2024
Perspectives in biochemistry
Name: Perspectives in biochemistry
Code: QUI13645L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biochemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The general objectives of the curriculum unit (CU) are:
• Make an introduction to the history and importance of Biochemistry in today's society;
• Promote contact with various problems related to scientific research in Biochemistry, both at the fundamental and technological level, and develop interest in scientific research;
• Contact with the applied component of Biochemistry, underlining the interdisciplinarity between the various areas of knowledge, and the importance of Biochemistry in the regional and local development context;
• Present some professional pathways in the field of Biochemistry;
• Promote interest in active participation in lectures and conferences and other moments of non-formal learning.
• Make an introduction to the history and importance of Biochemistry in today's society;
• Promote contact with various problems related to scientific research in Biochemistry, both at the fundamental and technological level, and develop interest in scientific research;
• Contact with the applied component of Biochemistry, underlining the interdisciplinarity between the various areas of knowledge, and the importance of Biochemistry in the regional and local development context;
• Present some professional pathways in the field of Biochemistry;
• Promote interest in active participation in lectures and conferences and other moments of non-formal learning.
Contents
1. The history and evolution of Biochemistry
• Definition of Biochemistry
• Biochemistry over time
• The current state of Biochemistry
2. Innovative perspectives and challenges of Biochemistry in the different areas
• The importance of Biochemistry
• Biochemistry applications
• in health and in the environment; in food production and quality control; in the assessment and mitigation of climate change.
• Bioethics in Life Sciences
• The employability of biochemistry graduates
• Definition of Biochemistry
• Biochemistry over time
• The current state of Biochemistry
2. Innovative perspectives and challenges of Biochemistry in the different areas
• The importance of Biochemistry
• Biochemistry applications
• in health and in the environment; in food production and quality control; in the assessment and mitigation of climate change.
• Bioethics in Life Sciences
• The employability of biochemistry graduates
Teaching Methods
The contents will be introduced in the form of guest-hosted seminars that can respond to the programme content set out. These seminars will take place in 2-hour sessions, so that an exhibition part and discussion part (in which students' participation is stimulated) are included.
The continuous evaluation will include:
- Participation (P) of the student in each session, which will account the attendance and attitude, which is intended to be critical and communicative (10%);
- Individual response (R) to questionnaires about each of the sessions, in moodle tools (60%),
- The preparation of a group report (TG) on one of the topics addressed, to be presented orally (30%).
Final classification will result from the application of the following formula: CF= 0.1P+0.6R+0.3TG
The examination assessment will be:
- Conducting a final examination on issues and contents presented at the seminars (100%).
The continuous evaluation will include:
- Participation (P) of the student in each session, which will account the attendance and attitude, which is intended to be critical and communicative (10%);
- Individual response (R) to questionnaires about each of the sessions, in moodle tools (60%),
- The preparation of a group report (TG) on one of the topics addressed, to be presented orally (30%).
Final classification will result from the application of the following formula: CF= 0.1P+0.6R+0.3TG
The examination assessment will be:
- Conducting a final examination on issues and contents presented at the seminars (100%).
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
