FARB1100 General Chemistry Course description

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the structure, nomenclature and reactions of selected biological molecules
• can describe the structure of human cells
• can explain the function of enzymes as biological catalysts and energy transfer in human cells
• can outline the main features of transport processes, signal transduction and the regulation of cell division in human cells
• can outline the main features of the flow of information from DNA to proteins in human cells
• can explain the structural features and qualities that characterise eubacteria, fungi and viruses and their significance in pharmaceutics and human medicine
• can describe relevant methods used to identify and classify microbes
• can explain the structure and mechanisms of action of selected classes of antibiotics and explain how antibiotic resistance arises

Skills

The student

• can use selected methods to determine and measure macromolecules in biological matter under supervision
• can conduct basic gene technology analyses under supervision
• can carry out selected methods for isolation, cultivation, identification and resistance testing of nonfastidious microbes under supervision
• can present experimental data from selected biological experiments and tests
• can plan and carry out a laboratory-related project assignment within the topics covered in the course and present the results both in writing and orally

General competence

The student

• can relate cell biology, biochemistry and microbiology to pharmaceutical issues
• can communicate their understanding of cell biology, biochemistry and microbiology

Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars and practical laboratory work. The flipped classroom method is used for parts of the course. Digital learning resources are made available to the students in advance, and the time they spend at the university is used to work on assignments and group work

The students will work in groups in the laboratory. The groups will plan and write a report, using a scientific article format, about a laboratory experiment they have selected themselves. The report is included in the syllabus for the course and will also be presented orally. Lecturers and fellow students will provide feedback.

Teaching and follow-up at seminars and in the laboratory will take place in English.

• 10 credits overlap with the course FARMA2120 Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Science

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Minimum of 80% attendance at laboratory courses
• Oral group presentation of a topic from the lecture series

Supervised individual written exam, 6 hours.

The exam paper will be in English, but students may choose to write their answers in either English or Norwegian.

Alphanumeric/financial calculator with cleared memory. A digital calculator is available to the student during the exam.

Grade scale A-F

All answers are assessed by one examiner. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination. If selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 10 answers. The external examiner’s assessment shall form the basis for the assessment of the remaining answers.

Subjects covered by the course, with credits specified:

• Biopharmaceutics and pharmaceutical science 10 credits

• 10 credits overlap with FARMA1110 General Chemistry.