GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

METABOLISM OF PHYTOCHEMICALS AND HEALTH/BDB-6050

Course Title:	METABOLISM OF PHYTOCHEMICALS AND HEALTH
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

Phytochemicals types, functions will increase knowledge

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Evidence-based herbalism
2. Week	Phytochemical pharmacokinetics in rodent
3. Week	Phytochemical pharmacokinetics in human
4. Week	Phytochemical diversity and biological activity in Echinacea
5. Week	Phytochemicals in the Vaccinium Family: Bilberries, Blueberries, and Cranberries
6. Week	Wine Polyphenols and Protection from Atherosclerosis and Ischemic Heart Disease
7. Week	Beyond α-Tocopherol: The role of the tocopherols and tocotrienols
8. Week	Dietary isothiocyanates: roles in cancer prevention and metabolism
9. Week	Rationale for the use of soy phytoestrogens
10. Week	Bioengineering and approaches for improving nutrient and phytochemical content of plants
11. Week	Phytochemicals in oilseeds
12. Week	Lycopene and human health
13. Week	Astaxanthin, ß-Cryptoxanthin, Lutein, and Zeaxanthin
14. Week	General discussion
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	0	0
Assignment	4	20
Application	0	0
Projects	1	20
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	10

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	0	0
Reading Tasks	13	2	26
Searching in Internet and Library	13	2	26
Material Design and Implementation	6	5	30
Report Preparing	6	10	60
Preparing a Presentation	4	10	40
Presentation	3	1	3
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	5	5
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	10	10
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			228
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			9.12
Course Credit (ECTS):			9

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(All instructors from Department of Nutrition and Dietetics)

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

(http://sbf-bdb.gazi.edu.tr/ )

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(sbf@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University