Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

• Attempt all assessments, and
• Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%,

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

 Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation 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. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

This applies to all submitted assessments.

Special Consideration

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for 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.

LECTURE, WORKSHOP and PRACTICAL TIMETABLE

Lectures: Wednesdays 1pm – 3pm July 24^th - October 30^th, 01CC 203

Workshops: Fridays 12 noon – 1pm July 26^th - November 1^st, 01CC 106

NOTE: Lectures are two hours duration and start week 1, and will include the first scientific content lecture (Wednesday July 24^th) followed by the introductory lecture explaining all aspects of the course – which is only one hour long – followed in the first workshop timeslot (Friday July 26^th).

Practicals: Are held in a one-week block during semester break. You must be available for all of September 16^th- 20^th. Practical classes run about 6+ hours per day, between 9am – 5 pm. This is the equivalent of 3+ hours per week for the whole semester, we just do it all at once. 

The practical course includes differential display SDS-PAGE protein electrophoresis, in-gel protein digestion, peptide mass spectrometry (nanoESI- Q Exactive orbitrap), peptide to spectrum matching using programs such as MaxQuant and MSFragger, shotgun proteomic analysis using SDS-PAGE protein fractionation, and differential protein quantitation.

Up to date timetable information is found at publish.mq.edu.au

All unit information is distributed using the unit website on ilearn, accessed via ilearn.mq.edu.au

All written work must be submitted through iLearn Turnitin. Lectures and workshops will both be recorded and made available via echo 360.

For 2024, we will have no in-person classes in week 5 (commencing august 19th) and week 10 (commencing October 7^th) of semester. Please read the lecture and workshop schedule very carefully.

We will communicate with you via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. Queries to the unit convenor can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent via email from your university email address.

COVID Information

For the latest information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please refer to the Coronavirus infection page on the Macquarie website: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/coronavirus-faqs. Remember to check this page regularly in case the information and requirements change during semester. If there are any changes to this unit in relation to COVID, these will be communicated via iLearn.

Lectures Wednesdays  1-3pm, starting July 24^th, 01CC 203

MOLS7212 Proteomics Technologies and Applications

WORKSHOP TIMETABLE

Workshops: Fridays 12 noon - 1:00 pm from August 5^th, 01CC 106

Q. Why is July 26th used for an introductory lecture?

A. If we had a workshop session on that day, the students presenting their research papers would have less than a week to prepare. If we start workshops in week two, then the first students will have two weeks to prepare, which is sufficient time to allow them to do a good job.

Updated lectures, updated list of papers for research presentations, and redesigned practical class experiments. 

• We do not work from a textbook, instead we focus on current scientific literature.

• Additional reading material is also included at the end of most lectures. It is your job to look it up.

• The practical class is 5 days long and runs during semester break, so make plans now to be available for a week long practical class during that time.
• Technologies used and required. Lecture notes will be made available on the unit website in iLearn. Notes will be made available a few days in advance of the lecture whenever possible, and it is your responsibility to bring your own copy to lectures.
• Technologies used and required. All of the important information during semester will be communicated to you via the unit website on iLearn. It is your responsibility to check it regularly for announcements and other information.
• Technologies used and required. Students will need to have access to a computer and printer, and be able to use Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and a reference manager program such as EndNote.