COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA YAVUZ ERGÜN

Offered to

M.Sc. in Biochemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry
Ph.D in Biochemistry

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to investigate metabolic roles of neurotransmitters formed result of decarboxylation of aminoacids and neuron cells at molecular levels and to introduce to the students. Furthermore, the aims of this course are as well as give to detail knowledge about neuron biochemistry, to discuss development of neuron system and relation with diseases.

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): Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach and Rolf Dermietzel, Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators, Wiley-Blackwell (2006)
Supplementary Book(s): David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Worth Publishers, (2000)
D. E. Metzler, Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions o Living Cells, Academic Press Inc. (1977 and 2000)
C.K. Mathews, K.E. Van Holde, K.G. Ahern, Biochemistry, Pearson Education, (1999)
D. Voet, J. G. Voet, Biochemistry, Wiley, John and Sons, (1995)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 and final exams, active participation to the lecture, homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

senol.alpat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.30-15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes