COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Biochemically elucidation of radical effects on metabolism and the diseases related with antioxidant defense systems utilised for removing the effects of radicals, mechanisms and radical interactions will be discussed by studying generation mechanisms of radicals which are of significance for metabolism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Halliwell B. Gutteridge M. C. J., Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine, Oxford University press, 1998.
Supplementary Book(s): Rice-Evans C., Burdon R.H., Free Radical Damage and Its Control, Elsevier Science B.V., 1994.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Interactive narrative
3. Question-answer technique
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Meaningful learning of the basic concepts given in presentations, association of concepts with each other, establishing the cause-result relationships and making comments by using the information available for problems and evaluating idea generation are carried out with mid-term, final and resit exams, active participation to the lecture, homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
e-mail: leman.tarhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.30-15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes