TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Sema Zabcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Defines and exemplifies intracellular metabolic processes. 2) Based on the concepts of bioenergetics, makes energy calculations in metabolism. 3) Explain and write the breakdown and synthesis reactions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. 4) Knowing the clinical importance of enzymes involved in metabolic processes, writes the connection with diseases by explaining a cause-effect relationship.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is to enable students to gain an understanding of basics of metabolic process and transportation systems in the cell.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Glycolysis 2nd Week Citric Acid Cycle 3rd Week Electron Transport Chain 4th Week Oxidative Phosphorylation and Control of ATP Production 5th Week Glycogen Metabolism 6th Week Gluconeogenesis 7th Week Catabolism of Other Carbohydrates 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Lipid Catabolism 10th Week Lipid Anabolism 11th Week Amino Acid Metabolism I 12th Week Amino Acid Metabolism II 13th Week Nucleotide Metabolism I 14th Week Nucleotide Metabolism II
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox. W.H. Freeman, 7th Edition, 2017. Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level. Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt. Wiley, 5th Edition, 2016. Biochemistry. Christopher K. Mathews, Kensal E. van Holde, Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill, Pearson 4th Edition, 2012.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Quiz 4 15 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 4 3 12 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 10 10 Quiz 4 ,5 2 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No