GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOCHEMICAL IMPORTANCE OF TRACE ELEMENTS/EBY-3050
Course Title: BIOCHEMICAL IMPORTANCE OF TRACE ELEMENTS
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
Learns important elements biologically
Examine their roles and importance in biochemical reactions and metabolism.
Define electrolytes.
Learns major electrolytes in extracellular and intracellular fluids.
Learns disorders due to dietary and metabolic deficiencies of trace elements.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Regulators of Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis
2. Week  Phosphorus Deficiency or Imbalance
3. Week  Control Mechanisms of Sodium and Chloride, Relation to Disease, Disorders of Salt Metabolism
4. Week  Biochemical and Physiologic Functions of Magnesium
5. Week  Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Potassium Movement Through Cell Membranes
6. Week  Physiologic Functions of Potassium
7. Week  Physiologic and Biochemical Functions of Zinc
8. Week  Biochemical Functions of Copper
9. Week  Chemical Properties and Biochemical Functions of Iron
10. Week  Physiologic Functions of Iron and Signs of Iron Deficiency
11. Week  Metabolic Pathways of Selenium
12. Week  Selenium and Cancer
13. Week  Chemistry and Physiology of The Tyroid Hormones
14. Week  Common Tyroid Disorders
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
70
 Assignment
1
30
 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
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
5
10
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
14
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 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
1X
2
3X
4X
5X
6X
7
8X
9
10
11X
12X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof. AysunHACIŞEVKİ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/abozkir)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (abozkir@gazi.edu.tr)