Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Human Biology 1
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
If the student is enrolled for the English track then classes for that subject will be taught in the same language.
Teaching staff
Dr. Miguel Baena: mbaena@uic.es
Dra. Mayka Sanchez: msanchezfe@uic.es
Lab sessions: Daniel Jové: djove@uic.es
Case methods (only for Spanish group): Lidia Romero y Ferran Celma
Introduction
Human Biology I contains part of the basic knowledge in the Health Sciences that an undergraduate dentistry student needs to acquire.
The aim is for the student to achieve a basic understanding of the molecular bases of life, describing the structure and function of biomolecules, their metabolism and regulation.
Pre-course requirements
Knowledge of Biology and Chemistry at sixth-form level.
Objectives
- To ensure students acquire the knowledge and competence required, once graduated, to be able to carry out general dental practice in an independent manner. At the same time they should be able to recognize their limitations and when faced with situations exceeding their abilities, seek advice or refer the patient to another professional.
- Promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours that facilitate effective and appropriate interaction with patients, colleagues and other health professionals.
- Promote acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes that promote learning throughout life in an effective way to allow adequate professional development.
- Promote research in dentistry and ongoing training in the study of new techniques and improvements in the dental profession.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 08 - Knowing how to share information with other healthcare professionals and how to work as part of a team.
- 11 - Understanding the basic biomedical science Dentistry is based on in order to ensure that adequate dental healthcare is provided.
- 12 - Understanding and recognising the structure and normal function of the stomatognathic apparatus, at a molecular, cellular, tissue and organic level, during the various stages of life.
- 13 - Understanding and recognising the science behind the essential bio-materials involved in dental practice as well as immediately managing potential allergies to these.
- 14 - Being aware of the general processes of the illness, including infection, inflammation, alterations in the immune system, degeneration, neoplasm, metabolic alterations and genetic disorders.
- 18 - Being aware of, critically evaluating and knowing how to use sources of clinical and biomedical infomation in order to obtain, organise, interpret and communicate scientific and healthcare-related information.
- 19 - Being aware of scientific methods and having the critical ability to evaluate established knowledge and innovative information. Being able to formulate hypotheses, collect and critically evaluate information in order to resolve problems, in accordance with scientific methods.
- 29 - Recognising the underlying causes of dental health in the population, whether genetic, lifestyle, demographic, environmental, social, economic, psychological or cultural.
- 32 - Knowing the biomedical science on which Dentistry is based in order to ensure adequate oral and dental care. This science must include material on: (a). Embryology, anatomy, histology and the physiology of the human body (b). Genetics, Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and (c). Microbiology and immunology.
- 34 - Knowing about scientific methods and having the critical ability to evaluate established knowledge and new information
- 38 - Being aware of clinical and laboratory-based procedures and diagnostic tests, knowing their reliability and diagnostic viability and being competent in interpreting the results
Learning outcomes of the subject
- Clearly understand the basic biomedical sciences on which Dentistry is founded to ensure proper oral and dental care.
- Understand the general processes causing illness, including genetic and metabolic disorders.
- Understand the scientific method and acquire the critical capacity to value established knowledge and new information.
- Acquire the basics to evaluate the basic published research.
- Improve in the use of contemporary information technologies.
- Be aware of diagnostic laboratory tests, their diagnostic reliability and validity, and be able to interpret their results.
- Learn to value the need for life-long learning.
- 1.04 - Know the organization of our immune system: molecules, cells and organs
- 1.28 - Solve clinical problems from deductions made from the basic knowledge of anatomy and function of the teeth
- 1.29 - Identify using image techniques, structures of the different topographical regions of the oral cavity and teeth in particular
- 1.30 - Understand the basic bio-medical sciences on which dentistry is based to ensure proper oral-dental care.
- 1.31 - - Understand and recognize the structure and normal function of the stomatognatic apparatus at a molecular and cellular level
- 1.32 - Will know the general processes of falling ill, including genetic alterations
- 1.33 - Will know better the scientific method and will have critical capacity to assess the established knowledge and new information
- 1.34 - Will get the rudiments to assess published basic research
- 1.35 - Will manage better than at the beginning of the subject, contemporary information technologies
- 1.36 - – Will know genetic diagnostic testing of laboratory, its reliability and diagnostic validity and begin to be able to interpret the results
- 1.37 - Will value as necessary the knowledge throughout life
- 1.38 - Will start to understand the biochemical behavior of the essential bio-materials for dental practice
- 1.39 - Will learn the general processes of falling ill, including metabolic alterations.
- 1.40 - Will know the clinical biochemistry tests, its reliability and diagnostic validity and begin to be able to interpret their results
Syllabus
The contents of the course are structured in 3 main groups: biomolecules, enzymology and metabolism.
These will be supported by Clinical Cases (CC) and self-learning material (MAP).
Teaching and learning activities
In blended
The contents of the course will be taught through the following activities:
Lecture: Presentations of theory and exercises of a general nature given by the teacher to the whole year group. All semester, 3 hours / week.
Clinical Case Seminar: Presentation of a topic (case report) by the students. One group. All semester, 1 hour / week per group.
Laboratory: Practical laboratory sessions. 1 week (three days in the afternoon) for each group.
In the case of the blended teaching system, the students will be divided into two groups, alternating between face-to-face attendance at the classes with online monitoring of them.
In laboratory practices, since the groups will be formed by a reduced number of students, all the sessions will be presentially.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In blended
Progress test: 10% of the final grade
Clinical cases: 20% of the final grade, mandatory attendance
Practical laboratory sessions: 10% of the final grade. The practical sessions are mandatory.
Final exam: 60% of the final grade. A minimum grade of 5 is needed to do average with the other parts of the subject.
It will be the evolution of the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 that determines whether the completion of the partial and final exams will be in person or through an online questionnaire, in which students will be monitored to ensure that the exam passes under normal conditions.
General points to keep in mind about the evaluation system:
1) 20% of exam questions can be concepts not explained in the classroom, but present in the recommended bibliography.
2) VERY IMPORTANT: In order to be able to do an average with the marks in Clinic cases, lab practices and moodle questions, in the final exam the minimum mark should be 5 points. With fewer points than a 5 in the final exam, no average will be done for the rest of the marks (Clinic cases, lab practices and moodle questions) and the student FAIL the subject.
3) Attendance to laboratory practices is mandatory. Non-attendance means an automatic suspension of the subject. The lack of punctuality to the assistance to practices will result in drawing points from the part of the practice note. Justified causes of non-attendance include (all of them need an OFFICIAL certificate): death of a close relative, flight cancellation, illness (including Covid infection) OFFICIALLY certified, the certificate issued by a relative is not valid. In these cases an academic board will decide how to proceed.
4) The expulsion of a student from the laboratory classroom will mean the suspension of the subject. It is mandatory to bring the lab coat, without it the student cannot do the laboratory practices which would mean that the student fails the subject.
5) Participation in class means the contribution of interesting ideas or the approach of relevant questions that help to improve the quality of the session, be it master lecture, clinical case or practices.
6) The exams will be of type test with 4 options of answer, counting +1 the correct ones and -0.25 the errors.
7) Attendance at the theoretical classes is not compulsory, but attendees must follow the rules indicated by the professors.
8) Failure to attend or fail to present the task of clinical cases or case methods on time will be assessed as zero in that clinical case or case method.
Bibliography and resources
Alberts, 3ª Edición
Ed. Panamericana. Madrid. 2011.
•Principios de Bioquímica
Lehninger, 5ª Edición
Ed. Omega. Barcelona. 2009
•La Célula
Cooper & Hausman, 6ª edición
Editorial Marbán. Madrid. 2015
•Biología Celular y Molecular
Lodish, 5ª edición
Editorial Médica Panamericana
Evaluation period
- E1 20/12/2021 A02 12:00h
- E1 20/12/2021 A21 12:00h
- E1 20/12/2021 A22 12:00h
- R1 17/01/2022 A03 13:00h
- E2 20/06/2022 A16 12:30h
- E2 20/06/2022 A08 12:30h
- R2 04/07/2022 A17 10:00h
- R2 04/07/2022 A13 10:00h