Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
204420004207		Elective	2	4	3

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

"To ensure that students gain knowledge about antioxidants, the importance of synthetic and natural antioxidants, foods containing natural antioxidants, and natural compounds."

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. MEHMET ALİ DEMİRCİ

Learning Outcomes

1	recognizes natural compounds and understands their importance
2	knows the laboratory usage, tools, and equipment for antioxidant studies
3	identifies antioxidant research problems, analyzes, and formulates solutions
4	Designs the necessary modern techniques and/or equipment for antioxidant activity applications
5	knows the methods for determining antioxidant capacity/activity

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

none

Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

Course Contents

To have knowledge about natural compounds, to recognize them, and to understand where natural compounds are obtained from.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Natural Compounds
2	Antioxidants
3	The synthetic antioxidants and their areas of application
4	natural antioxidants
5	"Foods containing natural antioxidants and their importance in living organisms."
6	"Sample preparation procedures for samples containing antioxidant substances."

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Phenolics in Food and Nutraceuticals Fereidoon Shahidi and Marian Naczk, CRC Press 2006. 2. Advanced Protocols in Oxidative Stress I-II, Donald Armstrong, Springer. 3. Phenolic compound biochemistry, Wilfred Vermerris Ralph Nicholson, Springer

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

none

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	10	3	30
Brain Storming	5	2	10
Self Study	8	3	24
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	3	15
Homework	4	3	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10
LO1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
LO2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
LO3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
LO4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
LO5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High