BÄ°K603 - BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY:STRUCTURE and CATALYSIS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY:STRUCTURE and CATALYSIS | BÄ°K603 | 1st Semester | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Prequisites | Students who have been accepted to biochemistry master's and doctoral programs and have not taken this course before/have failed can take the course. Applications other than these conditions are evaluated by the instructor. | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr.Aslı Pınar, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Gülnihal Kulaksız Erkmen | |||||
| Course objective | To review the general properties of the biological macromolecules, basic cellular functions and their regulations. By the end of the course, students will gain a general idea about the basic cellular functions of the body. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The structural and functional organization of the cell; organelles and their functions; lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins; enzymes, enzymatic catalysis, enzyme kinetics, coenzymes; structure and function of the nucleic acids; biological membranes and transport mechanisms; bioenergetics. | |||||
| References | Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 7th ed., 2017 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Biochemistry; Water-Buffers |
| Week 2 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| Week 3 | Three-dimensional structure of proteins, Protein Function |
| Week 4 | Bioenergetics and biochemical reaction types |
| Week 5 | Enzymes |
| Week 6 | Enzymes; Carbohydrates and glycobiology |
| Week 7 | Carbohydrates and glycobiology; Preparation for midterm exam-Discussion |
| Week 8 | Preparation for midterm exam-Discussion, MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 9 | Lipids, biological membranes and transport |
| Week 10 | Lipids, biological membranes and transport; Signal transduction |
| Week 11 | Signal transduction; Nucleotides and nucleic acids |
| Week 12 | Genes and chromosomes |
| Week 13 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| Week 14 | DNA based information technologies, Introduction to biochemistry |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 54 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The student has detailed knowledge on biomolecules and metabolism; and applies and enhances this knowledge. | X | ||||
| 2. The student knows and uses the equipment and instruments specific to the field of biochemistry. | X | ||||
| 3. The student has fundamental laboratory knowledge such as laboratory safety and basic biochemical methods, and uses this information. | X | ||||
| 4. Knows basic statistical methods, applies this knowledge to study and interprets the results. | X | ||||
| 5. Knows professional ethics (intellectual property, academic integrity, ethics in human relations: avoids discrimination, values merit, respects privacy etc), research and publication ethics and applies this information. | X | ||||
| 6. Can access printed and electronic databases in the field and has the capacity to follow up recent advances in biochemistry and related fields. | X | ||||
| 7. Comprehends the interaction of biochemistry with other disciplines and makes use of them. | X | ||||
| 8. By means of theoretical knowledge and critical reasoning, plans the related experiments and puts into practice the relevant experimental approaches to his/her special field of study. | X | ||||
| 9. Evaluates the results of the study, interprets the data and writes its report. | X | ||||
| 10. Independently or with the help of an advisor can define a scientific or technical problem, propose a solution and if needed solves the problem. | X | ||||
| 11. Takes responsibility in collaborative studies, contributes to the studies and works in harmony. | X | ||||
| 12. Makes a presentation on a recent topic in the field of biochemistry. | X | ||||
| 13. Presents or publishes his/her studies in a scientific meeting or a journal. | X | ||||
| 14. Reads, comprehends, interprets and criticizes an article in the field of biochemistry. | X | ||||
| 15. Has proficiency in English required to follow the advances in biochemistry. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest