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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

Assessment Methods: SIK 3007 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Part 1: Introduction to fundamentals of communication –
theories, principles, elements, process, styles, types;
Medium of Instruction: listening skills, barriers/errors of communication; effective
English communication.
Part 2: Communicating science to the scientific community
Main References: and general public; exposure to various communicating
1. Brook & Marshall. (2001). Essential Endocrinology media ranging from scholarly publications, presentations
4th Edition, Blackwell Science Limited Publishing. and to the new media; relevant skills in effective scientific
2. Devlin, T.M. (1997). Texbook of Biochemistry with communication.
chinical correlations. Wiley Press.
3. Gardner,D.G & Shoback, D. (2017) Greenspan’s Basic Assessment Methods:
& Clinical Endocrinology. McGraw-Hill Education 10th Continuous Assessment: 100%
Edition.
4. Holt, R.I. G. & Hanley, N.A. (2012). Essential Medium of Instruction:
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endocrinology and diabetes, 6 Edition Wiley- English
Blackwell.

Main References:
Selected research papers and other publications.
SIK 3005 PHARMACOLOGY

The course introduces drugs, the basic principles of SIK 3008 ANALYSIS OF DRUGS
pharmacology, interaction of drugs with receptors and to
provide student sufficient skill to be able to evaluate the The course introduces the basic principle of drug
effect of drugs on human physiology especially in treatment standardization and regulation to provide student sufficient
of diseases. skill to be able to evaluate the analysis drug in laboratory.
This course exposes the students to how a drug is analysed
Assessment Methods: and how drug preparation is manufactured and regulated.
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Medium of Instruction: Final Examination: 60%
English
Medium of Instruction:
Main References: English
1. Rang, H. P. (2015). Pharmacology (8th Ed). Churchill
Livingstone Main References:
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2. Brenner, G. M. (2017). Pharmacology (5 Ed). Elsevier. 1. Watson D. G (2016) Pharmaceutical analysis (4 Ed.)
3. Katzung B. G. (2018). Phamcology: Examination and Elsevier.
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Board Review (10 Ed.) Mc Graw Hill. 2. Stromgaard K. (2016) Textbook of Drug Design and
Discovery (5th Ed.) CRC Press.
3. Yvoone C.M (2019) Quantitative Drig Design : A Critical
SIK 3006 NEUROBIOLOGY Introduction ( 2nd Ed.) CRC Press.

General introduction to the nervous system from cellular
level (neuron) to functional systems. Approach from basic SIK 3009 BASIC HERBAL MEDICINE
aspects of neurogenesis, neurocytology, neuroanatomy,
neurochemistry, neuro-physiology and comparative The course consist of the introduction to the medicinal
neurobiology. The effects of damage / non-functionality of plants and herbal medicine, history of medicinal plants,
specific parts of the nervous system. Laboratory works will classification of medicinal plants, types and part of herbs
involve study of nerve tissue histological slides, specimens use as a drugs, medicinal herbs system, drug herbs
and brain models. application, drug herbs preparation, chemical constituents
of medicinal plants, herbal medicine formulation,
Assessment Methods: development of herbal drugs, registration of herbal
Continuous Assessment: 40% medicine.
Final Examination: 60%
Assessment Methods:
Medium of Instruction: Continuous Assessment: 40%
English Final Examination: 60%

Medium of Instruction:
Main References: English
1. Bear MF, Connors BW & Paradiso MA. (2015).
Neuroscience : Exploring the Brain. (4th Ed). Main References:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 1. Wilson and Walker (2018) Principle and Techniques of
2. Kandel ER, Schwartz JH & Jessel TM (2000) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (8th Ed.)
Principles of Neural Science. (4th Ed). McGraw-Hill Cambridge University Press.
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Medical. 2. Voet, Donald (2018). Fundamentals of Biochemistry
3. Sheperd GM (1994) Neurobiology. (3rd Ed). Oxford Ed). Wiley, New York. th
University Press. 3. Nelson D. L (2015) Principles of Biochemistry (7 Ed.)
4. Kandel ER & Schwartz JH (1993). Prinsip Sains
Neural - terjemahan. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

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