Kwara State University, Malete

Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences

Department of Biochemistry
Course Syllabus

General Information

Course Code: BCH413

Course Title: Analytical Biochemistry
Credit Units: 2
Course Status: Compulsory

Session: 2022/2023
Semester: Harmattan
Teaching Mode: Blended
Meeting venue, days, Physical: Room K20 | Saturdays (once, every 3 weeks) | 12:00noon to 2:00pm
and times: Online: KWASU-Virtual | Sundays (twice, every 3 weeks) | 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Lecturer / Dr. Mutiu A. ALABI
Coordinator: email: mutiu.alabi@kwasu.edu.ng
+2347030428661
Other Lecturer(s): Prof Emmanuel O. AJANI
email: emmanuel.ajani@kwasu.edu.ng
+234

Office hours: All course lecturers are based within the Biochemistry Departmental offices.
We have no formal office hours. Rather, we have an open-door policy.
Students are welcome to stop by at their convenience or contact us to arrange an
appointment.
Don’t hesitate to see us if you need help
Course Description
Background
In today's rapidly evolving world, the field of biochemistry plays a vital role in unraveling the mysteries of life at
the molecular level. As an interdisciplinary science, biochemistry combines biology, chemistry, and physics to
study the chemical processes and macromolecules that drive the functioning of living organisms. Advanced
Biochemical Methods and Biochemical Reasoning is an undergraduate course designed to provide students
with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills required to excel in the field of biochemistry.
The course that affords students the learning of different methods of designing, experimenting/executing, and
reporting/publishing biochemical and biomedical research. The course will also focus on developing student’s
ability to manipulate experimental data, extract the salient points, and derive logical conclusions from scientific
reports. The students will be taught how to prepare samples in biochemical and biomedical analysis, different
laboratory techniques for different analysis, reason about data and drawing conclusions from them.
Course Aim
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire the knowledge of different biochemical techniques for
different biochemical and biomedical analysis as well as biochemical reasoning.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
1. How to design, analyse and report research results
2. Knowledge of different biochemical and biomedical techniques

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 3. Knowledge of interpretation of biochemical data.

Teaching Format
This course will be taught in as physical teaching only. The physical contacts will involve traditional classroom
lectures and field/laboratory practical. Others include Lecture, Recitation, Power Point Presentation, Discussion.
We will maintain a weekly pattern of “Mondays-to-Fridays”.
You may refer to the published general lecture timetable for further details.

Lecture Schedule

Week Date Topic Lecturer

1 13-17 Nov 23 1 - Introduction: Nature and Concept of Biochemical Research Dr. Alabi
2 20-24 Nov 23 2 - Designing of biochemical research and Research Proposal Prof. Ajani
3 27 Nov-1 Dec 23 3 - Reporting biomedical research Prof. Ajani
4 4-8 Dec 23 4 - Errors, Precision, Accuracy and Ethical Consideration in Research Prof. Ajani
5 11-15 Dec 23 5 - Methods of Biochemical sample preparation and data analysis Dr. Alabi
6 6 - Application of chromatographic techniques in Biochemical Dr. Alabi
18-22 Dec 23
Research
7 25-29 Dec 23 Holiday
7 – Application of Spectrophotometric techniques in Biochemical Dr. Alabi
8 01-05 Jan 24
Research
9 08-12 Jan 24 Main CA Test Dr. Alabi
10 8 - Application of Electrophoretic and Centrifugation techniques in Dr. Alabi
15-19 Jan 24
Research
11 22-26 Jan 24 9 - Techniques in Toxicological and Nutritional Research Dr. Alabi
12 10 - Reasoning in Biochemistry and Drawing Inferences from Prof. Ajani
29 Jan-01-Feb 24
Biochemical Data
13 05-09 Feb 24 Revision
14 12 Feb-09 Mar 24 Examination

* You may refer to the section on “Teaching Format” above for further details.

Assessments
Types of assessments and grading policy:
The types of assessments (e.g., in-class test, open-book test, take-home assignment, term paper, project, etc.)
and grading policy (how will assessments be evaluated, including weighting/marks allocated to each
assessment)
Nature of assessments:
E.g., essay, multiple-choice questions, short answer, long answer, viva voce, etc.
Assessment dates:
The summative component of the CA as follows:
Weekly activity* 15%
Main test 15%
Final examination 70%
Total score 100%

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 * Weekly activities will be computed as: 10 marks per week x 10 weeks = 100 marks
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Total weighting in course grade = × 15% or × 20%
100 100

Course Reference Resources

1. Wilson, K. and Walker, J. (2010). Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 7th
Ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. (Softcopy Available Online)
2. Nelson, D.L. and Cox, M.M (2017). Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry, 7th Ed, Macmillan Learning,
New York. (Softcopy Available Online)
Other Information
1. Provide concise details of policies on course registration; attendance; punctuality; academic
integrity; meeting assessment deadlines; make-up assessment; non-sale of handouts; disability
accommodation; behavioural guide and penalties, etc.
These should be in bullet points.

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