This course will introduce general biochemical concepts that will allow for an understanding of the biological and chemical principles underlying human physiology, health and disease. The course will provide self-paced learning and utilize evidence-based teaching principles, small group learning, peer-learning and guided-independent learning methodologies to provide an inclusive learning environment. Students will gain an enhanced appreciation of general applications of biochemistry as applied in day to day healthy life and during the disease states, diagnosis and clinical management of metabolic disorders.
Learning Outcomes
1. To apply an understanding of biochemical processes and their interactions to explain how the human body functions in health and disease.
2. To collaborate to consolidate information about an important aspect of a biochemical pathway and communicate its importance to normal cellular function.
3. To integrate biochemical concepts and their associated processes to explain the consequences of a perturbation in a particular bochemical process.
Topics
Topics covered in this course include:
BCHM 270, Biochemical Basis of Health & Disease will introduce general biochemical concepts that will allow for an understanding of the biological and chemical principles underlying human physiology, health and disease. The course will provide collaborative, self-paced learning and utilize evidence-based teaching principles, small group learning, peer-learning, peer-evaluations and guided-independent learning methodologies to provide an inclusive learning environment. Students will come out with an enhanced appreciation of general applications of biochemistry as applied in day to day healthy life and during the disease states, diagnosis and clinical management of metabolic disorders.
This introductory biochemistry online course is intended for prospective students in Nursing, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Commerce, and general science programs.
| Biotechnology: an Ethical Discussion | 10% |
| Homework and Group Work | 25% |
| Midterms | 15% |
| Genetic Disease Written Report | 20% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
**Evaluation Subject to Change**
This course has optional live sessions (e.g. webinars, synchronous activities).
For an enhanced test-taking experience in your Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) course, your exams will be virtually proctored in the BHSc Portal using RPNow software.
RPNow is a remote proctoring service that ensures a high standard of academic integrity and allows you to write your exam in your own workspace. In order to ensure academic integrity during your exam, you will be required to sign in with photo ID, complete a scan of your workspace, be video and audio monitored for the duration of your exam, and have all activity on your desktop captured. These recordings will then be reviewed by trained RPNow proctors for suspicious activity.
CDS reserves the right to make changes to the required material list as received by the instructor before the course starts. Please refer to the Campus Bookstore website at http://www.campusbookstore.com/Textbooks/Search-Engine to obtain the most up-to-date list of required materials for this course before purchasing them.
The following material is available from the Queen's Campus Bookstore:
Students can expect to spend approximately 10-12 hours a week (126 hours per term) in study/practice and online activity for BCHM 270.
| Biotechnology: an Ethical Discussion | 10% |
| Homework and Group Work | 25% |
| Midterms | 15% |
| Genetic Disease Written Report | 20% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
**Evaluation Subject to Change**
This course has optional live sessions (e.g. webinars, synchronous activities).
For an enhanced test-taking experience in your Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) course, your exams will be virtually proctored in the BHSc Portal using RPNow software.
RPNow is a remote proctoring service that ensures a high standard of academic integrity and allows you to write your exam in your own workspace. In order to ensure academic integrity during your exam, you will be required to sign in with photo ID, complete a scan of your workspace, be video and audio monitored for the duration of your exam, and have all activity on your desktop captured. These recordings will then be reviewed by trained RPNow proctors for suspicious activity.
CDS reserves the right to make changes to the required material list as received by the instructor before the course starts. Please refer to the Campus Bookstore website at http://www.campusbookstore.com/Textbooks/Search-Engine to obtain the most up-to-date list of required materials for this course before purchasing them.
The following material is available from the Queen's Campus Bookstore:
Students can expect to spend approximately 10-12 hours a week (126 hours per term) in study/practice and online activity for BCHM 270.
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| Letter Grade | Grade Point |
| A+ | 4.30 |
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.70 |
| B+ | 3.30 |
| B | 3.00 |
| B- | 2.70 |
| C+ | 2.30 |
| C | 2.00 |
| C- | 1.70 |
| D+ | 1.30 |
| D | 1.00 |
| D- | 0.70 |
| F | 0.00 |
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