BIOCHEMISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SCIENCES
AGR2BAA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
What do herbicides, tequila, biofuel, cow stomachs and hibernating bears have in common? Biochemistry! The rapidly changing climate, population growth and the increase in microbial diseases have led to a technological revolution focused at dealing with these food security and environmental challenges. This subject will explore the biochemical underpinnings of animal and plant production and health and will cover selected topics from the broad field of agriculture and animal science. This includes the photobiological basis for photosynthesis, plant nitrogen fixation, bioactive molecules acting as competitive inhibitors of metabolism, animal energy metabolism and regulation, and metabolic adaptations in animals and plants. This subject will be delivered via a combination of on-line modules and face-to-face workshop sessions. The weekly 3-hour workshops are compulsory and involve in-class assessment
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Travis Beddoe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: One of (CHE1CHF or CHE1GEN) and (BIO1OF or BIO1MGC)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: BCH2MBC OR BCH2IBM
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Travis Beddoe
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.50 hours unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
On-line activities equivalent to 3.5 hours per week
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Compulsory Workshop
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poster on metabolism (700-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
On-line and in-class assignments (1,300-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One x 2 hour case study test (2,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Two x 15 minute online multiple choice quizzes (500-words equivalent, total) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |