Biochemistry I, CHE 450

MW, Section -30

Instructor: Dr. Noel Sturm, SI 311

E-Mail: nsturm@csudh.edu

Course Organization and Policies:

1. Prerequisites: (a) General Chemistry (1 year) and (b) Organic Chemistry w/ Laboratory (1 year or a 1 semester survey course w/ lab) and (c) Quantitative Analysis (may NOT be taken concurrently w/ Biochemistry 450).

2. REQUIRED Text: Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry, 8^th Edition; Authors: Nelson and Cox

We will be Using the myCSUDH-ImmediateAccess- program.

How Does It Work?

The required course ebook will be available through BlackBoard in a digital format .

You will receive Free Access on the first day of classes.

Discounted pricing, $89.99, has been negotiated with publishers.

Students will have until Friday, February 17^th, 2023 to opt out of the program..

After the opt-out deadline, any students who has not opted out will be charged on their CSUDH student account by the university, allowing more time to pay for the required material.

Here is a link from the publisher, Macmillan, that provides ISBN information for the text book and Sapling Learning.

Lehninger and Sapling

3. The reading list consistes of links (see below) for Lehninger that highlight the sections and sub-sections of each chapter that are important for understanding the chemistry of biological systems and are relevant to the questions you will be asked in the homework and on the exams.

 

4. Power Point Slides: The power point slides are on-line, arranged via lecture topic, see below. Examination questions will be derived directly from the readings, power point slides and homework. There are also additional .html files provided to give an alternative presentation of the material.

 

5. On-Line and On-Campus Sessions: We will meet on-line every Monday 10:00AM-11:15AM, using Class Collaborate Ultra, on-campus every Wednesday 10:00-11:15AM, WH D-165 and on-line every Friday, by appointment, 10:00AM-11:15AM for Office Hours, using Class Collaborate Ultra. We will discuss lecture material, do quick thinks and answer questions. It is very important that you attend all of the on-line sessions in order to succeed in this course. You must have a working computer, reliable internet connectivity and browser is an important requirement, please use Firefox 2.0.x or higher.

 

Instructions for Class Collaborate Ultra:

https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Moderator/Get_Started/About_Collaborate

 

In Blackboard:

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<Click-on the "Session"

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6.Examinations: There will be four multiple choice examinations (see syllabus for specific dates) each worth 99 points. Absolutely NO make-up exams will be given. All examinations will be on-line through Bb Collaborate Ultra using the Respondus Lockdown Browser.

 

7. Final Exam: The final exam (100 pts), will be on-line through Bb Collaborate Ultra using the Respondus Lockdown Browser and for section -30 is scheduled for Monday, May 15^th, 2023, 1:00PM-3:00PM.

 

8. Homework:

• Homework can be found in the "Homework" link on Bb.
• There are twenty-two, on-line, multiple choice homework assignments.
• The homework assignments are based on the readings from Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry.
• Each homework assignment has a specific due date and homework submitted after that date will not be graded. (See Syllabus)
• Each homework assignment is worth 10 points for a total of 220 points towards your final course grade.

9. The Goal of this course is to understand and outline Proteins, Enzymes, Vitamins, Membranes and all of the Carbohydrate Metabolic Pathways.

 

10. Grading Criteria: Letter grades are based on the following point distribution. Grades are criterion-referenced not norm-referenced; each student has an equal opportunity meet the criteria charted below:

 

 

 

11. Case Studies/Clinical Correlates: Related directly to the general biochemical principles being taught are intended to give "real-life" significance to the biochemistry experience and should be printed from the web site.

12. Course Description: The chemistry of amino acids and proteins; the chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids; energetics in living systems.  The course is taught with a medical emphasis and covers peptides, proteins, myoglobin/hemoglobin, enzymes, vitamins, catecholamines and metabolism, as well as, clinical correlates and case studies.

13. Academic Integrity Statement
The university is a community of learners bonded together by the search for knowledge; the pursuit of personal, social, cultural, physical, and intellectual development; and the desire for the liberating effects of an advanced education. California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has a culture--an academic culture--shared with other universities and colleges across the nation. Integral to that culture is a set of values such as academic freedom, dedication to teaching and learning, diversity, civility toward others, and academic integrity. Academic integrity is of central importance in the university community and involves committed allegiance to the values, the principles, and the code of behavior held to be central in that community. Integrity concerns honesty and implies being truthful, fair, and free from lies, fraud and deceit. Cheating or plagiarism is cause for formal university discipline and is justification for an instructor to assign a lower grade or a failing grade.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism are described and discussed in the University Catalog. This course will be taught in a manner which upholds and enforces those statements. Academic Dishonesty of any sort will not be tolerated and will result in a grade of F for the assignment, quiz, or test, and referral to the Vice President of Student Affairs and to your Dean or Program Director. Dishonesty in this course includes, but is not limited to:

• Dry Lab, Fabrication – creating data without actually performing the experiment
• Falsification or data destruction – changing experimental results; destroying experimental results without notation in your notebook; cherry picking (picking only the experimental results you think are the best); removing pages from your notebook
• Backdating – performing an experiment on a particular date, but stating that it was performed at an earlier date.
• Improper recordkeeping – Recording your measurements somewhere else before writing them in your notebook; Not writing your experiment data directly in the notebook when measured; Transferring existing notebook data to a different notebook; Failure to include supporting data in your notebook (charts, spectra, calculations); Failure to answer the required pre-lab questions in your notebook before starting the experiment.
• Sabotage – messing with someone else’s experiment or supplies, as a joke or for malice
• Plagiarism – presenting someone else’s words, ideas, equations, explanations, conclusions as your own without attribution; failure to cite the source of someone else’s words, ideas, equations, explanations, conclusions; (cut and paste without citation is plagiarism; using your lab manual as a report resource without citation is plagiarism); using a classmate’s or prior student's report or spreadsheet content; copying someone’s report or homework
• Having someone else -- amateur or professional -- analyze your unknowns and claiming the work as your own
• Impersonation – taking a course on behalf of someone else; letting someone take the course on your behalf; having someone else use your clicker in class on your behalf; having someone else perform your on-line assessments for you
• Cheating – using or possessing unauthorized resources during an exam/quiz and in preparation for exams/quizzes; providing unauthorized resources to another student; copying someone’s exam/quiz; Using someone else’s answers for your own on-line assessments

14. Disabled Student Services: CSUDH adheres to the American with Disabilities Act with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with temporary or permanent disabilities. To receive accommodations, students with disabilities must register with Disabled Student Services. For more information, please contact their office in Welch Hall B250 at (310) 243-3660 or (310) 243-2028.

 

15. Statement of Diversity and Inclusion

It is my intent that students from all diverse backgrounds and perspectives be well-served by this course, that students' learning needs be addressed both in and out of class, and that the diversity that the students bring to this class be viewed as a resource, strength, and benefit. It is my intent to present materials and activities that are respectful of diversity: gender identity, sexuality, disability, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, and culture. Your suggestions are encouraged and appreciated. Please let me know ways to improve the effectiveness of the course for you personally, or for other students or student groups. Lastly, it is my intention to uphold our class norms. Students who act as a disruption to me or my students will be asked to leave the class.

16. COVID information for students
Stay up to date with and comply with campus COVID polices: https://www.csudh.edu/together/students/

If you get COVID-19:
If you have a positive COVID-19 test and are asymptomatic, or if you get sick and have a positive COVID-19 test, your priority is to get well. Don’t try to tough it out. Get medical attention, quarantine, take care of yourself, recover. Please inform the instructor immediately if you are ill or have an asymptomatic positive COVID-19 test so we can arrange alternate assignments, deferment of deadlines or late penalties, or an incomplete. DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL IF YOU HAVE ANY COVID SYMPTOMS or A POSITIVE TEST RESULT.

Also, report your illness directly to the COVID-19 Reporting Hotline (310) 243-2076, which will be answered by a representative from Human Resources to collect the appropriate information from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Calls received after hours will be returned the following business day. All information will be kept confidential. The one-stop-shop for COVID resources,  procedures, FAQ’s etc., can be found here: https://www.csudh.edu/together/reporting