GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

BIOCHEMISTRY-I/BIO3003

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Associate.Prof. Meltem YILMAZ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/meltemyilmaz

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

-- meltemyilmaz@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Learning of cell, cell components and cell types.
Learning of acid-base concept and buffer solutions

-- 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	introduction (Biochemistry and Medicine, Biomolecules and Biochemical methods, Water Features and pH)
2. Week	Practise / Centrifuges, spectrophotometer
3. Week	Protein Structure
4. Week	Globular and Fibrous Proteins
5. Week	Practise / Enzymes
6. Week	Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation
7. Week	Basic Concepts of Metabolism - Carbohydrate Structure
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	The metabolism of monosaccharides and disaccharides - Citric acid cycle
10. Week	Glycolysis
11. Week	Glycogen Metabolism, Glycosaminoglycans
12. Week	Hexose monophosphate Way
13. Week	Practise / lipid reactions
14. Week	Glycoproteins
15. Week	Gluconeogenesis
16. Week	Final

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

İnsan Biyokimyası, Eser Y. Sözmen Kaya Emerk Taner Onat, Palme Yayınevi Biyokimyaya Giriş, Taner Onat, Palme Yayınevi

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- 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	5	70
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	3	2	6
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	3	5	15
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	15	15
Final and Studying for Final	1	20	20
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			126
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5.04
ECTS:			5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop thinking in terms of biology				X
2	Developing the experimental practicality				X
3	Problem solving and gain the ability to analyze			X
4	Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mind				X
5	Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.				X
6	Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistry				X
7	See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from them				X
8	To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spoken				X
9	To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the community			X
10	To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go further				X
11	Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to community				X
12	To have a confident personality in the international scientific arena				X
13	Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gained				X
14	To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studied				X

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