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Course 2024-2025

Practical work in biological chemistry [SCHIB317]

  • 4 credits
  • 0h+60h
  • 2nd quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

To give students the opportunity to put biological chemistry concepts into practice in the laboratory.
 
Develop technical skills in the laboratory
 
Be able to keep a laboratory notebook
 
Be able to write a report 
 
Master the theoretical concepts related to experiments

Objectives

The biological chemistry experiments on offer (biocatalysis, enzymology, enzyme purification and characterisation, representation of protein structures) aim to develop the following skills: 
 
- laboratory skills 
 
    Correct use of equipment (micropipettes, gauges for precision manipulations, etc.)
    Correct application of the operating procedures provided by the assistants
    Maintenance of laboratory equipment (dishes, scales, ....)
    Reasonable" use of reagents (do not prepare 2 litres of solution when 100 mL is needed)
 
- keeping a laboratory notebook
 
- writing a report
 
- mastery of theoretical concepts related to experiments

Content

3 weeks of practical work (6-8 sessions)

 
To validate the UE, the student must attend all the compulsory practical sessions.

Co-requisites

Chimie biologique [SCHIB307]

Teaching methods

laboratory sessions

Evaluations

To validate the UE, the student must attend all compulsory practical sessions.
 
Any absence from the practical sessions must be duly justified (presentation of an official document, the original of which must be submitted to the Science secretariat within the time allowed). Otherwise, the missed practical will be marked 0/20.
 
If the absence is justified, the student is likely to complete and hand in a piece of work for each day of practical work missed. The subject of the assignment will be related to the missed practical and will be based on a scientific publication or on data provided by the holder/assistant.
 
Assessment will be based on 4 main points: technical skills in the laboratory (continuous assessment), keeping a laboratory notebook, writing a report and a final examination. 
 
The assessment procedures will be transmitted via Webcampus.

Recommended readings

see webcampus

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree