which may be held online) designed to align with and compliment the lecture material. 1 week after the lab the students hand in a worksheet which is corrected and returned after 2 weeks with a breakdown of where errors have occurred. Each worksheet contributes 5% of the final marks (20% overall). The final exam is worth 60% of the final mark and is a MCQ (not negatively marked).

Learning Recommendations:

CHEM 00020 Introductory chemistry
CHEM 10040 The Molecular World

Required:
CHEM10010 - Intro to Biomolecules

Incompatibles:
FDSC20020 - Nutritional Energy Metabolism


 

Assessment Strategy  

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

For the lab components students receive feedback in the form of a breakdown of each question on a worksheet with a commentary on where errors have occurred within 2 weeks after handing in the worksheet. For the in term MCQ's students receive their mark within 7 days and an in-class tutorial is held in which questions on the MCQ are addressed. A series of of online MCQ's quizzes are also available in which the student is told whether or not they have given the correct answer. At the end of each lecture the module co-coordinator goes through a number of MCQ questions based on the lecture topic.

Biochemistry – Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer

Textbook of biochemistry with clinical correlations – Devlin

Biochemistry – Zubay

Biochemistry – A case orientated approach -Montgomery

Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at molecular level, 3rd Ed - Voet

Harper's illustrated biochemistry by Murray, Robert K