Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mustafa YAMAN
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Mustafa YAMAN
Course Objective
To enable students to learn the structures and functions of biomolecules that make up the basic structure of the human body .
To teach students the human metabolism.
To help students apply the theoretical knowledge they have learned.
Course Content
This course includes comprehension of the structural and functional roles of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, enzymes, nucleic acids; teaching functions of hormones, vitamins, and minerals; ailments caused by their inadequateness and overabundance; anabolism, catabolism, digestion and absorption, liver and kidney function tests; test selection and sampling.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Gain some knowledge about biochemical concepts and molecular basics of creatures.
- Has knowledge about biochemical concepts and molecular bases of living things.
- Enzymes use structures, functions and diagnostic criteria in the diagnosis of diseases
- Comprehends functions and structures of enzymes and the fact that they are used as criteria for the diagnosis of diseases.
- Comprehends structures, functions, metabolisms of carbohydrates, proteins, and amino acids, and how metabolic integrity between these molecules is provided.
- Learn how carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and amino acids make up structures, functions, metabolisms and metabolic integrity between these molecules.
- Conducts evaluation of clinical biochemistry analyses.
- It evaluates clinical biochemical analyzes.
- Gains adequate information about emerging diseases based on the metabolic disturbances seen in pathways.
- It has sufficient knowledge about the diseases that develop due to the disorders seen in metabolic pathways.
- 96/5000Learn the structures of nucleotides and nucleic acids, their roles and metabolisms in the cell.
- Comprehends structures of nucleotides and nucleic acids, and their roles and metabolisms in the cell.
- Biochemical functions of vitamins, water and minerals.
- Comprehends biochemical functions of vitamins, water and minerals
Core Area Distribution
(72) Health%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to biochemistry and the Cell | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 2 | Carbohydrates and lipids | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 3 | Proteins and Hemoglobin | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 4 | Enzymes | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 5 | Genetic Information | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 6 | Carbohydrate Metabolism | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 7 | Lipid Metabolism | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 10 | Metabolism of Nitrogenous Biomolecules | Prof. Dr.Figen Gürdöl.Tıbbı Biyokimyası. İstanbul: 2019. |
| 11 | Hormones | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 12 | Laboratory in Clinical Diagnosis | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 13 | Vitamins and trace elements | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 14 | Homeostasis and Coordination | Professor Dr.Figen Gürdöl Medical Biochemistry. Istanbul: 2019. |
| 15 | Final Exams | Final Exams |
| 16 | Final Exams | Final Exams |