GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOCHEMISTRY OF LIPIDS/BYO-2060
Course Title: BIOCHEMISTRY OF LIPIDS
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Define the general concepts related to lipids.
Explain the digestion of lipids.
Explain the metabolism of fatty acids and glycerol.
Express ketone bodies and their metabolic functions.
Define the classification and function of complex lipids.
Explain the synthesis and function of prostaglandins.
Explain cholesterol synthesis and function in the body.
Express the classification and metabolism of plasma lipoproteins.
Explain the synthesis of steroid hormones and their functions.
Explain the clinical importance of lipids.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to lipids-1
2. Week  Introduction to lipids-2
3. Week  Metabolism of dietary lipids-1
4. Week  Metabolism of dietary lipids-2
5. Week  Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism-1
6. Week  Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism-2
7. Week  Ketone bodies
8. Week  Complex lipid metabolism-1
9. Week  Complex lipid metabolism-2
10. Week  Prostaglandins
11. Week  Cholesterol and sterol metabolism-1
12. Week  Cholesterol and sterol metabolism-2
13. Week  Plasma lipoproteins
14. Week  steroid hormones
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
2
16
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
3
1
3
 Preparing a Presentation
4
2
8
 Presentation
5
2
10
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
4
2
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
2
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
8
2
16
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Learn biochemical concepts about cell and tissues.X
2Learn the role in the human metabolism of related course.X
3Learn the relations of course with other concepts.X
4Distinguish biochemical changes in physiological processes in healthy individuals.X
5Learn the biochemical changes observed in disease states.X
6Understand the molecular mechanisms of the human body.X
7Learn the methods of biochemical measurements.X
8Learn how to use the mechanism of related topic in the laboratory.X
9Win evidence-based medicine skills benefiting from the current literature.X
10Gain the skill of preparing and delivering presentations about the determined subject.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Neslihan Bukan)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nbukan)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (nbukan@gazi.edu.tr , nbukan@yahoo.com)