GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Biochemical calculation/EBY-4030
Course Title: Biochemical calculation
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
Knows laboratory safety
Knows the factors to be considered in the selection of biological samples used in experimental studies and preparation of solutions and materials to be used
Knows buffer systems, selection and validation of measurement methods
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Physical and chemical units, concentration calculations
2. Week  Reaction equilibrium constant, acid-base, pOH, pH, buffer and their calculations
3. Week  problem solution based on literature-based examples
4. Week  buffers, amino acid buffers used in biochemical experimental systems
5. Week  Buffer solutions and blood buffers commonly used in biochemical assay systems
6. Week  Buffer calculations from literature-based data Solving through examples
7. Week  Enzyme unit, enzyme activity determination and calculations, sample solutions
8. Week  Centrifugation and centrifugation techniques
9. Week  selection and evaluation of measurement methods in biochemical studies
10. Week  Reference range analysis
11. Week  Validation of experimental methods
12. Week  Basic statistical concepts
13. Week  Examples in the evaluation of experimental data using statistical methods
14. Week  Literature search, biochemical calculations in selected literature
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
70
 Assignment
4
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
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
2
3
6
 Presentation
2
3
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
4
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
7
2
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
120
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1
2X
3
4
5X
6
7
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Yeşim ÖZKAN , PhD)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yesim)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (yesim@gazi.edu.tr)