Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Paul Jaschke
Lecturer
Robert Willows
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to GradDipBiotech or GradCertLabAQMgt or GradDipLabAQMgt or MBiotech or MBioBus or MLabAQMgt or MRadiopharmSc or MSc or MScInnovationChemBiomolecularSc
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Biochemistry and cell biology are central to our understanding of medicine and biotechnology. Advances in these fields are dependent on an advanced understanding of the molecular basis of diverse cellular processes. This unit links important biochemical processes to functions and properties of eukaryotic cells. We explore advanced concepts including: enzyme function, properties of membranes, signal transduction, protein trafficking and transport, and protein turnover. These are linked to whole cell behaviours such as cell division and differentiation, programmed cell death, and general responses to external stimuli. Practical work complements lecture material and provides experience with a broad range of current techniques used in research and industry. Laboratory techniques used include analysis of signalling cascades, enzyme kinetics, spectrophotometry, and fluorescence and light microscopy. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Please refer to the Macquarie University Assessment policy regarding submission of assignments, plaigarism, extensions, late submissions, etc.
Individual assessment criteria/marking rubrics can be found on the BMOL6231 iLearn site.
Tasks 10% or less - No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task. This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Tasks above 10% - No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Early Test | 10% | No | Week 3 |
Lab Report | 50% | No | Weeks 4-13 |
Practical participation | 0% | Yes | Weeks 1-12 |
Lecture participation | 5% | No | Weeks 1-13 |
Final Examination | 35% | No | University Examination Period |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
An test on material covered in the first half of the unit
Assessment Type 1: Lab report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Weeks 4-13
Weighting: 50%
Four laboratory reports will be submitted as part of this assessment. Three of these will be partial laboratory reports that are formative types of assessment to gain experience in writing particular components of the analysis and reporting of biochemical and/or cell biological data. The fourth report will be a full laboratory report combining most aspects of a scientific report in the biochemical and cell biological fields.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weeks 1-12
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
A task to assess practical participation
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Weeks 1-13
Weighting: 5%
Small tasks across the semster to reward lecture participation
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 35%
A final examination on material covered during the unit
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, P. Walter (2015) "Molecular Biology of the Cell" (6th Edition), ISBN 978-0815344322. Available at the Co-op and a few copies for reference in the library.
Your lectures will cover parts of many chapters from this text and your success in the unit will be greatly enhanced by having this textbook.
The web page for this unit is at Macquarie University's iLearn site accessed here.
The iLearn site for BMOL6231 will be used to deliver lecture and laboratory notes and will feature a discussion forum, digital lecture recordings and other learning resources. To view the lecture notes and other PDF files on the website, you will require a PDF viewer. Free PDF viewers can be found online (e.g. Adobe Reader).
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