GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Steroids/EBY-3030
Course Title: Steroids
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
Comprehend the structure, nomenclature of steroids, steroid hormone receptors, control of the release and synthesis of steroid hormones.
Gains knowledge of the clinical importance of steroid hormone measurements.
Learn steroid compounds and their functions.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Nomanculature of steroids, structure of cholesterol, trivial and systematic names of some natural sterols
2. Week  Cholesterol biosynthesis, plasma/serum levels of cholesterol, atherosclerosis
3. Week  Classification and functions of plasma lipoproteins
4. Week  Classification of hyperlipidemias, diet and drug treatment
5. Week  Biosynthesis of bile acids, conjugation, deconjugation and esterification
6. Week  Regulation of bile acid biosynthesis, the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids
7. Week  Structures of steroids hormones, biosynthesis of steroid hormones
8. Week  Cell-cell communication and control of synthesis and release of steroid hormones
9. Week  Transport of steroid hormones in blood, steroid hormone receptors
10. Week  Transport of steroid hormones in blood, steroid hormone receptors
11. Week  Receptor activation: upregulation and downregulation
12. Week  Clinical significance of steroid hormones measurements
13. Week  Clinical significance of steroid hormones measurements
14. Week  Metabolism of calciferols, regulation of vitamin D metabolism and function
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
80
 Assignment
1
20
 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
6
5
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
6
36
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
1
10
10
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
12
12
 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
6
7
8X
9X
10
11X
12X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Aymelek GÖNENÇ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aymelek)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aymelek@gazi.edu.tr)