COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL CHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 1005 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ZEYNEP SEMEN

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills of organic-inorganic chemistry as a basis for biochemistry and other courses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Has general knowledge of chemistry.
2   Understands the basic concepts and principles of chemical substances.
3   Knows the structure of atoms, molecules and ionic substances.
4   Knows the bonding forms and molecular structure of carbon atoms.
5   Categorizes organic and inorganic compounds.
6   Know the functional groups of organic compounds.
7   Learns body fluids and buffer systems.
8   Can use and apply chemistry knowledge in biochemistry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Organic Chemistry and General Concepts
2 The structure of the atom
3 Acids and bases and Redox reactions
4 Bonding forms of C atoms in chemical reactions, molecular geometry and charge distribution
5 Properties and reactions of Alkanes and Structure Isomers
6 Properties and reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
7 Properties and reactions of Aromatic Compounds
8 Properties and reactions of Aldehyde and Ketones
9 Properties and reactions of Carboxylic Acids, Alcohols and Ethers
10 Properties and reactions of Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids
11 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry and General Concepts
12 Elements (Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Sulfur, Iron)
13 Elements (Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Molybdenum, Elements: Selenium, Fluorine, Iodine)
14 Aqueous solutions and their properties, Solution concentrations, Osmosis and osmotic pressure

Recomended or Required Reading

Chang, R. (2006) Genel Kimya Temel Kavramlar; Palme.
Shriver D.F. ve Atkins P.W. (1999) Anorganic Chemistry; Oxford University Press.
Petrucci R.H., Herring F.G., Madura J.D., Bissonnette C. (2017) Genel Kimya: Ilkeler ve modern uygulamalar, Palme.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, presentation, home-work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Temel Bilimler Bölümü, Biyokimya Anabilim Dalı, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-mail: zeynep.semen@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30 - 14515

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 65

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.252
LO.352
LO.453
LO.553
LO.654
LO.754
LO.854

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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