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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
SPORT BIOCHEMISTRY	Second cycle	BSB 618		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazmi SARITAŞ
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazmi SARITAŞ
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	Explanation of the metabolic and biochemical adaptation of the body in sudden and continuous physical activities, exploration of the intracellular and enzymatic regulation systems during exercise through the exercise potential of substrate metabolism, bioenergetics, hormonal balance and nutritional criteria.
Course description	Exercise and carbohydrate metabolism, Exercise and fat metabolism, Bioenergetics, Oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis, Anaerobic ATP sources, Endocrine system response in exercise, Anabolic steroids and growth hormone, Exercise and cardiovascular system.

Course contents

1	Foundations of biochemistry in metabolism
2	Exercise and amino group acid metabolism
3	Energy metabolism affecting performance
4	Exercise and protein metabolism
5	Anaerobic ATP sources
6	Exercise and carbohydrate metabolism
7	Exercise and lipid metabolism
8	Bioenergetics
9	Midterm exam
10	Oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis
11	Exercise and circulatory system
12	Endocrine system and endocrine system response in exercise
13	Anabolic steroids and growth hormone
14	Exercise and Cardiovascular System
15	Final exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Know the bases of biochemistry in metabolism.
2	Exercise and amino group acid metabolism, Energy metabolism affecting performance, Exercise and protein metabolism.
3	Understand anaerobic ATP sources and Oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis.
4	Exercise and carbohydrate metabolism, interpret exercise and lipid metabolism.
5	Know bioenergetics
6	Circulation and cardiovascular system, hormonal system, endocrine system response in exercise, anabolic steroids and growth hormone.
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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)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	4	56
Homework	3	3	9
Presentation / seminar	3	6	18
Quiz	1	1	1
Preparation for midterm exams	1	8	8
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	2	2
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	3	6	18
Total work load			144
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
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	Peter Tiidus, A. Russell Tupling, Michael Houston. Biochemistry Primer for Exercise Science 4th Edition 2012. C.K. Mathews, K.E. van Holde, K.G. Ahern, “Biochemistry”, Addison Wesley Longman, (2000). İ.Peker, F.Çiloğlu, Ş.Buruk, Z.Bulca, “Egzersiz Biyokimyası ve Obesite”, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, (2000). D.L. Nelson, M.M. Cox, “Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry”, Worth Publishers, (2000). Vassilis Mougios. Exercise Biochemistry. (2006). Donald MacLaren,James Morton. Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism.John Wiley & Sons, (2011)
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