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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
BASIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN BIOCHEMISTRY	Second cycle	CEBK 538		1	8.00	8.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Dr. Ceylan HEPOKUR
Lecturer(s)	Dr. Ceylan HEPOKUR
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Theoretical and experimental
Course objective	To teach the principles and methods of measurement in the laboratory of simple biochemical methods
Course description	Teaches the application of simple biochemical methods in the laboratory

Course contents

1	Introduction
2	spectrophotometer and spectrophotometric methods
3	reach the amount of unknown substances using standard solutions
4	preparation of molar, normal and percent solution
5	Preparation of the buffer solution and the pH adjusted to
6	protein determination methods, and applications 1
7	Quiz
8	protein determination methods and applications 2
9	simple chromatographic methods
10	HPLC
11	ELISA
12	Electrophoresis
13	SDS-PAGE
14	examples from literature to the methods used in biochemical studies-1
15	examples from literature to the methods used in biochemical studies-2
16	Work Week
17	exam week
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	teaching of chromatography,electrophoresis techniques with laboratory devices and demonstration of biochemical parameter is measuring and methods
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	3	14	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	6	14	84
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	12	12
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			154
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	20
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Harper's Biochemistry
Additional references

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