SLE318 - Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SBC318
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Angel Torriero
Prerequisite:

SLE214 

Corequisite:

SLE010

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 4 x 2 hour practical experience (workshops) per trimester, 5 x 6 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester.

Content

SLE318 will develop the ability to predict the chemical properties of organic molecules and propose sensible mechanisms to account for their transformations. Students will be introduced to medicinal chemistry with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals that target cell wall receptors and enzymes. Antibiotic function will also be explored, in particular agents that target bacterial cell walls. This unit is intended for students in forensic science, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical science.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Propose sensible mechanisms for complex organic reaction pathways.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Apply the principles of medicinal chemistry to explain how pharmaceuticals interact with the traditional targets of enzymes and cell wall receptors. Appreciate the timeframe and stages involved with developing a pharmaceutical from concept to market.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Work together safely to execute laboratory techniques specific to synthetic organic chemistry to investigate and solve real world problems and communicate this information using the scientific convention of a scientific journal.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Use digital technologies to retrieve, evaluate and disseminate research information from the scientific literature using the conventions appropriate to a scientific audience, demonstrating clear and coherent oral and written communication skills.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
In-class tests
Three 50-minute in-class tests 45% (3 x 15%) Weeks 4, 8 and 11
Assessment 2
Poster presentation
Scientific abstract (one page), and poster (3 x A3 pages) 20% Week 9 and 11
Assessment 3
Research paper
Written report in chemistry journal format 35% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 50% in the practical component. 

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE318 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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