AP0625 - Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry

You will learn through lectures, tutorials and independent learning. The lectures will outline relevant theories and concepts which will equip you with knowledge and understanding that will enable you to predict and rationalise the outcomes of new situations. The lectures will be supported by tutorials which will enable you to participate in problem solving activities. Directed and independent learning will form a substantial component of this module giving you the opportunity to enrich and broaden your knowledge of the subject area and also to support problem solving activities. Two open book tests will be employed during Semester 1 of the module which will allow you to reflect on your progression and will provide a stepping stone to the more involved formal final exam in semester 2.

Your learning journey through this module will be supported by the tutorial sessions in which you will have the opportunity to ask questions and practise problem solving activities under the guidance of a tutor. A tutor-authored booklet outlining the key features Nature’s biosynthetic pathways will be provided to every student to steer you along the journey. A range of other teaching materials that will support, reinforce and extend your learning within the subject area will be available on the module’s eLearning Portal site (Blackboard Ultra).

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1.You will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the biosynthesis of natural products and advanced concepts in, and the interdependency of the design, synthesis and actions of synthetic medicines.
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
2.You will develop high-level problem-solving and analytical and critical skills in biosynthesis, and medicinal chemistry. You will be able to propose outcomes of novel and important biosynthetic pathways and use advanced concepts to propose the design and synthetic strategies for a range of medicinal drugs targets.
Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
3.You will be able to think independently, analytically and critically, propose new solutions and justify your own opinions.

This module will be assessed by:
1.An examination (50%). MLO 1,2,
2.Continuous coursework (50%) (2open-book tests, one in each sub-area). MLO 1,2,3,
These assessments will evaluate your problem-solving abilities within the subject area.
Feedback:
1.Feedback from the open-book tests will be given in the tutorial sessions. Marked tests will be returned to you with tutor annotations.
2.Annotated exam scripts will be returned to you after the examination boards have taken place.

Level 5 Organic Chemistry

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‘Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry’ will allow you to discover and appreciate how Nature produces naturally occurring molecules of biological and biochemical importance also how medicines are designed and the way they are utilised to combat disease. You will engage with the subject area through lectures, tutorials and independent learning. ‘Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry’ will be assessed by an examination and by continuous coursework in the form of open-book tests. These tests will evaluate your problem-solving abilities, thus enhancing employability skills, and feedback from the tests will be given in the tutorial sessions. Independent learning will form a substantial component of this module giving you the opportunity to enrich and broaden your knowledge of the subject area and also to support problem solving activities.