PE 11

Course Name PHYSICAL FITNESS

Course This course provides the learning experiences and opportunities acquiring
Description the basic and fundamental skills needed for the total development of every
student through participation. Exploration, and guided discovery on the
various phases of gymnastic activities.
Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course In consonance with the philosophy and objectives of the University as

Objectives: clearly expressed in its vision and mission statements, this course aims to
provide the students with various activities to develop themselves
physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually so they could adjust to their
everyday life.
Course Outline UNIT I. CONDITIONING AND WARM UP PROGRAM
1. Conditioning and Warm up Program
a. Cardiovascular Exercises Aerobics
b. Stretching Exercises Anaerobic
2. Benefits of Exercise
3. Benefits of a Good Warm up
4. Physical Fitness: definition, values and components
UNIT II. BODY MECHANICS AND BODY MOVEMENTS
1. Body Mechanics
a. Regions of the Body
b. Standing Posture, Body Types and Postural Defects,
Corrective Feedbacks, Exercises Suggestions
c. Mechanics of Walking and Sitting
2. Body Movements
a. Axial Movements
b. Locomotors Movements
3. Physical Fitness Test
UNIT III. RATIONAL OF GYMNASTICS
1. Definition, Objectives, and Concepts of Physical Education
2. Brief History of Gymnastics
3. Drugs: Its Use and Misuse and the Commonly Abused Drugs and
their Effects
4. Gymnastics Activities in Relation to Drug Abuse Prevention.
UNIT IV. RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
1. Fundamental Gymnastic Positions
a. Identification of the 74 Gymnastic positions
b. Basic Positions where Exercises Begin
2. Activities Using light Apparatus
3. Different Types of Formation
UNIT V. STUNTS AND TUMBLINGS
1. Types of Stunts
2. Individual, Dual and Group Stunts
3. Preparatory Stunts for Tumbling
4. Objectives and Safety Precautions
5. The Tumbling Skills
UNIT VI. FLOOR EXERCISES
1. Skills in Standing Position
2. Skills in Sitting Position
3. Skills in Lying Position
4. Aerial Skills
5. How to Create Routines on the Floor Skills
UNIT VII. PYRAMID BUILDING
1. Pyramid Building
a. With body contact
b. Without body contact
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SOCIO 11

Course Name General Sociology

Course This course deals with the nature, scope and basic concepts of sociology. It also covers the
theoretical and methodological foundations of society and the factors involved in societal
Description
analysis particularly of the Philippine setting.

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course Describe sociology and apply sociological imagination in daily life.

Objectives: Discuss the origin and theoretical perspectives of sociology.
Explain the concept and principles about the meaning, components, characteristics and
functions of culture;
Discuss the meaning and principles of culture change and cultural diversity;
Discuss the concept of socialization
Explain the meaning, components and types of social stratification,
Differentiate sex and gender;
Describe the social meaning of race and ethnicity;
Evaluate the importance of marriage in a family life;
Explain economy and its related concepts
Explain the foundation of power;
Explain the sociological perspectives on education;
Explain the sources and importance of demographic data;
Discuss the theories of population;
Course Name General Sociology

Course Outline Unit I. Foundation of Sociology

Meaning of Sociology
The sociological perspective/imagination
Origins of sociology
Sociological theory: a brief background
Methods of social research

Unit II. Culture & Socialization

Culture: definition, components, characteristics, functions, cultural change and diversity
Socialization: definition, agencies, purposes
Deviance: definition, social foundation, explanations of deviance
Groups and communities: definition, types of groups, types of communities

Unit III. Social Inequality

Social Stratification: definition, component, determinants of social class position, types of
social stratification, theories of stratification
Gender stratification: basic concepts of gender, gender role socialization, manifestations of
gender bias
Race and ethnicity: definition, major racial categories, ethnic groups in the Philippines,
dominant-subordinate relations

Unit IV. Social Institutions

Family: forms of marriage, types of family, perspectives on family, issues and problems of
Filipino family
Economy: economic subsystems, types of economic systems, functions of economy
Religion: types of religion, types of religious organizations, perspectives on religion
Political institution: foundation of power, emergence of political systems, perspectives on
political system and power, common issues and problems of the Philippine political
system.
Education: definition, types of education, perspectives on education, common problems of
the Philippine educational system

Unit V. Social Change

Population and social change: sources and importance of population data, theories of
population, demographic processes, consequences of high population growth

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BIO 13

Course Name General Zoology

Course General concepts pertaining to life, form, structure, function, classification, heredity,
embryonic development and ecological relationship. Field trips are required.
Description

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Provide the students the basic concepts about animal life, morphology, physiology,
Objectives:
taxonomy, genetics, embryology, ecology and evolution of animals; and
2. Give the students an operational understanding of these basic concepts as a foundation to the
higher courses related to the Natural Sciences.
Course Name General Zoology

Course Outline Unit 1. Introduction to Study of Animals

1. Introduction
2. Architectural Pattern of an Animal
3. Animal Tissues

Unit 2. Evolution and Diversity of Animal Life and status of Philippine Wildlife
1. Classification and Phylogeny of Animal
2. The Animal-like Protists
3. The Sponges
4. The Coelenterates
5. The Flatworms
6. The Roundworms
7. The Segmented Worms
8. The Soft-Bodied Animals
9. The Joint-Legged Animals
1. The Spiny-Skinned Animals
2. The Chordates
3. Status of Philippine Fauna

Unit 3 Activity of Animal Life

1. Support, Protection and Environment
2. Skeletal Systems
3. Animal Movement
4. Homeostasis
5. Circulation and the Immune System
6. Digestion and Nutrition Feeding Mechanisms
7. Coordination and Regulation
8. The Endocrine System

Unit 4. Continuity of Life

1. Reproduction
2. Animal Development
3. Heredity
4. Animal Behavior

Unit 5. The Animal and Its Environment

1. Major Biomes of the Earth
2. Basic Ecological Concepts
3. Applied Ecology

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ECON 11

Course Name Principles of Economics with Taxation and Land Reform

Course This course deals with the basic principles of economics with inclusion of International
Economics, Taxation and Agrarian Reform.
Description

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course Explain the importance and meaning of economics and its two major fields;
Define the basic economic concepts such as scarcity of resources, unlimited human wants, opportunity
Objectives: cost, production possibility frontier, economic growth, and the like;
Explain the relationship of economics to other sciences;
Identify the different economic systems and explain how each operates;
Define the concepts of demand and supply;
Identify and explain the production, cost and profit functions;
Define and explain the basic national income accounts;
Explain the role of the Central Bank and the whole banking system in the economy;
Define and explain the role of money;
Define the meaning and scope of international economics;
Explain the concepts of land reform as agrarian reform; and
Explain the importance of taxation.
Course Name Principles of Economics with Taxation and Land Reform

Course Outline Unit I. Introduction to Economics

1. Why study economics?
2. Definition of Economics and other key concepts
3. Relationship of Economics to Other Sciences
4. Divisions of Economics
5. Methodology of Economics
6. The Fundamental or Basic Economic Problems of Society
7. Common Economic Goals of Countries
8. Types of Economic System
9. Production Possibilities Frontier ((PPF)
a. Types of Business Organization

Unit II. Market Analysis: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

1. Market Structures
2. The Concept of Demand
3. The Concept of Supply
4. Market Equilibrium
5. Changes in Market Prices
6. Demand and Supply Elasticity Concepts
7. Tax Incidence
8. The Consumers Behavior (Concept of Choice and Utility)

Unit III. Theory of the Firm: Production, Costs and Profits

1. The Production Concept
2. The Production Function
3. Cost of Production
4. Profit Maximization/Loss Minimization: Case of Perfect Competition

Unit 4. National Income Accounting

1. Importance of National Income Accounting
2. GNP and GDP: Two Indicators of Aggregate Output/National Income
3. Approaches to GNP/GDP Measurement
4. Nominal versus Real GNP
5. Real GNP per capita at constant prices
6. Limitations/shortcomings of GNP

Unit 5. Money, Prices and Banking

1. Money and its Role
2. Price and Inflation
3. Money and the Central Bank
4. The Money Creation Process
5. Policies Used by the Government to Regulate Money Supply

Unit VI. Introduction to International Economics

1. International Economics and its Major Fields
a. International Trade
b. International Finance
2. International Economic Issues/Problems
3. Consumer and Producers Surplus

Unit VII. Agrarian Reform and Taxation

1. What is Land Reform?
2. The CARP
3. Taxation

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ENG 14

Course Name World Literature

Course The course is a study of literary forms of genres as exemplified by selected

Description literary texts from all continents of the world from the beginning of civilization
to the present.
Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course Thepurposeofthiscourseistopromoteintellectualgrowthbystrengthening
Objectives: students'abilitiestoreadanalyticallyandcreatively,byfilinginorreinforcing
students'knowledgeoftheoutlinesofhistory,andbymakingstudents
conversantwithmanymajorculturallandmarksanddevelopingtheirsensitivity
toculturaldiversitythroughacriticalstudyofEnglishtranslationsofselected
worldmasterpiecesfromancientcivilizationsthroughmodernhistoryintheir
socialandphilosophicalcontexts.
Course Outline I. Overview of Literature through the Ages
II. Ancient Epics of Greece and Rome
A. The Homeric Epics
a. Iliad
b. Odyssey
B. Virgils Aeneid
C. Dante Alighieres Divine Comedy
III. Poetry
A. Elements of Poetry
B. Poems for Discussion
a. Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra
b. Honey by Bobby Golsboro
c. Saddest Poem by Pablo Neruda
d. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by W. Wordsworth
e. Qiang Village 1 by Du Fu
f. Qiang Village 2 by Du Fu
g. Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam
h. On Love by Khalil Gibran
i. From Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis
Wheatley
j. A Moments Indulgence by Rabindranath Tagore
k. Moon by Basho
l. Poem sent by Prince Otsu to Lady Ishikawa
m. Poem by Lady Ishikawa in Response
C. Elements of Finction
D. Short Stories
a. The story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
b. The Gift of the Magi by OHenry
c. Araby by James Joyce
d. A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
e. Moonlight by Guy de Maupassant
f. Winter Dreams by Scott Fitzgerald
E. Definition of drama
F. Types of Drama
G. Elements of Drama
a. Plot
b. Character
c. Dialog
d. Action
H. The Selected Plays
a. Mother courage and Her Children
b. An Enemy of the People
c. Episodes of a teledrama like MMK
d. The Damned Human Race

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ENGLISH 13

Course Name Philippine Literature

Course Study of literary forms or genres as exemplified by selected literary texts from various regions
of the Philippines written at different periods in Philippine literary history.
Description

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course Read various examples of oral lore.

Develop appreciation of Philippine oral lore;
Objectives:
Discuss cultural and environmental clues revealed by the literary forms
To apply literal, interpretative, and critical reading skills to different poems;
To recognize the characteristics and qualities of a poem;
To interpret the purpose and meaning of a poem;
To understand the different elements of poetry;
To interpret imagery;
Review the characteristics of plot;
Present the plot of the story;
Develop their reading comprehension skills;
Acquire knowledge on the history or origin and structure of drama;
Define drama;
Name types of drama;
Identify the essence and meaning of drama through the examples read;
Course Outline Unit I. Oral Lore
A. Introducing to study of Phil. Lit.
B. Folk Literature
1. Historical background
2. Folk Speech
a. Proverbs
b. riddles
3. Folksongs
a. Lullabies
b. Work songs
c. Courtship, love and wedding songs
d. Other types
4. Folk narratives
a. Myths
b. Legens
c. Folktales
d. Folk epics
- Olaging
- Maiden of Buhong Sky
- Guman
- Labaw Donggon
- Indara-patra at Sulay-man
Unit II. Poetry
1. What is poetry
2. Elements of poetry
3. Poems for study:
a. Poem by Jose Garcia Villa
b. A Poem Must be Magical by Jose Garcia Villa
c. Lambunaw by: Voltaire Q. Oyzon
d. Sa mga higayon sama niini, pinangga by: Ioannes Arong
e. Walang Hanggan by: Benigno R. Ramos
f. Origami by: Marjorie Evasco
g. The Scene (1965) by: Andres Cristobal Cruz
h. Walang Hanggan by: Benigno R. Ramos
i. Origami by: Marjorie Evasco
j. The Scene (1965) by: Andres Cristobal Cruz
Unit III. Short Story
1. Introduction
a. Elements of the elements of fiction:
b. Character and characterization
c. Setting
d. Plot
e. Theme
f. Symbolism
g. Irony
h. Point-of-view
i. Other elements
2. The Distance to Andromeda by Gregorio C. Brillantes
a. Absent, Maam
b. Sugilanon ni Ferdinand Balino
c. METRO GWAPO by Michael S. Bernaldez
d. The God Stealer (Francisco Sionil Jose)
e. The Trap (Kerima Polotan)
Unit IV. Drama
1. Introduction
2. History of Drama
3. Elements of Drama
4. Types of Drama
 5. Drama for Discussion:
a. New Yorker in Tondo by Marcelino Agana Jr.

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IT 21

Course Name Computer Fundamentals

Course ComputerFundamentalsisdesignedtofamiliarizestudentswithcomputersand
Description theirapplications.Itwillalsoemphasizetheuseofcomputersandtechnology
throughouttheirstudyandfuturecareers.Studentswilllearnfundamental
conceptsofcomputerhardwareandsoftwareandbecomefamiliarwitha
varietyofcomputerapplications,includingwordprocessing,spreadsheets,
databases,andmultimediapresentations.Studentswillalsoinvestigate
Internetbasedapplications,workingwithemailandlearninghowtobrowsethe
web.Courseworkalsoincludesactivitiesthatexploresocialandethicalissues
relatedtocomputers.
Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement
Course Recognize the history of computer
Define computer and identify its use
Objectives:
Identify the types of computer and its major component
Classify and determine the types of operating systems
Perform basic and complex drawing manipulation.
Be familiar with the computer number system
Convert from one number system to another
Be able to execute basic word processing manipulation
Classify the basic parts of a desktop computer
Be familiar with the functions and operation of sockets, buttons and slots.
Perform word processing activities with regards to the essential document handling and formatting
Recognize and identify the inside part of the Desktop Computer
Perform basic assemble on the desktop computer hardware component
Distinguish the differences between laptop computers, mobile devices and netbooks
Master complex word processing manipulation and application
Know the concept about data, information and file handling
Set up a computer
Classify different file types and extensions
Be familiar with the presentation software and its basic features.
Name the types of computer crimes
Be familiar with the provision of the cybercrime law and other related breaches
Know the tools and complex features of the MS PowerPoint as well as its formatting operation.
Describe how to install and uninstall a software
Know the computer safety maintenance tips and appropriate tools to be used for the PC protection.
Know the word processor history and its development
Be familiar with the Ribbons and Tabs section of MS Word 2007/2010
Create a document with the use of the formatting tools and options
Know how to save a document
Perform complex manipulation with regards to the MS publisher formatting features
Know the presentation software history and its development
Know the spreadsheet software history and its further advancement.
Be familiar with the Ribbons and Tabs section of MS Excel 2007/2010
Create and save a workbook
Understand basic workbook spreadsheet manipulation
Generate complex formulas, be familiar with data management and table formatting in MS Excel
Know the formatting options and other essential details about spreadsheet software
Create Graphs and Reports with the use of MS Excel
Perform complex workbook and data validation, formatting and manipulation
Know the internet history and components and other related online resources
Classify the types of network
Be familiar with the internet etiquette and internet essentials
Learn basic web programming using HTML
Course Outline UNIT I
History of computer development
Getting to know computers
Types of computers
o Personal computer
o Mainframe/server
o Supercomputers
File management
Getting started with Windows Explorer
Computer System Components
Identification
UNIT II
Understanding Operating Systems
Boot-up process
Types of operating systems
Comparison of Desktop OS (Windows, Apple and Linux)
Comparison of Smartphone OS (Windows Phone, iOS and Android)
Using Drawing Tools
o Drawing lines, curves and other shapes
o Using the eraser and color eraser
o Using select and free-form select tools
o Using fill with color tools
o Drawing manipulation
UNIT III
Understanding Data Conversion
Computer Number System
Binary Number System
Conversion of Binary number system to Decimal number system
Conversion of Binary number system to Coding systems (ASCII)
Using Word Processing (MS Word 2007/2010)
o Getting started with Word
o Text Basics and Formatting Text
o Saving Documents
o Modifying Page Layout and Printing
o Checking spelling and grammar
o Using indents, tabs, line and paragraph spacing
o Working with lists
UNIT IV
Classification of computer
Desktop computers
Basic parts of a desktop computer
Buttons, sockets and slots on a desktop computer
Using Word Processor (MS Word 2007/2010)
o Working with hyperlinks
o Working with shapes, text boxes and WordArt
o Inserting and formatting clip art and pictures
o Styles and themes
o Working with headers and footers
o Reviewing documents
UNIT V
Inside a desktop computer
Desktop computer assembly
Laptop computers and mobile devices
Laptop computers and netbooks
Getting to know mobile devices
UNIT VI
Computer handling
Setting up a computer
Understand file management
 File management activities
Common file types and extensions
File handling hiding, compression and protection
Using presentation software ((Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010)
o Getting started with PowerPoint
o Creating a presentation
o Formatting slides
o Working with graphics, charts and photo albums
o Using templates and masters
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HE 39
Course Name Fundamentals of Nutrition

Course This course is designed to provide a broad understanding of the basic principles
Description of nutrition and some of the issues and controversies surrounding this body of
knowledge. It will identify the essential nutrients and their functions, as well as
describe nutritional behaviors that promote optimal nutrition and disease
prevention throughout the life cycle. Energy balance, nutrition for fitness, and
food safety will be included.
Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course Students will be able to understand the fundamentals of nutrition: to identify

Objectives: and describe nutrients and their functions, recommendations, guidelines, and
how are they are metabolized.
Students will understand how, why, and what nutrients affect energy balance,
disease prevention, health promotion, life cycles, and weight management.
Students will be able to critique nutrition information, and pursue reliable
sources of information for credible evaluation, and recommendations.
Students will be able to assess, monitor, and evaluate (using national
guidelines) an individuals nutritional status, and make general
recommendations designed to implement optimal nutritional habits for the
promotion and maintenance of health.
Students will learn about food safety
Course Outline Chapter 1. Food Choices and Human Health
Chapter 2. Nutrition Tools Standards and Guidelines
Chapter 3. The Remarkable Body
Chapter 4. Carbohydrates
Chapter 5. Lipids
Chapter 6. Proteins
Chapter 7. Vitamins
Chapter 8. Minerals & Water
Chapter 9. Energy Balance/Healthy Weight
Chapter 10. Food for Fuel/Physical Activity
Chapter 11. Diet and Health/Disease Relationships
Chapter 12. Food Safety
Chapter 13. Maternal and Infant Nutrition
Chapter 14. Child/Adult Nutrition and Hunger

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BIO 25

Course Name Microbiology and Parasitology

Course The course covers theories, processes and concept governing microorganism and
Description invertebrate parasite which are known to be pathologic to human. It includes topic on
the basic knowledge in medical and public health with an emphasis on the
characteristics, attributes and attitudes of these microorganism in terms of isolation,
distribution and mode of transmission and host response, which are especially
pertinent in the health care practice.

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course After completion of the subject the student understands new information about
Objectives: diagnostics in virology, prevention against viral infections, the systematic
classification of viruses, and classification and characterization of parasites, is able to
apply knowledge to use PCR method for identification of bacteria in practice, to
interpret outcomes obtained from microscopic observation, cultivation, pathogenesis
and laboratory investigation.
Course Outline I. Preli
ms
a. Foun
dations of Microbiology
i. Hist
ory of the microbiology
ii. Conc
epts and tools for studying microbiology
b. Type
s of Microorganisms
i. Cells
: Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
ii. Micr
obial Classification
iii. Bact
eria
iv. Prot
ozoa
v. Fung
i
vi. Alga
e

II. Midt
erms
a. Micr
obial Physiology
i. Nutri
tion
ii. Enzy
me, Metabolism and Energy
iii. Micr
obial Growth
iv.
Bacterial Genetics
b. Cont
rol of Microbial Growth
i. Defi
nition of terms
ii. Fact
ors that influencing microbial
iii. Anti
microbial methods
iv. Che
motherapy
c. Hum
an Microbe Interaction
i. Indig
enous Microflora
ii. Bene
ficial roles of indigenous microflora
iii. Micr
obial ecology
 III. Semi
-finals
a. Micr
obial Pathogenicity and epidemiology
i. Dise
ase and infections
ii. Epid
emiology and disease transmission
iii. Rese
rvoir of infectious agents
iv. Mod
es of disease transmission
v. Cont
rol of Epidemic disease
b. Prev
enting the Spread of Communicable Disease
i. Prev
ention of Hospital-acquired infections
ii. Spec
imen collecting, Processing and testing
iii. Envi
ronmental disease control measures

IV. Final
s
a.
Human Defenses against infectious disease
i. Nons
pecific mechanism of defense
ii. Imm
une response to disease: Third Line of defense
b. Majo
r Infectious disease of humans
i. Skin
infections
ii. Eye
Infections
iii. Infec
tious disease of the mouth
iv. Ear
infections
v. Infec
tious of the Respiratory Systems
vi. Infec
tious disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract & Urogenital Tract
vii. Infec
tious disease of the Circulatory System and Nervous System

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CHEM 26

Course Name Biochemistry

Course This course covers three major areas, namely: (1) the structural chemistry of the components
of living matter and how this relates to biological function; (2) the basic chemistry processes
Description
involved in the flow of biological information; and (3) the principles of metabolism and the
totality of chemical reactions that occur in living matter.

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course At the end of the course, you will be able to

Objectives:
1. define biochemistry.
2. identify the five classes of polymeric biomolecules and their monomeric building
blocks.
3. explain the specificity of enzymes (biochemical catalysts), and the chemistry involved
in enzyme action.
4. explain how the metabolism of glucose leads ultimately to the generation of large
quantities of ATP.
5. describe how fats and amino acids are metabolized, and explain how they can be used
for fuel.
6. describe the structure of DNA, and explain how it carries genetic information in its
base sequence.
7. describe DNA replication.
8. describe RNA and protein synthesis.
9. explain how protein synthesis can be controlled at the level of transcription and
translation.
Course Outline UNIT I
A. Biochemistry and the organization of cells
B. Water: The Solvent for Biochemical Reactions
C. pH and Buffers
UNIT II
A. Carbohydrates: chemical structure, properties and functions
Monosaccharides
Oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Glycoproteins (proteoglycans)
B. Carbohydrate-related biochemical connections
Lactose intolerance
Dietary fiber
UNIT III
A. Lipids: Chemical structure, properties and functions
Simple lipids-fatty acid, triacylglycerols, waxes
Complex lipids-phospholipids glycerophospholipids, sphimgolipids, glycolipids
Miscellaneous lipids-fat-soluble vitamins, steroids, terpenes, prostaglandins and leukotrienes
B. Lipid bilayer: Membranes and membrane transport
C. Biochemical connections of lipids to liver diseases/multiple sclerosis
UNIT IV
A. Amino acids:
B. Proteins:
C. Recent researches on proteins
UNIT V
A. Characteristic features of enzymes
General classification and nomenclature of enzymes
Enzyme regulation and inhibition diagram of catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions
Factors affecting enzyme activity (pH, temperature, substrate concentration)
Mechanism of enzyme activity
Coenzymes and cofactors
UNIT VI
A. Processes involved in metabolism
B. Glucose metabolism and regulation
Digestion, absorption, and transport
Glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Gluconeogenesis
C. Glycogen metabolism and regulation
Glycogenolysis
Glycogenesis
UNIT VII
A. Lipid metabolism
Digestion, absorption, and transport
Composition and function of lipoproteins
Lipolysis and -oxidation of fatty acids
Metabolic disorders
Ketosis and excessive production of ketone bodies in diabetes mellitus
B. Nitrogen metabolism
Digestion, absorption, and transport of amino acids
Degradation of amino acids
Urea cycle, nitrogen balance
Catabolic and anabolic pathways of purines, pyrimidines and their regulation
Metabolic disorders
Inherited enzyme deficiencies (albinism)
UNIT VIII
A.Structures of nitrogenous bases, nucleosides, nucleotides, and nucleic acids
Properties and functions of nucleic acids
Classes of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA)
DNA denaturation and renaturation
 Structure of eukaryotic chromosomes
Central dogma of molecular biology
Protective and mechanisms and repair
Effects of physical, chemical and viral agents on the structure and function of nucleis acids

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PHILO 47

Course Name Philosophy of Man

Course An initiation to the activity and process of philosophical reflection as a search for a synoptic
vision of life. Topics to be discussed include the human experiences of embodiment, being in
Description
the world with others and the environment, freedom, intersubjectivity, sociality, being unto
death.

Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course At the end of the semester, the students will be able to:
Objectives: 1. Have a basic understanding of the importance of Philosophy in everyday practical
living;
2. Understand man from different theories of various philosophers;
3. Have a sense of awareness about themselves as human beings in relation to his
surroundings and society; and
4. Develop a critical and reflective thinking.

Course Outline I. Doing Philosophy

II. Methods of Philosophizing
III. The Human Person as an Embodied Spirit
IV. The Human Person in their Environment
V. Freedom of the Human Person
VI. Intersubjectivity
VII. The Human Person in Society
VIII. Human Person as Oriented Towards their Impending Death

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MATH 34

Course Name Biostatistics

Course This course is about the concepts and applications of elementary statistics. It includes
descriptive statistics, probability, sampling distributions, estimation, testing of hypothesis,
Description
simple linear regression and correlation, and analysis of variance.
Course Credit

Contact
Hours/sem

Placement

Course Aftercompletingthiscoursesuccessfully,thestudentswillbeableto:
Objectives: 1. Understandtheroleofbiostatisticsinpublichealthormedicalstudies;
2. Usedescriptivetoolstosummarizeanddisplaydatafrompublichealthormedicalstudies;
3. Understandtheprinciplesofvariousstudydesigns,andexplaintheiradvantagesand
limitations;
4. Identifyappropriateteststoperformhypothesistesting,andinterprettheoutputsadequately;
5. Differentiatebetweenquantitativeproblemsfrompublichealthormedicalstudiesthatcan
beaddressedbystatisticaltools,choosetheappropriatestatisticalprocedures,andinterpret
thestatisticalresultsinapublichealthormedicinecontext;
Course Outline UNIT I
Importance of Statistics
Levels of measurement
Sampling techniques
Rules of summation
Factorial notation
UNIT II
Frequency distribution table
Statistical graphs: histogram, frequency polygon and ogive
UNIT III
Measures of central tendency (for ungrouped and grouped data)
Measures of variability (for ungrouped and grouped data)
Other measures of variability (for ungrouped and grouped data)
Fractiles (for ungrouped and grouped data)
UNIT IV
Tree diagram
Fundamental principle of counting
Permutations
Combinations
Laws of probability
UNIT V
Random variables
Binomial distribution: A discrete distribution
Normal distribution: A continuous distribution
UNIT VI
Preliminary concepts
Confidence interval for the population mean
Sample size needed for an interval estimate of the population mean
Confidence interval for the differences between two means
Confidence interval for the single population
Proportion
Sample size for proportions
Confidence interval for the differences between two populations
UNIT VII
Preliminary concepts
Types of errors
Critical region
Steps in hypothesis
Testing about a single population mean
Testing the difference between two population means
Proportion test
Chi-square test (test for independence)
UNIT VIII
Purpose of regression
Assumption of linear regression analysis
Estimation of parameters
The correlation coefficient
Properties of the correlation coefficient of determination
UNIT IX
One-way ANOVA for equal sample sizes
Post Hoc Test (Duncan Multiple Range Test)
One-Way ANOVA for unequal sample sizes

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