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Course Syllabus BCHM 3050-001 – Essential Elements of BiochemistrySpring-2015Instructor: Dr. Srikripa Chandrasekaran (Dr.Sri)Office location: 159 PoolePhone: 864-656-0873Email: [email protected] hours: Mon: 9.30 AM - 11.30 AM Tues: 1.30PM - 3PM Wed: 9.30 AM- 11.30 AM* Other times are available by appointment Class Meetings/Days/Times:3050 section 001:Mon/Wed/Fri: 8:00 A.M. – 8:50 A.M. @ Lee Hall 2-111Course Description:This course is intended primarily for students who require a general background in the principles of biochemistry in a single course. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline of biochemistry and emphasizes the structure, function and metabolism of the major biomolecules in living organisms. Topics of instruction include aqueous systems and buffers, proteins and enzymes, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates, as well as themain metabolic processes of living organisms. A detailed outline of tentative topics is appended. Prerequisite: CH 2010 or CH 2230 and BIOL 1030 or BIOL 1100Required Textbook & Materials:1. Biochemistry – the Molecular Basis of Life (5th edition) – by Trudy McKee and James R. McKee (2009) Oxford University Press2. Sapling Learning Account3. Computer with access to the internet and where you can access Blackboard (Please have your computers with you at all times in class) How to purchase the required materials 1 & 2:Option #1: Using ISBN 9780199316786 will get you the textbook, Sapling Learning and StudyGuide and Solutions Manual from the book-store. This ISBN includes a discount on Sapling LearningOption #2: You can purchase the textbook listed above second-hand from www.amazon.com, and purchase the sapling account separately at www.saplinglearning.com. Instructions for how to purchase the sapling code are self-explanatory, but if you need assistance, you can get help from tech-service at sapling learning website to purchase the code for sapling 1Attendance:Students are expected to attend all lectures for the entire class period and participate in group activities. Students absent from class without valid medical documentation or prior approval of the instructor forfeit their opportunity for class participation, including any credit for in-class materials (e.g. quizzes, exams, discussions) for that day. If for any reason the instructor is late for the start of class and you have not received official indication that the class has been cancelled, students are expected to remain for 15 minutes before assuming that the lecture has been postponed or cancelled for that day.Flu/Sickness absences – As attendance is not mandatory, please refrain from attending lectures if you have flu symptoms, or show signs of illness that is contagious. If you develop flu symptoms the day of an exam, e-mail me as soon as possible and upon your return at least 24 hours after a fever has passed (<100°F), show me the Redfern Health Center statement or other documentation to verify your absence due to the flu/illness. Students may also obtain documentation from their personal physician or off-campus medical facility. Without documentation, you will be unable to take a make-up exam, or other in-class activities for points.Academic Conduct:Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a grade of F for the course. “As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson’s vision of this institution as a ‘high seminary of learning’. Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Furthermore, we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts fromthe value of a Clemson degree. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing in any form.”Academic dishonesty includes giving, receiving or using unauthorized aid on any academic work. It also includes plagiarism, the copying of language, structure, or ideas of another and passing them off as one's own work. All academic work attempted contains an implicit pledge by the student that no unauthorized aid has been received. The definition of academic dishonesty and the procedure for handling it are described in detail in the current versionof the student handbook. You should read and understand this material.“When, in the opinion of a faculty member, there is evidence that a student has committed an act of academic dishonesty, the faculty member shall makea formal written charge of academic dishonesty, including a description of themisconduct, to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Services. At the same time, the faculty member may, but is not required to, inform each involved student privately of the nature of the alleged charge.”2Instructional Methods and Grading Policy:All lectures will be given in PowerPoint format. PowerPoint presentations (and other course documents) will be made available via Clemson’s Blackboard Learning System. The Power Points will be up before the lecture is in session. The PowerPoint lecture will be made available for study purposes. These can serve as “lecture notes” and students are encouraged to consult these for study purposes. Students are responsible for providing their own hard copies of these documents for annotation. Students should note that PowerPoint presentations do not correspond to individual lecture periods, and that roughly 1 to 2 presentations can be given each day. Grading Policy 4 Lecture Exams (cumulative, 100 points each) = 400 points Sapling Online Homework = 100 points Quizzes = 50 points In-class activities = 50 points Case-Study = 50 points Final exam (comprehensive) = 150 points ~800 pointsA = 88%B = 77%C = 66%D = 55%Sapling Homework Assignments:I will put up several homework assignments via sapling. Please be aware that the assignments are time-sensitive. They will go up every Friday afternoon, starting from Jan 16, Friday, at 4PM and will be due the following Friday at midnight. You have an entire week to complete one assignment. You are responsible for keeping track of your HW site on sapling and checking in every Friday to see if a HW is due next week. Incase there is no HW a particular week,I will send out an email confirming that. But, assume that you will have HW assignments every Friday. Please make sure that you


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