Unit name | Energy and Motion in Cells |
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Unit code | BIOC20202 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Jo Adams |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Biochemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The unit will develop material introduced in the Level C/4 unit, Biochemistry 1G, and cover how cells extract energy from their surroundings, how they utilise cellular energy to power molecular motors and the movement of molecules around the cell and how molecular motors are used in cell movement and reorganisation. The teaching in the unit is delivered through lectures and is supported by practical sessions, problems workshops, and directed-self education.
The unit aims to develop an understanding the following areas:
Element 1. Powering Biological Systems
Element 2. Molecules in Motion
Element 3. Cellular Organisation II
The units aims to develop the following skills:
Students should be able to demonstrate the following:
Lectures
Problems workshops
Practicals
The overall mark for the unit will be determined as follows:
Opportunities for formative feedback will be available on the practical reports, assessed essays and workshop material.
Learning outcomes 1-3 will primarily assessed through the 3 hour summative assessment.
Learning outcome 4 will be assessed in the summative examination, written laboratory reports and workshop homework.
Learning outcome 5 will be assessed through the written laboratory reports.
Learning outcome 6 will be assessed through the assessed essay.
Students achieving an overall mark for the unit between 30 and 39% will be awarded credit points if they satisfy both of the following criteria:
The student must have a satisfactory attendance record for the practicals and workshops and have completed all course work associated with these sessions.
The student must have satisfactorily completed the assessed essay and submitted it by the appropriate deadline.
Recommended reading includes the most recent editions of:
Students will also be expected to read a number of relevant review articles in the scientific literature.