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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2019/2020

Main References: involve study of nerve tissue histological slides,
1. SIK 3003 Practical Manual specimens and brain models.

Assessment Methods:
SIK 3004 HORMONE BIOLOGY Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
Various concepts in the biochemistry of hormone and the
metabolic regulation in human. Biochemical pathways as Medium of Instruction:
well as in determining its functional operation and the English
controlling mechanism involved as well as mechanism of
hormone action. Metabolic characteristic of organs and Soft Skills:
tissues, metabolism of carbohydrate, fat and protein, CS4, CT2, TS1, LL2
diabetes mellitus and energy balance and body weight
regulation. Main References:
1. Jewett DL & Rayner MD (1984). Little Basic
Assessment Methods: Concepts of Neuronal Function: A Multilevel, Self-
Continuous Assessment: 40% Teaching Textbook. Brown & Company.
Final Examination: 60% 2. Kandel ER, Schwartz JH & Jessel TM (2000)
Principles of Neural Science. (4th Ed). McGraw-Hill
Medium of Instruction: Medical.
English 3. Sheperd GM (1994) Neurobiology. (3rd Ed). Oxford
University Press.
Soft Skills: 4. Kandel ER & Schwartz JH (1993). Prinsip Sains
CS3, CT3, LL2 Neural - terjemahan. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
5. Raman A, Husain R & Afandi Muhamad M (1995)
Main References: Fisiologi Manusia. Fajar.
1. Brook & Marshall. (2001). Essential Endocrinology
4th Edition, Blackwell Science Limited Publishing.
2. Devlin, T.M. (1997). Texbook of Biochemistry with SIK 3007 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS
chinical correlations. Wiley Press.
3. Guyton, A.C. (1971) Human Physiology and Part 1: Introduction to fundamentals of communication –
mechanisms of disease. 5th Edition, Saunders. theories, principles, elements, process, styles, types;
4. Levy, Andrew.(1997). Endocrinology, Oxford Press. listening skills, barriers/errors of communication; effective

communication.
Part 2: Communicating science to the scientific community
SIK 3005 PHARMACOLOGY and general public; exposure to various communicating
media ranging from scholarly publications, presentations
The course introduces drugs, the basic principles of and to the new media; relevant skills in effective scientific
pharmacology, interaction of drugs with receptors and to communication.
provide student sufficient skill to be able to evaluate the
effect of drugs on human physiology especially in Assessment Methods:
treatment of diseases. Continuous Assessment: 100%

Assessment Methods: Medium of Instruction:
Continuous Assessment: 40% English
Final Examination: 60%
Soft Skills:
Medium of Instruction: CS4, CT3, TS1, EM2
English
Main References:
Soft Skills: Selected research papers and other publications.
CS2, CT2, EM2

Main References: SIK 3008 ANALYSIS OF DRUGS
1. Rang, H. P.(2003), Pharmacology (5th Ed). Churchill
Livingstone, Edinburgh. The course introduces the basic principle of drug
2. Page, C. (2002), Integrated Pharmacology (2nd Ed). standardization and regulation to provide student sufficient
Mosby, Edinburgh. skill to be able to evaluate the analysis drug in laboratory.
3. Leilani, GH. (2000), Understanding Pharmacology: A This course exposes the students to how a drug is
Physiologic Approach. Appleton & Lang. analysed and how drug preparation is manufactured and
4. Brenner, G. M. (2000), Pharmacology. Saunders, regulated.
Philadelphia.
5. Rosenfield, G. C. (1998), Pharmacology (3rd Ed). Assessment Methods:
William & Wilkins. Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%

SIK 3006 NEUROBIOLOGY Medium of Instruction:
English
General introduction to the nervous system from cellular
level (neuron) to functional systems. Approach from basic Soft Skills:
aspects of neurogenesis, neurocytology, neuroanatomy, CS1, CT2, LL2, EM2
neurochemistry, neuro-physiology and comparative
neurobiology. The effects of damage / non-functionality of Main References:
specific parts of the nervous system. Laboratory works will 1. Athanselis, SA., Smith, FP and Siegel, JA (2005).
Handbook of Forensic Drug Analysis.

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