BIOTECH 7001 - Drug Discovery and Development
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code BIOTECH 7001 Course Drug Discovery and Development Coordinating Unit School of Biological Sciences Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Assumed Knowledge BIOCHEM 2500 or equivalent Restrictions Available to GCBIBIOM, GDBIBIOM, MBIBIOM students only Assessment Tutorial presentation and participation, written assignment, exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Grant Booker
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
A successful student should be able to:
1 Demonstrate an awareness of the current approaches to global drug discovery and their advantages and limitations. 2 Demonstrate an understanding of the steps involved in the drug discovery and design process 3 Demonstrate an awareness of the important contributions the different discipline areas make to the drug discovery and development process. 4 Critically analyse biological pathways for their potential as drug targets for a given disease. 5 Demonstrate the ability to use evidence-based approaches to guide decision making during the drug discovery and development process. 6 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of strict quality control and regulation in the drug development process, and an awareness of issues associated with the manufacturing of medicines such as good manufacturing practice. 7 Critically analyse and integrate information from the scientific literature. 8 Present to an audience in summary the critical evaluation of the scientific literature and experimental data University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Molecular Graphics Software
Access to the free molecular grpahics software "Chimera" is required for the drug design workshopsRecommended Resources
MyUni:
Course resources as provided including video/audio recording of lectures and copies of PowerPoint slides, as well as additional reading/recommended texts
Weblinks:
As specified during the course
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course will be delivered by the following means:
1 or 2 x 1 hour lectures per week
1 x 2 hour workshop/tutorial per week
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Contact Hours (45 hours)
Lectures 18 x 1 = 18 hours
Workshops 12 x 2 = 24 hours
Exam 1 x 3 hours = 3 hours
Non-contact Hours (110 hours)
Weekly reading/other study hours per lecture = 36 hours
Preparation for workshops 2 hour per week = 24 hours
Preparation for presentations = 6 hours
Major essay = 20 hours
Exam preparation= 24 hours
Total = approximately 155 hoursLearning Activities Summary
The topics covered in the course and supported by online resources are as follows:
- Lecture 1-2: Introduction to drug discovery and target product profiles
- Lectures 3-4: High throughput screening methods.
- Lectures 5-6 Medicinal chemistry
- Lecture 7-8: Pharmacology and ADME toxicology
- Lecture 9-12: Fragments, peptidomimetics and structure based drug design
- Lecture 13: IP considerations
- Lectures 14-18: Case studies in drug discovery.
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome Target Product Profile Presentation Formative and Summative End Week 8
10% 1-8 Drug Design Workshop Portfolio Formative and Summative End week 12 15% 1-3,5 Written Assignment Formative and Summative End Week 11 25% 4,7 End of Semester theory exam Summative In examination period 50% 1-6 Assessment Detail
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome Target Product Profile Presentation Formative and Summative End Week 8
10% 1-8 Drug Design Workshop Portfolio Formative and Summative End week 12 15% 1-3,5 Written Assignment Formative and Summative End Week 11 25% 4,7 End of Semester theory exam Summative In examination period 50% 1-6 Submission
Late Submission
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 the assignment 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 late or more without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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