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There is no required textbook for this course.

The recommended text for this course is Tymoczko, Stryer and Berg (2012) Biochemistry A Short Course 2^nd Edition. 

Advanced treatment of topics covered during the course will be found in many of the major undergraduate biochemical textbooks. Students seeking further details and greater coverage of topics than are provided by the recommended text are encouraged to consider supplementing their study using one of these. Other good biochemistry texts include:

• Nelson and Cox (2012) Lehninger’s Principles of Biochemistry 6^th Edition
• Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer (2006) Biochemistry 6^th Edition
• Mathews, Van Holde and Ahern (2000) Biochemistry.

A limited number of copies of some of these texts will be held on Reserve in the Waite library.

The publisher (WH Freeman and Company) offers a range of eBook options for access to the texts by Tymoczko et al., Berg et al. and Nelson & Cox. Some of these may be available for use by Australian students

A shorter biochemistry ebook suitable for Kindle readers or the Kindle App on iPads etc, Instant Notes in Biochemistry 2^nd Edition, by David Hames, is available for purchase or short-term rental from the Kindle store. While this book does not cover topics in the depth provided by any of the major textbooks mentioned above, it nonetheless provides a useful background to all of the topics covered in the course.

 A reading list of references relevant to topics covered in the course, which in many instances will provide the research context around these topics, is provided and can be accessed from MyUni. Individual articles contained on the reading list may be downloaded for private study. From time to time during the course, lecturing staff, tutors etc may suggest that you read additional scientific papers. These will be made available for online reading and download via MyUni; full details will be given as appropriate.

MyUni: Teaching materials and course documentation will be posted on the MyUni website ().

Course administration is accomplished using MyUni: activities will include email, Announcements, lecture handouts and recordings, an online reading list and links to past examinations. Coursework assignments may be submitted through Turnitin as directed. Coursework marks will be made available through the Gradebook. Assessment in the form of online quizzes will be offered during the semester as a part of the Formative Assessment component.  All materials will be released at the relevant time during the semester.

Online activities for use before practical classes will be delivered using MyUni.

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., pre-class preparation, post-class assessments, reading and revision).

• Our students are from many countries, and speak in many different languages. The language of tuition and assessment of all courses at the 成人大片 is English. Our teaching and demonstrating staff work exclusively in English and it is vital therefore that all discussion and communication between students in all class situations is in English ONLY. This is of particular importance with respect to laboratory classes, in which the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of all participants are at all times the most important consideration. It is expected that ALL students will be respectful and understanding of the diversity of language skills possessed by class members, and where appropriate will provide explanation and guidance to peers.
• No eating, drinking, application of makeup, etc in laboratories; no water bottles or items of food or drink may be visible in laboratories; mobile phone calls to be taken and made outside the laboratory only.
• Closed shoes must be worn at all times in all practical exercises, wherever they are held.
• Lab coats and other personal protective equipment must be worn at all times in laboratories or other areas whenever students are instructed to wear them; these should be removed when leaving the laboratory.
• Bags, coats, etc. that are brought into a lab must be placed under the bench to avoid causing obstructions.
• All containers used during a practical session must be labelled, including water and other common non-toxic substances.
• Report all accidents, personal or involving experimental materials, to the person in charge.
• Playing around in a laboratory and many other work areas is dangerous; participants in improper behaviour will be asked to leave.
• Students must dispose of materials as directed.
• Students must wash their hands upon departing the labs and other work areas.
• Students must clean and tidy their bench and/or work area before departure; benches and/or work areas will be inspected at the end of each practical session.
• Students not complying with the rules will not receive credit for the practical session in which the breach occurred.

Attendance at practicals and tutorials is compulsory; it is not acceptable to leave part-way through classes.

To pass the course students must gain an overall scaled mark of at least 50% when the marks for the Summative and Formative components are added together.

Hurdle requirements:

Students must achieve at least 40% of the total marks for the Summative Assessment component, i.e. a combined mark of not less than 72/180 for the mid-semester assessment and the end of semester examinations.

Summative (examination-based) Assessment - details:

The mid-semester assessment in week 7 will consist of a 2-hour paper containing questions based on lecture material covered in weeks 1 to 5 and in the tutorials associated with these lectures in weeks 1 to 6. All questions must be answered. Note that the Carbohydrate topic covered in lectures in week 6 will be assessed in the end-of-semester examination. 

The examination in the Semester 1 exam period ( the 'final exam') will consist of a 2-hour paper, containing questions derived from lectures delivered in week 6, and weeks 8 to 12, and the tutorials associated with these lecture topics, in weeks 9 or 10. All questions must be answered. Note: TBL tutorial topics will NOT be re-examined in the final exam.

To pass the summative assessment component of the course, a student must achieve a total score for the two papers of at least 72/180 marks.

Formative (coursework) Assessment - details:

Formative assessment for the course will be covered by the following items:

1. Practical class reports, laboratory book presentation and online test:

a. There will be five practical classes conducted per student over the course of the semester. Each of these will incorporate assessment of work, submitted as a formal write-up no later than 1 week after the class (ion-exchange and carbohydrate analysis practical classes only) or by submission of the laboratory notebook in weeks 12 or 13. All submitted work will be returned with feedback within 2 weeks of submission.

b. You will be supplied with a laboratory notebook and detailed instructions on its use. The notebooks will be checked at intervals during the course and assessed in weeks 12 or 13. The marks awarded for the laboratory notebook will be added to those for the practical assessments.

c. An online test will be held during the first lecture period in week 3 (0910-1000). The test will comprise questions covering the biochemical calculations and basic practical skills encountered in weeks 1 and 2.

2. Tutorial assessments:  Tutorial classes will be held in weeks 1 or 2, 3 or 4, 5 or 6 and 9 or 10. You will attend tutorials in the weeks when you are not scheduled for practical classes. The tutorial classes will comprise two one-hour sessions. In the first of these ('reinforcement tutorials') you will be required to provide answers to questions, provided through MyUni a week before your class, based on material covered in the relevant earlier lectures. Full details will be provided in week 1 or 2 as appropriate. The second session ('extension tutorials') will seek to guide you to an in-depth undertstanding of the topic, through a series of short class-based discussion questions designed to extend the knowledge gained in the lectures.

There will also be two whole-class Team Based Learning (TBL) exercises during the semester, in which you will be provided with some learning materials prior to the class that will provide you with the background knowledge for the TBL topic under consideration. The TBL class itself will begin with a series of 'single-best-answer' questions based on the pre-class learning material, which will be answered individually by each of you. You will then join your team members, and working together, provide answers to the same SBA questions. The answers will be revealed and an opportunity for discussion and clarification of any areas of confusion will occur. Subsequently, still working in your teams, you will be presented with a series of SBA questions based on one or more scenarios developed from the topics under study, and will provide answers to these in a class-based settting.

3. Online quizzes: During the semester, 5 online quizzes will be set from within MyUni/Assessments. Each quiz will contain between 10 and 20 questions, which will comprise a number of formats including but not limited to multiple choice, missing words, ordering and calculations. Quizzes will normally be available for a four-day period including weekends, which will be announced via a MyUni Announcement and email to each student.

The quizzes are intended to provide each student with a brief assessment of their knowledge of topics covered in recent and past lectures and tutorials. Each quiz may be attempted only once; you will receive full answers upon completion of the quiz.

Late submission of assessments

If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days or more late without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the mark.