The elements of organic chemistry for biology students

Passed course of general and inorganic chemistry

Contact hours (with academic teacher):

Lecture - 30

Laboratory - 30

Total number of hours with academic teacher - 60

Number of ECTS credits with academic teacher - 2,4

Non-contact hours (student's own work):

Student preparing for the exam - 20

Student's preparation for tests - 20

Student's preparation for didactic classes - 5

Preparation of written studies of laboratory classes - 10

The total number of non-contact hours - 65

Number of ECTS points for non-contact hours - 2,6

Total number of ECTS points for the module - 5

For the cycle of courses starting in the academic year 2018/2019:

lecture - written exam (W1, W2, W4, U9, K1, K3)

laboratory - tests, independent written exercises, continuous assessment (W1, W2, W17, U1, U2, U3, U7, U9, U15, K3, K8)

For the cycle of courses starting in the academic year 2019/2020:

lecture - written exam (W1, W2, U1, U2, K2)

laboratory - tests, independent written exercises, continuous assessment (W1, W2, U1, U2, U8, K1, K2)

Structure and properties of organic compounds. Symmetry and asymmetry of molecules, isomerism. Naming and classification rules. Mechanisms of the most important reactions of organic compounds. Groups of organic compounds and their properties: hydrocarbons, alcohols, phenols, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, heterocyclic compounds. The main chemical components of living organisms: lipids, amino acids and proteins, mono- and polysaccharides, nucleic acids. Typical reactions of organic compounds important in metabolic processes. Synthetic polymers and their applications.

McMurry J. Organic chemistry. Books/cole cengage learning, 2012.; Hart H., Craine L.E., Hart D.J., Hadad Ch. M. Organic Chemistry: A Short Course 2009; K McMurry J. Organic Chemistry with Biological Applications. Cengage Learning, 2011.

For the cycle of courses starting in the academic year 2018/2019

In terms of knowledge:

W1: Recognises basic processes occurring in living organisms at the molecular, cellular, and organism level - KW_01

W2: Describes the relationships between organisms and the environment - KW_02

W3: Identifies the relationships between the main disciplines of biology and other natural science disciplines, which facilitate understanding of the principles of organism function or provide a tool for interpretation and generalisation of acquired knowledge - KW_04

W4: Knows basic laboratory and field research tools and techniques applied in biological sciences - KW_17

In terms of skills:

U1: Uses basic laboratory and field research tools and techniques applied in biology sciences - K_U01

U2: Performs simple analyses of biological material, evaluation and diagnoses, and designs simple analytical and preparatory procedures - K_U02

U3: Makes simple field measurements and observations - K_U03

U4: Formulates correct conclusions from experiments and observations - K_U07

U5: Understands selected fragments of specialised scientific texts - K_U09

U6: Makes written reports of experiments and writes, in English as well,

short essays on assigned topics - K_U15

In terms of social competence:

K1:It recognises the need for continuous improvement of language skills and extending specialist and general knowledge - K_K01

K2: Adopts an active attitude towards acquisition, extension, and updating biological knowledge - K_K03

K3: Has an ability to work in a team in order to solve problems, fulfil tasks efficiently - K_K08

For the cycle of courses starting in the academic year 2019/2020

In terms of knowledge:

W1: The graduate has advanced knowledge and understanding of facts, concepts, objects, phenomena, and complex relationships between them as well as explanatory theories, which constitute the basic general knowledge in the scope of the scientific disciplines, primarily exact and natural sciences, forming the theoretical basis of biology - K_W01

W2: The graduate knows and understands the basic research, laboratory, and field methods and techniques used in modern biology - K_W02

In terms of skills:

U1: The graduate is able to formulate and solve untypical and complex problems, evaluate facts critically, draw relevant conclusions, and perform various tasks in variable and not fully predictable conditions - K_U01

U2: The graduate is able to select data resources properly and conduct critical analysis, assessment, and synthesis of information contained therein to solve problems and perform assigned tasks - K_U02

U3: The graduate is able to cooperate with other researchers as part of team activities, including work on interdisciplinary tasks - K_U08

In terms of social competence:

K1 The graduate is ready to respect and disseminate patterns of proper conduct inside and outside the work milieu, make independent decisions, assess critically own activities as well as the activities of teams and organizations to which he/she belongs, and take responsibility for the effects of these activities - K_K01

K2 The graduate is ready to assess his/her knowledge and acquired information critically, recognize the importance of general and specialist knowledge in the field of biology in solving theoretical and practical problems, and seek expert opinions in the case of difficulties in solving problems independently - K_K02