CHEMISTRY
No requirements are needed
Students who in the entrance test obtained a score in the "chemistry" section lower than the threshold established by the course council (see course regulations), will have additional educational obligations (OFA) which will be filled by following additional lessons (made available on the e-learning platform by the teacher) and taking a test. The student who does not pass the OFA test with positive results will not be able to take the course exam.
To verify the learning of the knowledge and skills imparted in class, a written exam (multiple-choice) will be held using the University Elearning platform. The exam will be in person and will take place in the computer rooms of the University. The exam will be divided into two parts relating to the chemistry module and the biochemistry module. The time available for carrying out the test is 52 minutes. The exam will be considered passed if in both tests (biochemistry and chemistry) they have achieved a sufficient score (6 for chemistry and 12 for biochemistry) and the final result will be the sum of the two marks.
The two tests of chemistry and biochemistry must be passed with a positive result AT THE SAME TIME. Therefore, the student who is sufficient in just one module will still have to take BOTH TESTS for the next session.
The exam relating to the chemistry module consists of 10 multiple-choice questions and will take a maximum of 12 minutes (four possible answers of which only one is true and to be identified by the student) regarding the understanding of the topics covered. The assessment will be sufficient if the correct answers are greater than or equal to 6 (one point for each correct answer). No points will be deducted for incorrect answers.
The exam relating to the biochemistry module consists of 20 multiple-choice questions and will take a maximum of 40 minutes (five possible answers of which only one is true and to be identified by the student) regarding the understanding of the topics covered. The evaluation will be insufficient if the correct answers are less than 12; to have a sufficient evaluation, the questions with correct solutions must be at least 12. No points will be deducted for incorrect answers.
At the request of the students, the papers will be available to students until the date of the next session and then definitively archived on the Elearning site.
The integrated course aims to provide basic knowledge to understand the main biological and cellular phenomena in the chemistry and biochemistry.
Students will be provided with the following knowledge and skills:
CHEMISTRY Module
The course aims to provide basic knowledge on the chemistry of living organisms. Such knowledge includes the structure and organization of living matter (structure and function of the main biological macromolecules).
Biochemistry Module
The course aims to provide the key information needed to understand the principles of biochemical knowledge applied to sport and fitness activities.
CHEMISTRY Module
The structure of the atom and notes about radioactivity. Chemical ties. States of matter and their property. Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Water, Solutions and Their Properties. Chemical equilibrium. Acids and bases. Organic swabs. Electrochemistry.
Description and main reactions of alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, aromatic compounds, alcohols, thiols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, anhydrides, amides and amines. Stereochemistry. Carbohydrates. Lipids. Amino acids and protein structure. Nucleotides.
Biochemistry Module Description of macromolecules with storage and structure functions of biological interest. Oxygen carriers, enzymes and mechanism of action, metabolism in the skeletal muscle activities, contribition of carboidrates, lipids and proteins to muscle energy requirements, metabolic disorders of the skeletal muscle and liver and other organs, fatigue mechanism, molecular muscle structure, athlete's nutrition, hormones and doping.
Both modules will include lectures (24 hours, 12 lectures for the chemistry module and 40 hours, 20 lectures for the biochemistry module) that include slide shows (tend to be in Italian but, in cases of material from recently published, also in English). During the explanation in the classroom the students are invited to interact with the teachers with questions and curiosities. During the lessons the teachers will also present cases and daily facts that can help understand the application / importance of the subjects of the teachings.
Students are required to attend classes as established in the academic regulations of the course of study and to sign the attendance sheet in order to take the exam.
Teachers undertake to make available presentations projected in lectures and other material of interest (articles) through the University's platforms (eg elearning) to which students have access.
In the presentations of the teachers there may be links to web pages for further information. To receive students, make an appointment via email with the teachers.