Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor Phani Rekha Potluri phani-rekha.potluri@mq.edu.au 14 EaR 306 By appointment Lecturer Shahrzad Rezvani Baboli shahrzad.rezvanibaboli@mq.edu.au By appointment
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites 130cp at 1000 level or above including CHEM2201 or CBMS200 or BMOL2201 or CBMS201
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status BMOL6202
Unit description	Unit description This unit outlines molecular principles underlying macromolecules and nano-materials that find a wide range of applications from nanotechnology, biomedical research, to bio-engineering. Practices common in these fields to design, prepare, synthesise and then isolate new materials will be emphasized. Molecular properties leading to the 3D shape of macromolecules will be reviewed. Contemporary structural and imaging based methods to view and characterise macromolecules, both natural and synthetic, will be examined. In particular, attention will be given to the chemical, biochemical and structural characterisation of the building blocks of the living world including nucleic acids, proteins, and polysaccharides. Recent advances and landmark reports from the current literature will be examined. The unit will be delivered through workshops, seminars, lab work and project-based learning.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Describe and apply the underlying principles for synthesising and engineering macromolecules and other synthetic particle-based nanomaterials. Apply this knowledge to design and conduct experiments to synthesise macromolecules in the laboratory.
ULO2: Describe bio-macromolecular forms and architectures (size/shape) for proteins, sugars and nucleotides.
ULO3: Interpret and draw sound conclusions from analytical and biophysical data.
ULO4: Describe the principles of contemporary analytical tools to image and characterise the structural features of bio-macromolecules and synthetic macromolecules. Utilise these techniques to collect experimental data on one or more macromolecule.
ULO5: Apply basic concepts from thermodynamics and kinetics to interpret molecular mechanisms of macromolecule systems.
ULO6: Extract and interpret information from a variety of sources concerning macromolecules, including the contemporary scientific literature.

General Assessment Information

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following university standard late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted:

In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows:

PRACTICAL AND WORKSHOP REPORTS - Standard Late Penalty applies, unless Special Consideration is Granted.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

· Attempt the assessments, and

· Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
SGTA Quiz	5%	No	WK 3,5,7,9,11
Workshop reports x 3	15%	No	Wk 7,11,13
Lab Reports	30%	No	Two weeks after Prac class
Case study	10%	No	Week 12, 13
Final Exam	40%	No	University Examination Period

SGTA Quiz

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task ²: 5 hours
Due: WK 3,5,7,9,11
Weighting: 5%

FIVE 10-15 minute short quizzes will be conducted during the scheduled SGTA sessions. Each quiz is worth 1%.