COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOCHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learn definition, scope and importance of biochemistry; water, acid, base, electrolytes, pH; carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, enzymes, hormones and nucleic acids in living organisms, structures, classification and metabolism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn definition, scope and importance of biochemistry.
2   To be able to learn acid and base structures.
3   To be able to learn carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, enzymes, hormones.
4   To be able to learn general functions, structures, classification and metabolism of nucleic acids.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, scope and importance of biochemistry
2 Water, acid, base
3 Electrolytes, pH
4 Carbohydrates
5 Proteins
6 Lipids
7 Vitamins
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Enzymes
10 Enzymes
11 Hormones
12 General functions of nucleic acids
13 Structures of nucleic acids
14 Classification and metabolism of nucleic acids
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Leyla Kalaycıoğlu, Behiç Serpek, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Nuri Başpınar, Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Biochemistry, Nobel Publishing, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, experiment, observation techniques .

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and 80% for the laboratory section.
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades. Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ridvan.kete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.145124555324
LO.253215453445
LO.355214333324
LO.454123452334

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