COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRACE ELEMENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIO 5011 TRACE ELEMENTS ELECTIVE 1 2 0 2

Offered By

Biochemistry

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biochemistry

Course Objective

To understand the role and importance of trace elements in biochemical pathways of human body, to learn the biochemical parameters which reflect the trace element status of the body and the laboratory methods to analyze the trace elemnts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the role and importance of tarce elements in biochemical reactions
2   To understand the effect of trace elements on metabolism
3   To understand the main principles of atomic spectroscopic techniques
4   To understand the main points of trace element analysis
5   To explain the metabolic changes related to deficiency or excess of trace elements
6   To evaluate the biochemical analysis in order to determine the trace element status

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The classification of trace elements
2 Iron metabolism
3 Case discussion (iron deficiency anemia; hemochromatosis)
4 Zinc metabolism
5 Case discussion (failure to thrive; total parenteral nutrition)
6 Article discussion
7 Copper metabolism
8 Case discussion (Wilson Disease; Menkes Disease)
9 MID TERM EXAM
10 Oxidan-antioxidan status and trace elements
11 Article discussion, Case discussion
12 Enzymes/Proteins/DNA and trace elements,Toxic trace elements
13 The main principles of atomic spectroscopy and trace elemnt analysis
14 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Alcock NW. Trace Elements.In: KIaplan LA, Pesce A, Kazmierczak SC. Clinical Chemistry Theory, Analysis, Correlation. 4 th ed. 2003, pp. 707-722.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Higgins T, Beutler E, Doumas BT. Hemoglobin, Iron and Bilirubin. In: Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Bruns DE. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics 4th ed. 2006, pp. 1165-1208.
2. Moyer TP, Burritt MF, Butz J. Toxic Metals. In: Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Bruns DE. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics 4th ed. 2006, pp. 1371-1390.
3. Kricka LJ. Optical Techniques. In: Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Bruns DE. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics 4th ed. 2006, pp. 61-91.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture /case and article discussion/laboratory practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 LAB LABORATORY
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + LAB* 0.20 + FIN*0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + LAB* 0.20 + RST*0.50


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Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

canan.coker@deu.edu.tr ; 232 412 4400

Office Hours

Pazartesi ve Çarşamba 13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 1 7
Tutorials 3 2 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 3 18
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15444
LO.25444
LO.345444
LO.45444
LO.555554
LO.645444