GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

METABOLISMS OF CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPIDS/5451304

Course Title:	METABOLISMS OF CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPIDS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Dr. Ahmet YAŞAR

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

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

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

ayasar@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Learning the basic concepts related to Metabolisms of Carbohydrate and Lipids

-- 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 to metabolism of carbohydrates
2. Week	The metabolism of carbohydrate,
3. Week	Glycolysis and oxidation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA,
4. Week	Glycogen formation and degradation, glycogenesis, glycogenolysis,
5. Week	Pentose phosphate pathway,
6. Week	Gluconeogenesis, metabolism of hexoses,
7. Week	The uronic acid pathway, metabolism of fructose and galactose,citric acid cycle and its regulation
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Digestions and absorptions of carbohydrates
10. Week	Metabolism of lipids; introduction to metabolism of lipids,
11. Week	The functions, properties and reactions of lipids
12. Week	Oxidation of fatty acids
13. Week	Biosynthesis of fatty acids
14. Week	Metabolisms of acilglycerols and sphingolipids, cholesterol metabolism,
15. Week	Regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms.
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Textbook of Biochenistry in Turkish and English

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	1	10
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	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	10	4	40
Searching in Internet and Library	10	4	40
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	5	5	25
Final and Studying for Final	7	6	42
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			189
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.56
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

Gazi University