Basics of Bioelectrochemistry

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY

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Code

HM-751

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Study curriculum

All study courses at the Institute of Chemistry

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Institute of Chemistry

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

IV/VII

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ECTS points

4

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Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Valentin Mirčeski

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Prerequisites

Physical Chemistry II

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Course objectives (competences):
Through interactive lectures and laboratory exercises, students should acquire knowledge of the fundamentals of electrochemical methods used for the analysis of biochemical systems.

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Course content:
Electron transfer in biochemical systems; Electrochemical methods for studying redox-active proteins and enzymes; protein-film voltammetry; electrochemical processes at liquid-liquid interface, electrochemical models for simulating processes of cellular membranes.

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Teaching methods: auditory, visual, experimental, research

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Total available time

120

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Time distribution

2+0+1 hours/week
Lectures 30 hours
Lab classes 15 hours

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

30 hours

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

15 hours

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

30 hours

16.2.

Independent work

15 hours

16.3.

Homework

30 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

70 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

20 points

17.3.

Activity

10 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Attendance at lectures and completed lab classes

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous surveys

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

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Author

Title

Publisher

Year

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Valentin Mirčeski

Fundamentals of bioelectrochemistry

Internal scripts

2013

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Philip N. Bartlett (editor)

Bioelectrochemistry: Fundamentals, Experimental Techniques and Applications

John Wiley & Sons, New York

2008

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22.2.

Additional

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Publisher

Year

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