Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | COMPUTER SCIENCE ( APPLIED IN PHARM.SCI.) | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | PHA109 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | PHA103 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Introduction to Computer Science, historical development, structure and operational function of computers, hardware and software. Operational systems. Statistical packets for data analysis, plotting. Programs on molecular drawing and modelling, molecular graphics. Use of computers for calculation of physicochemical properties of bioactive compounds, e.g. charge distribution, lipophilicity, molecular volume, for the prediction of certain biological properties, e.g. blood/brain barrier penetration, and for receptor fitting, which are important in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with tutorials carried out in computer labs, where students will be trained on several packages and see real life applications | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
