BIO304 Structural Biology
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
| T | P | |||||||||
| BIO304 | Structural Biology | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Prerequisite | Junior Standing | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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| Lecturer | Betul Akcesme | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Tuesday: 12:00-13:00 confirm before coming Wednesday: 12:00-13:00 confirm before coming |
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| bakcesme@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Assistant | Assistant E-mail | |||||||||
| Course Objectives | The course aims to provide the knowledge of the basic protein molecular architecture and then to connect it to the basic cellular processes like enzymatic activity, transport, and membrane functions. | |||||||||
| Textbook | Introduction to Protein Structure, Branden and Tooze | |||||||||
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| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture presentations with powerpoint and class discussions. Visual materials are provided to better explain the concept. Students are responsible to do assignments based on the topics. Project and student presentations. | |||||||||
| Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
| Week 1 | Introduction to Structural Biology and Protein Structure | |||||||||
| Week 2 | Protein Structure Hierarchy and Alpha Domains | |||||||||
| Week 3 | Beta Domains / Alpha& Beta Domains | |||||||||
| Week 4 | Protein Folding & Flexibility | |||||||||
| Week 5 | Protein Folding & Flexibility and Thermodynamics of folding | |||||||||
| Week 6 | DNA structure and DNA binding proteins in prokaryotes | |||||||||
| Week 7 | DNA recognition by eukaryotic transcription factors | |||||||||
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam | |||||||||
| Week 9 | Overview of structural bioinformatics | |||||||||
| Week 10 | Membran Proteins | |||||||||
| Week 11 | Viral proteins and immune response | |||||||||
| Week 12 | Prediction, Engineering, and Design of Protein Structures I | |||||||||
| Week 13 | Prediction, Engineering, and Design of Protein Structures II | |||||||||
| Week 14 | Determination of Protein Structure | |||||||||
| Week 15 | Presentations of the the projects | |||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | ||
| Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
| Quizzes | 2 | 10 | ||
| Interm | 1 | 30 | ||
| Project&Presentation | 1 | 15 | ||
| Assignments | 3 | 5 | ||
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | ||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lecture hours | 3 | 14 | 42 | In-term exam | 10 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Final | 5 | 4 | 20 | Assignments | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Quizzes | 3 | 2 | 6 | Home Study | 4 | 14 | 56 | |||
| Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 02/11/2022 | |||||||||