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Medical Chemistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:29.03.2022 09:50:00
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_073 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Chemistry; Medical Chemistry | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Mihails Haļitovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 15 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of secondary school programme chemistry, physics and mathematics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provide an introduction into various chemical processes happening in human body, medicine and related fields. Promote the understanding of properties, functions and usage of various medication and chemical agents. Improve practical and experimental skills dealing with various common research equipment, experimental data interpretation. Provide basics for further studies of biochemical processes in the human body. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Solutions and chemical reactions | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||||
| 2 | Calculations and graphical methods in chemistry | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Solutions and concentration calculation | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Thermodynamics and its examples in biological systems | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Kinetics and its role in biological systems | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Methods of analysis in chemistry and their application in medicine | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 7 | Oxidation – reduction processes. Complex problem analysis | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 8 | Colloquium No 1 | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | Chemical equilibrium and coordination compounds in biological systems | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 10 | Acids, bases and buffers in living systems | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 11 | Seminar. pH calculations. Colligative properties of solutions and osmosis. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||||
| 12 | Acid – Base titration | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 13 | Buffer solutions and systems ir human organism | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 14 | pH and buffer system calculations | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 15 | Equilibrium processes in biological systems (osmosis, acids, bases, buffers, solubility, and coordinate compounds) | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 16 | Colloquium No 2 | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 17 | Presentations on topic “Chemistry of …”. Problēmu analīze | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work (self-studies) in the course include: • independent study of the materials offered in e-studies (video, animation, reading of literature, learning of terms and definitions, etc.) and study of each subsequent lesson according to the study guide; • getting self-assessment (tests, self-control tests, reflection exercises on video-lectures); • preparation of laboratory work protocols; • preparation for tests according to the program published on e-studies. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The final grade of the course is cumulative. It is compiled of pre- and post- lab tests (in total 10% of final course grade), colloquiums (50%), final presentation preparation about the topics covered in the course (10%) and final summary test covering the whole course content (30%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge and understanding. Students will (according to the course topics): 1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of facts, concepts, and terminology (solutions, colligative properties, osmosis, oxidation process in inorganic and organic environment, kinetics and equilibrium, acid-base theories, pH and buffer solutions). 2. Apply methodologies and techniques. Use and develop an understanding of the techniques and methodologies used in medical chemistry both in obtaining and processing results and in explaining different processes (for example, kinetics and equilibrium). 3. Understand the role of scientific information. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Application. Analysis and synthesis. When explaining processes and regularities students will be able to: 1. Apply and analyse facts, concepts, and terminology of medical chemistry in new situations and different ways. 2. Analyse, compare and evaluate methodologies and techniques used in medical chemistry. 3. Improve their skills in using and analysing methods for transferring scientific information: a. use problem-solving skills. Improve skills in examining and solving cases. b. Improve their skills in using scientific literature as a source of information. c. Assess and apply safe work methods in the laboratory. d. Use communication skills gained in organised group work. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the course students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills of the diverse processes of general and inorganic chemistry and the mechanisms of chemical reactions; predict their impact on human homeostasis; use the skills acquired in laboratory work – to prepare, to conduct an experiment, to use appropriate devices and equipment, to evaluate the results – for further practical or scientific work; will develop the ability to integrate knowledge of medical chemistry as part of the overall knowledge of the human body. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Chang, R. General Chemistry : the essential concepts / Boston: 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | I.Kazuša. "Vispārīgā ķīmija medicīniskās ķīmijas kursam": mācību līdzeklis. Cilvēka fizioloģijas un bioķīmijas katedra. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2021 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 4 | Chang, R. General Chemistry : the essential concepts / Boston: 2014 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bishop, M. An Introduction to Chemistry - Atoms First | ||||||||
| 2 | Andrejs Rauhvargers. "Vispārīgā ķīmija", 1996 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 4 | Bishop, M. An Introduction to Chemistry - Atoms First | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | LibreTexts "Chemistry" | ||||||||
| 2 | Charles Ophardt. "Virual Chembook", 2003 | ||||||||
| 3 | Steve Lower. "Chem1 virtual textbook" | ||||||||
| 4 | Khan Academy | ||||||||
