BCHM381-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Biochemical Techniques

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

Biochemical experiments and analysis such as transport kinetics, DNA sequence analysis and manipulation, lipid isolation and characterisation. Safety, bioethical and library elements will be integrated into the coursework.

Learning Outcomes

  • To introduce you to some modern techniques in biochemistry, such as would be used in modern research laboratories.
  • To make you aware of the strengths and limitations of the techniques that you are using, the assumptions you are making, and the questions that you can (and cannot) answer.
  • To give you experience in the design and execution of a research project, how to construct a scientific hypothesis, and how to test it.

Prerequisites

BCHM201 (if taken prior to 2005) or BCHM281 or CHEM281

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Juliet Gerrard

Lecturer

Jack Heinemann

Lab Coordinator

Jackie Healy

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Mid-Term Assessment 26%
2 Day Practical 8%
2 Day Practical 8%
2 Day Practical 8%
Research Project 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $552.00

International fee $2,486.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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