COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HORMONE BIOCHEMISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLT 2248 HORMONE BIOCHEMISTRY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OYA SAYIN

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

What is a hormone, To learn about hormone classification.

Purpose of the lesson: To learn about hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal gland medulla and cortex hormones, sex hormones, calcitonin, vitamin D and parathormones in our body.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the endocrine system
2   Learning the structure and classification of hormones
3   Learning hypothalamus hormones
4   Learning adrenal medulla and cortex hormones
5   Learning thyroid hormones
6   Learning pancreatic hormones
7   Learning about sex hormones
8   Learning about parathyroid hormone-vit D - calcitonin hormones
9   Learning the parameters used in prenatal diagnosis
10   Learning about pituitary hormones

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Endocrine system and its diversity
2 Hormon and signal transduction
3 Structure and classification of hormones
4 Endocrin glands and their hormones
5 Hipotalamus-pituitary-endocrine gland axis
6 The structures, funcitons and hormones of thyroid
7 The structures and functions of adrenal gland
8 The hormones of adrenal cortex and medulla
9 Sex hormones
10 Digestive system hormones
11 Parathormone and calcitonin
12 Methodological principles of hormones

Recomended or Required Reading

Harper's Biochemistry
Lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

power point presention and interactif dialog

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

oya.sayin@deu.edu.tr
nurbetul.kartal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

All day 10:00- 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1543
LO.2543
LO.3543
LO.4543
LO.5543
LO.6
LO.7
LO.8
LO.9
LO.10