310164 (v.1) Biomolecular Modelling 632

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	The molecular modelling of biological molecules and its application to drug discovery and development. Including reviews of molecular forces and macromolecular structure, particularly as they pertain to proteins, and of the common methods used to elucidate the structure of macromolecules. Introduction to common protein structure databases and to the use of basic molecular modelling programs such as RasMol and Deepview to explore macromolecular structures. Students write protein data bank and script filesand develop concepts of molecular modelling, including molecular dynamics and molecular mechanics. The application of molecular modelling to the drug discovery process is demonstrated using the latest computer-aided technologies. Parts of the syllabus may be changed, without notice, to keep up-to-date with a constantly changing, and rapidly developing, subject.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External