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General Medical Chemistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:29.03.2022 09:51:36
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_020 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Chemistry; Medical Chemistry | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Mihails Haļitovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema str., cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of secondary school programme chemistry, physics and mathematics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provide an introduction into various chemical processes happening in human body and used in medicine and dentistry. Promote the understanding of properties, functions and usage of various medication and chemical agents. Improve practical and experimental skills dealing with various common research equipment and common chemical agents. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Types of concentrations | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Oxidation-reduction systems | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Chemical equilibrium | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | pH and pH calculations | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Buffer systems | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Chemical kinetics | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Complex compounds | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 8 | Chemicals and substances in dentistry and medicine | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 9 | Lab equipment and dishes | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 10 | Concentration calculations | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 11 | Ox-red systems and ox-red titration | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 12 | Chemical equilibrium | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 13 | pH calculations | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 14 | Buffer systems | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 15 | Chemical kinetics | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 16 | Complex compounds | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students cover basics of theory via video lectures and other resources. Additional tasks are available for each topic before and after each practical class. Students do analysis and interpretation of experimental data after the labworks. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | To pass the course, student should be able to pass the pre- and post- lab tests (in total 42% of final course grade) covering theory basics, topic-related tasks and provide complex problem solutions, should be able to properly perform the practical experiments and analyse the data obtained (16%). At the end of the course student should be able to pass the final test consisting of various tasks covering topics of the course (42%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to explain how various chemicals act in human body and how they effect different processes, such as dissociation of electrolytes, concentration of particles in a solution and pH. Along that students will be able to describe an equilibrium shift in a chemical process, how buffer systems maintain stable pH and complex compound formation and destruction. Topics covered will help to get a better understanding of how various chemical processes happen in human body and a basic understanding of how some common chemical agents used act. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to describe various processes in human body from multiple aspects – how the particles involved act, what is particle concentration and pH in solution, how the involved particles affect reaction velocity and how it is applied in medicine and dentistry. Students will improve experimental skills such as performing basic experiments with various chemicals, using common analysis methods (titration, kinetical data) and lab equipment. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will improve their data analysis and application skills, will use various labware and electronical equipment, will have to apply the obtained knowledge in solving complex problems. Teamwork and critical thinking will be improved through various practical and experimental tasks. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | J. McMurray, R. C. Fay. „General Chemistry”. Prentice Hall, 2010. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | I. Kazuša, Ā. Kaksis. „Vispārīgā ķīmija medicīniskās ķīmijas kursam”, Rīga, RSU, 2020, 2021 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 4 | J. McMurray, R. C. Fay. „General Chemistry”. Prentice Hall, 2010. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | A. Rauhvargers. „Vispārīgā ķīmija”, Rīga, „Zinātne”, 1996. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Chemistry LibreTexts | ||||||||
