Clinical metabolomis

Facts  
Duration: 1 semester
Period: Spring (2) Semester
Credits: 2 ECTS
Contact Hours: 34
Self-study: 38
Hours: 72

Main Objectives

An aim of  this course is the acquisition of knowledge necessary for independe planning and practical application in metabolomics research of clinical materials.

Learning Outcomes

Formation of competence:

а) intercultural:

  • the ability to develop cultural and professional level independently and to master new methods of research;
  • the ability to get and use new knowledge independently.

b) professional:

  • the knowledge for main analitical approaches are used in metabolomics;
  • the knowledge for main strategies for analisys of data;
  • the ability to a critical analyse the results of metabolomics research.

Professor

O. Mayboroda,  D. Kokova

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Course annotation

Course unit code

Specialization 080500.68 – Chemistry

Course unit title

Clinical metabolomis

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

prof. O. Mayboroda,  D. Kokova

Level of course

Master

Semester

2

ECTS credits

2

Working hours

Contact hours

72

lectures

10

seminars

practical classes

8

laboratory classes

16

consultations

Independent work

38

Total

72

Work placement

none

Language of instruction

English

Prerequisites

Chemistry

Objectives of the course

Learning outcomes

A student’s assessments methods

An aim of  this course is the acquisition of knowledge necessary for independe planning and practical application in metabolomics research of clinical materials.

Formation of competence:

а)intercultural:

-the ability to develop cultural and professional level independently and to master new methods of research;

- the ability to get and use new knowledge independently.

b) professional:

-the knowledge for main analitical approaches are used in metabolomics;

-the knowledge for main strategies for analisys of data;

- the ability to a critical analyse the results of metabolomics research

Presentations, tests.

Teaching methods

Lectures, groupwork, delivery of individual presentations, independent study of literature, laboratory work

Course unit content

Title

Lecturers  (hours)

Self-study (hours)

The metabolomics and metabolome: a history of idea

2

6

The instrumental base of metabolomics

10

10

The planning of metabolomics experiment and assessment of data quality

8

10

Basic approaches to analysis of metabolomic data

14

12

34

38

Assessment requirements

Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of presentations in the seminars, written tests and final test.

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria:

– compliance of the contents to a subject;

– existence of logical communication of stated information;

– compliance of registration to requirements;

– accuracy and literacy of a statement;

– work is handed over in time.

The composition of final accumulative mark

Final accumulative mark consists of:  2 tests –15 % each, individual assignment – 20 %, group case analysis and presentation – 20 %, final test – 30 %

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