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NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY II PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
BEY208 NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY II 4 3 3 4

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : Turkish
Level of the Course Unit : BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course : Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit Assist.Prof. HATİCE MERVE BAYRAM
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit Lecturer EDA MERVE KURTULUŞ
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: It's aimed to gain knowledge nutritional issues and metabolism in humans, nutrient and energy requirements in humans, recommended daily nutritional expenditure shares, basic energy sources (fats, carbohydrates, proteins), metabolism in the case of good nutrition (liver, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, brain), fasting metabolism (liver, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, brain), biomedical importance of vitamins and minerals, the relationship between nutrition and some diseases such as coronary artery disease, cancer, obesity, changes in nutritional disorders, biochemical parameters their relationship with each other.
Contents of the Course Unit: Lipid digestion, absorption and metabolic pathways, metabolism and importance of nucleic acids, water and minerals and its importance, fasting and satiety mechanism, signal transduction, general characteristics of hormones, gproteins, tyrosine kinase based signal transduction, hormones secreted from pituitary gland, hypothalamus, thyroid gland, adrenal gland and their metabolic functions, hormones secreted from other tissues and metabolic functions of these hormones, genetic control of enzyme synthesis, regulation of enzyme activity, enzymatic regulation of metabolism, regulation of metabolic pathways

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Associate the effects of nutrients in the synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters on metabolic dysfunction.
Discuss the importance of enzymes in biological life.
Explain the metabolic pathways of lipids.
Classify enzymes.
Explain hunger-satiety metabolism.
Explain the metabolism of nucleic acids.
Explain the importance of water and minerals in nutritional biochemistry.
Explain the importance of biochemistry in 21st century daily life.
Relate metabolism information with the causes and effects of diseases.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Literature search, Individual research. Review of the carbohydrates Presentation, Discussion
2 Literature search, Individual research. Pentose Phosphate Pathway Presentation, Discussion
3 Literature search, Individual research. Glycogen metabolism: Glycogen structure and physiological importance, glucose homeostasis, glycogenesis and glycogenolysis, regulation, glycogen storage diseases Anaerobic Glycolysis (Continued) Presentation, Discussion
4 Literature search, Individual research. Glycogenesis and glycogenolysis, regulation, glycogen storage diseases Anaerobic Glycolysis (Continued) Presentation, Discussion
5 Literature search, Individual research. Lipid Metabolism: Lipid chemistry and nomenclature, digestion, absorption, distribution, catabolism of saturated, unsaturated and branched fatty acids, ketogenesis, fatty acid biosynthesis, regulation, synthesis of other lipids and lipid storage diseases Presentation, Discussion
6 Literature search, Individual research. Lipid Metabolism: isoprenoid lipids, steroids and carentoids, cholesterol and sterol metabolism and control Presentation, Discussion
7 Literature search, Individual research. Overview Presentation, Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Literature search, Individual research. Answers of the Mid-Term Exam Presentation, Discussion
10 Literature search, Individual research. Lipid Metabolism: isoprenoid lipids, steroids and carenoides, cholesterol and sterol metabolism and control Presentation, Discussion
11 Literature search, Individual research. Nucleic Acids Presentation, Discussion
12 Literature search, Individual research. Integration of Metabolism Presentation, Discussion
13 Literature search, Individual research. Minerals-Vitamins Presentation, Discussion
14 Literature search, Individual research. Alcohol and Metabolism Presentation, Discussion
15 Literature search, Individual research. Metabolism of fasting and satiety Presentation, Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Konukoğlu, D. (2017). Temel ve Klinik Biyokimya : Sağlık Hizmetleri Fakültesi ve Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulları için. Nobel Tıp Kitapevi.
Aksoy, M. (2014). Beslenme Biyokimyası, 4. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi
Gürdöl, F., (2018). Beslenme Biyokimyası, 3. Baskı, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Define the theoretical and practical concepts which comprise the required basic professional knowledge related to medicine and science.
3

KNOWLEDGE

Factual

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Requires the level of nutrition and dietetics, medical and related science and technology defines the concepts of theoretical and applied knowledge-based.
3

SKILLS

Cognitive

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Describe the advanced level of knowledge and skills in the fields of nutrition and dietetics based on medical and natural sciences,
4

SKILLS

Practical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Recognize advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge related to nutrients and nutrition, dietetics, community nutrition and institutional food service systems
3

OCCUPATIONAL

Autonomy & Responsibility

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Take responsibility both as a team member and individually in order to provide that unforeseen complex activities faced in the practices in his/her field are carried out.
4

OCCUPATIONAL

Learning to Learn

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills s/he has acquired in his/her field with a critical approach.
4

OCCUPATIONAL

Communication & Social

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Share his/her ideas and solution proposals for problems related to the issues in his/her field with professionals and non-professionals with the support of qualitative and quantitative data.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational and/or Vocational

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Discharge the responsibilities, duties and obligations in accordance with the rules and regulations of professional ethics related to nutrition and dietetics
0

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT

Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities

Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities (# of week) Duration (hours, h) Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities 14 3 42
Preliminary & Further Study 14 1 14
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Reading 14 1 14
Assignment (Homework) 0 0 0
Project Work 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Internship 0 0 0
Technical Visit 0 0 0
Web Based Learning 0 0 0
Implementation/Application/Practice 0 0 0
Practice at a workplace 0 0 0
Occupational Activity 0 0 0
Social Activity 0 0 0
Thesis Work 0 0 0
Field Study 0 0 0
Report Writing 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Final Exam 14 2 28
Mid-Term Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 7 1 7
Short Exam 0 0 0
Preparation for the Short Exam 0 0 0
TOTAL 65 0 107
Total Workload of the Course Unit 107
Workload (h) / 25.5 4,2
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 4,0