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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | GIM-23-101 | NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Level of Course Unit | Second Cycle | Objectives of the Course | Educate students to apply knowledge on the relationships between diet and human metabolism to food systems. Educate students to develop an understanding on the principles to prevent diet associated health problems, | Name of Lecturer(s) | Dr.Ögr.Üyesi Elif Duygu KAYA | Learning Outcomes | 1 | Gain detailed information about nutritional biochemistry and classification of biological structures. | 2 | Gain knowledge on vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and inorganic nutrients. | 3 | Knows digestion and absorption, digestible foods, energy intake and expenditure, regulation of energy metabolism. | 4 | Understand the effect of nutrition on cancer and cardiovascular diseases | 5 | Gain an ability to critically review research papers in the area of nutritional biochemistry. |
| Mode of Delivery | Daytime Class | Prerequisites and co-requisities | none | Recommended Optional Programme Components | none | Course Contents | Biochemical reactions and mechanisms in metabolism,
Digestion,
energy metabolism,
vitamins and minerals,
Nutrition-related diseases | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Overview of nutritional biochemistry, classification of biological structures | none | none | 2 | Digestion and absorption, nutrients that resist digestion | none | none | 3 | Energy intake and expenditure, regulation of energy metabolism | none | none | 4 | Vitamin, mineral and trace element metabolism, functions, requirements, sources, absorption,
and toxicity | none | none | 5 | Nutrition and cardiovascular diseases | none | none | 6 | Inorganic nutrients | none | none | 7 | Effects of nutritional styles on cancer | none | none | 8 | Nutritional in major metabolic disorders and regulatory diets (osteoporosis, diabetes,
rheumatism, renal, gastrointestinal, liver diseases). | none | none | 9 | Inborn errors of metabolism | none | none | 10 | Carbohydrate metabolism | none | none | 11 | Lipit metabolism | none | none | 12 | Protein metabolism | None | None | 13 | Nutritional principles for different age, sex, and occupation groups, infection and the immune system | None | None | 14 | Open discussion on topics selected by students | none | none |
| Recommended or Required Reading | Keha, E.,Küfrevioğulları Ö.İ., Biochemistry, Aktif Publication, İstanbul. 2010
Nelson and Cox, Lehninger The principles of Biochemistry Palme Publication, Ankara
Yildiz F. 2010. Advances in foodbiochemistry, Boca Raton : CRCPress
Harper H.A. Harper's biochemistry. 21st edition.California : Appleton & Lange, 1988 | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
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 | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 | Homework | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | LO4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | LO5 | 4 | | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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