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of the various groups of organic SIJ1005 PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMICAL
compounds like alkanes and cycloalkanes, TECHNIQUES
alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, alkyl halides,
alcohols, ethers, thiols, amines, carbonyls This course is meant to introduce basic
and derivatives will be covered. laboratory techniques that being use in
most biochemical laboratories. It is also
Assessment Methods: providing insights to the availability of
Continuous Assessment: 40% variety of methods adapted in analyzing
Summative Assessment: 60% biomolecules. It also intended to introduce
student to a better data management and
able to critically evaluate and summarise.
SIJ1003 BIOCHEMISTRY OF CELLS
Assessment Methods:
This course introduces students to the Continuous Assessment: 40%
basic principles of cell biochemistry and Summative Assessment: 60%
develops students’ understanding of how
the cell works. Students will learn about
the structure and function of essential SIJ2002 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF
molecules that are the building blocks of BIOMOLECULES
cells as well as the energetic and metabolic
processes of the cell. The Central Dogma This course will discuss the structure,
will also be explored to understand the formation, the chemical properties and
role and regulation of the genetic code in functions of important macromolecules in
synthesizing functional proteins. life including simple and complex
carbohydrates, fatty acids and lipids,
Assessment Methods: amino acids and peptides, nucleotides and
Continuous Assessment: 50% nucleic acid. This course will also discuss
Summative Assessment: 50% the properties of enzyme and its activity,
enzyme inhibition as well as regulation of
enzyme activity.
SIJ1004 INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
This course will introduce the basic Summative Assessment: 60%
concepts of computational
biology. Students will be exposed to the
Linux operating system, Python and R SIJ2004 METABOLISM AND
programming for biological data analysis. REGULATION OF AMINO ACIDS AND
Students will also be introduced to NUCLEOTIDES
biological data mining based on the public
biological databases. The objectives and content of the course
are designed to provide students with a
Assessment Methods: comprehensive understanding of the
Continuous Assessment: 60% metabolic pathways involving the amino
Summative Assessment: 40% acids and nucleotides; and the manner by
which metabolism is regulated. This course
stresses both the normal metabolic

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