Chemistry

• Knowing how to identify and define acid-base and oxidation-reduction reactions.
• Knowing how to identify and describe the structure of organic molecules.
• Knowing how to describe key concepts in stereochemistry such as stereoisomerism.
• Knowing how to use the chemical nomenclature.
• Knowing how to identify and define the organic functional groups
• Knowing how to describe and apply the reactivity of chemical compounds.

Theory Program
27 lectures (E), 10 interactive classes and seminars (S) and three group tutorials (T)

• Structure and properties of matter: atomic structure, molecular and aggregation states. (2 h E + 1 h S)
• Water: solutions, acid-base reactions and oxidation reactions reduction (3 h E + 1 h S)
• Organic compounds: nomenclature, structure, and stereochemistry. (5 h E + 2 S)
• Reactivity of hydrocarbons: saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. (4 h E + 2 S)
• Reactivity of oxygenated organic compounds: alcohols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives. (10 h E + 3 S)
• Reactivity of nitrogen-containing organic compounds: amines, amides, and heterocycles. (4 h + 1 h S)


Group tutorials
Strengthening of key contents of this course through presentations or discussion of issues related to the topic of biotechnology.

Practice Program
Interactive laboratory classes (6 h) and interactive computer classes (5 h)

• Preparation and evaluation of a solution of an acid.
• Synthesis of a carboxylic acid derivative: ethyl acetate.
• Extraction and identification of a natural product.
• ChemDraw and management of Chemistry software (in interactive computer classes).

Basic
• McMurry, Química orgánica. 8a. Edición. ISBN: 978-607-481-853-6
• Timothy Soderberg, Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis Volume I (2016). University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. Available online under a Creative Commons license: https://goo.gl/vB19u4
• Timothy Soderberg, Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis Volume II (2016), University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. Available online under a Creative Commons license: https://goo.gl/nB9Nos


Complementary
• Jonathan Clayden, Nick Geeves, Stuart Warren, Organic Chemistry , 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0199270293
• L. G. Wade, Química Orgánica, 7º Edición, Pearson Education, 2011, ISBN: 978-6073207904.
• P. Sykes, Mecanismos De Reacción En Química Orgánica, 1a Edición, Editorial Reverte, 2009, ISBN: 978-8429175042. Or its original in English: P. Sykes, Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, 6º Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1986. ISBN: 978-0582446953

Knowledge/content

• Con01: Know the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of Biotechnology.

Skills/skills

• H/D01: Think in an integrated way and approach problems from different perspectives with critical reasoning.
• H/D02: Search, process, analyze/interpret and synthesize relevant information and results from various sources and obtain conclusions on topics related to Biotechnology.
• H/D03: Organize and plan your work.
• H/D04: Interpret experimental results and identify consistent and inconsistent elements.
• H/D05: Work as a team.
• H/D06: Maintain an ethical commitment, as well as a commitment to equality and integration.
• H/D11: Understand and know how to apply the physical-chemical principles of biological processes with application in Biotechnology, as well as the main tools used to investigate them.
• H/D12: Know how to apply instrumental techniques and work protocols in a laboratory, applying regulations and techniques related to safety and hygiene, waste management and quality.

Competencies

• Comp01: That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of ​​study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
• Comp02: That students are able, both in writing and orally, to debate and transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions related to Biotechnology to both a specialized and non-specialized/general audience.
• Comp03: That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
• Comp04: That students know how to apply the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired in the degree in a professional manner and are competent in posing/solving problems, as well as in the elaboration/defense of arguments in both academic and professional contexts related to the innovation and the biotechnology industry.
• Comp05: Study and learn autonomously, with organization of time and resources, new knowledge and techniques in Biotechnology and acquire the ability to work as a team.

Classes and exhibitions. The teachers develop to the content of the program using exercises and practical examples that illustrate the concepts explained in combination with additional resources and the recommended bibliography.
Seminars and tutoring. Real cases of peptide and protein design will be analyzed in the classroom. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the classroom activities throughout the entire course; participation one of the criteria of evaluation. Students will be given handouts with problems to try to resolve on their own, and give their proposed solution to teachers in advance of the seminars. In these classes, the students will present their solutions, the teacher being in charge of solving the doubts and difficulties that arise. Occasionally, the seminars will also propose short exercises to solve in the moment, which will be taken into account in the evaluation.
Individual tutoring. This will involve close work with the students to meet their needs. they will be carried out in person or online depending on the scenario in which we find ourselves.
• Practical classes. Students will have scripts with the basis and the experimental procedures to be followed during each session focused on particular subjects. The realization of the practices will be mandatory to overcome the subject.
• Virtual Classroom: The course will feature a virtual classroom in which all teaching support material will include course, calendars, ENL aces to sites of interest, etc.

The overall grade of the student in the subject is a weighted average between the marks obtained by their performance in the exam (70%), and their participation and work in seminars and tutorials (20%) and laboratory practices (10%)
These instruments will be used to evaluate the competencies and learning results of the subject (Con01, H/D01, H/D02, H/D04, H/D05, H/D06, H/D11, H/D12, Comp01, Comp02 , Comp03, Comp04 and Comp05).

Final exam with theoretical-practical questions: it will be done during the exam period at the end of the course, to assess the acquisition of knowledge. The final exam may include two questions of eliminatory character related to very basic aspects of the subject, which would be announced during the course. A minimum grade of 4 is required, to which the note of the rest of the aspects evaluated will be added. In order to pass the subject, a minimum global grade of 5 must be obtained.

Seminars, classes and tutorials (20%): the participation and the resolution of the proposed exercises will be evaluated.
Laboratory practices (10%): work in the laboratory (5%) theoretical and practical knowledge will be assessed through a written exercise with questions related to the experiments, to be carried out together with the final exam (5%) .
Non-attendance at practices entails the suspense of the subject.


In cases of fraudulent conduct of exercises or tests, the provisions of the" Regulations for assessing the academic performance of students and reviewing grades "shall apply.

Theoretical Classes 27 h
Interactive Classes Seminar 10 h
Interactive Classes Laboratory 6 h
Interactive Classes Computer 5 h
Group tutorials 3 h
Exam and review 3 h
Personal work 96 h
TOTAL: 150 h

It is important to emphasize that the student's personal work has to be continued throughout the course, because the contents are progressively built on top of the knowledge acquired in the previous sessions.

It is important that students work on problem sets before their resolution in seminar classes. This work is fundamental for understanding the subject and for acquiring the skills and abilities that are required.

It is recommended the use of molecular models to become familiar with aspects related to the stereochemistry of molecules

Those students who fail the exam but have completed the laboratory practices have the possibility of not repeating the laboratory practices the following academic year.