GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

METABOLIC PROCESS OF MINERALS IN METABOLISM/BDB-6030

Course Title:	METABOLIC PROCESS OF MINERALS IN METABOLISM
Credits	2	ECTS	9
Course Semester	2	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

Minerals, the need for human metabolism, bioavailability and function
The role of minerals in the metabolic process

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	The concept of adequate and balanced diet, food groups
2. Week	The role of minerals in human metabolism
3. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of sodium, potassium, and chlorine in metabolism
4. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of calcium
5. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of phosphorus
6. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of magnesium
7. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of sulfur
8. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of iron
9. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of copper
10. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of iodine
11. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of zinc
12. Week	The importance and the metabolic process of chromium
13. Week	Evaluation of term paper and discussion
14. Week	Evaluation of term paper and discussion
15. Week	Evaluation of term paper and discussion
16. Week	Evaluation of term paper and discussion

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	0	0
Assignment	1	60
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		50
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		50

-- 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	4	56
Searching in Internet and Library	14	6	84
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation	7	6	42
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	6	6
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	9	9
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			225
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			9
Course Credit (ECTS):			9

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Dr. Makbule GEZMEN KARADAĞ)

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

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mgezmen)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(mgezmen@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University