GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOCHEMISTRY/KİM410A
Course Title: BIOCHEMISTRY
Credits 4 ECTS 5
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understanding of the structure of biomolecules and its functions in the living organism.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Nomenclature of amines, structure and bonding in amines, physical properties of amines, amine basicity, synthesis of amines, reactions of amines. 
2. Week  Problems 
3. Week  Basicity of arylamines, preparation of arylamines, reactions of arylamines, phenols, properties of phenols, preparation of phenols, reaction of phenol
4. Week  Problems
5. Week  Classification of carbohydrates, D,L sugars, configuration of the aldoses, hemiacetal formation, mutarotation
6. Week  Conformations of monosaccarides, reaction of monosaccarides, disaccarides, polysaccarides, other important carbohydrates
7. Week  Problems
8. Week  Structure of amino acids, synthesis of amino acids, peptides, peptid structure determination, peptide synthesis, classification of proteins, protein s
9. Week  Problems
10. Week  Waxes, fats and oils, soaps, phospholipids, prostaglandins, terpens, steroids. 
11. Week  Problems
12. Week  Heterocycles and reactions,fused-ring heterocycles, nucleic acids and nucleotides, structure of DNA
13. Week  Nucleic acids and heredity, Structure and synthesis of RNA, RNA and protein synthesis Sequencing of DNA, synthesis of DNA.Problems
14. Week  Revision 
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Organik Kimya J. McMurry 2. Organik Kimya C.Solomon
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
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 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
4
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
4
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
12
12
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
118
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.72
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Perceives the structure, features, classification and the changes of the matter and explains the related concepts, models, principles, theories and laws used.X
2Explains the working principles of the methods or the devices used the analysis or the syntheses of substances.X
3Establishes the link between the philosophy, sociology, psychology and history and the science of chemistry and explains the importance of scientific knowledge.X
4Relates between knowledge in chemistry and other disciplines.X
5Describes teaching techniques and strategies such as inquiry , concept maps, meaning analyzing tables, argumentation and guess-observe –explain techniques by the use of relevant examples from chemical science topics to 9-12 year students.
6Perceives the behavioral, descriptive , socio-cognitive and neuropsychological learning concepts and their limitations and explains their reflections to the chemistry teaching and learning process.
7Investigates the contribution of the national and international cultures upon the various branches of science and especially chemistry and explains the viewpoints of these cultures on the current disputable social science subjects.
8Realizes the problems related to the chemistry and chemical education, analyses them and develops solution by the use of scientific research techniques.X
9Analyses the pre-knowledge of and the learning difficulties of the students related to chemistry and applies to relevant teaching techniques and methods according to the capacity and the skills of the students.
10Prepares models, games , experimental set ups and visual lecture notes related to chemistry for the contribution of the cognitive, descriptive and psychomotor skills of the students
11Develops and applies alternative and authentic techniques such as open ended, multiple choice , fill the gaps , descriptive, branched tree and constructed grid questions for the evaluation of the learning outcomes of the various subjects of chemistry
12Designs and implements an individual research for the solution of the any problem in teaching any chemistry concepts and carries out mutual projects in close coordination with his/her counterparts to contribute the chemistry and chemistry education
13Defines the metacognitive activities such as self-regulation and self-evaluation to evaluate the knowledge in chemistry and chemistry education
14Adapts the motto of lifelong learning as his/her lifestyle and effectively utilizes the internet systems to follow the new developments related to the chemistry and chemistry educationX
15Follows and effectively uses the latest developments in the information technology related to the solutions of the problems encountered in chemistry and chemistry educationX
16Follows and uses the latest developments related to the teaching profession and knows a foreign language enough to correspond with his/her counterparts
17Realizes and uses the basic principles, values and virtues upon which the Turkish Education system is founded
18Uses new knowledge and information in order to improve him/herself and develop his/her institutionX
19Acts in accordance with the ethical and cultural values of the democratic and scientific society in all the applications related to chemistry and its educationX
20Has a sufficient knowledge to protect the health and life of his/her students and staff working in his/her institution and takes necessary precautions in the laboraties.