COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOCHEMISTRY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 1034 BIOCHEMISTRY II COMPULSORY 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM GÜRSOY DORUK

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to allow students to learn the basic information regarding the field of biochemistry and integrate this information into the nursing field.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student can describe vitamins and trace elements.
2   The student can explain liver and kidney dysfunctions and tests.
3   The student can explain the classification and action mechanisms of hormones.
4   The student knows the normal and abnormal properties and measuring methods of urine.
5   The student can evaluate the biochemical changes that occur throughout the circle of life (childhood, pregnancy, old age, etc.).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Essential nutrients, absorption and digestion of nutrients
2 Vitamins and trace elements
3 Liver dysfunctions and tests
4 Iron metabolism, hemoglobin, bilirubin
5 Kidney dysfunctions and tests
6 Urine and measuring methods
7 Fluid-electrolyte balance
8 1st Midterm
9 Classification and action mechanisms of hormones
10 Endocrine tests and interpretation of results
11 Clinical enzymology
12 Congenital metabolic diseases
13 Biochemical changes throughout the circle of life (childhood, pregnancy, old age, etc.)
14 Biochemical changes throughout the circle of life (childhood, pregnancy, old age, etc.)

Recomended or Required Reading

*Champe PC, Harvey RA, Ferrier DR (2007). Lippincott s Biyokimya. (Ed.Ulukaya E), Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, Istanbul.
*Harvey F (2015) Lippincott Biyokimya (çev.ed. Ulukaya E), güneş tıp kitabevi, 5.baskı, Istanbul.
*Adam B, Yiğitoğlu R (2012), Tıbbi Biyokimya, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, Istanbul.
*Gözükara EM (2010), Biyokimya, Nobel Tıp Kitapevleri, 5.baskı, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visually supported presentation
Brainstorming
Question answer
Case examples

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Course Grades: 60% of the semester grade + 40% of the final grade

Assessment Criteria

The exams assess the skills of; interpretation, recall, decision-making, explanation and combination of knowledge.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.35
LO.455
LO.55

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