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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
BIOCHEMICAL IMPORTANCES OF MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS Second cycle EBK623 1 8.00 8.00 Print
   
Description of course unit
Prerequisites and course requisities None
Language of instruction Turkish
Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. BEHZAT ÇİMEN
Lecturer(s) Assoc. Prof. Dr. BEHZAT ÇİMEN
Teaching assitant(s) None
Mode of delivery The emphasis of this course will be on metabolic functions of trace elements and minerals on human metabolizm. The emphasis of this course will be on theoretical subject. The class meets for three lectures a week, each consisting of 50-minute sessions. During the course, interactive training techniques and various audio-visual materials will be used.
Course objective The objective of this course is to teach the student biochemical functions of minerals and trace elements and trace element and minaral nutrition in case of health and sickness.
Course description Only postgraduate students are accepted for the course

Course contents
1 The biological roles and clinical importance of mineral and trace element nutrients.
2 The clinical relevance of trace elements and minerals such as chromium, copper, fluoride, iron, iodine, molybdenum, manganese and selenium to a wide variety of medical conditions.
3 The clinical relevance of trace elements and minerals such as zinc, calcium and magnesium to a wide variety of medical conditions.
4 Three macrominerals: calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
5 Clinical nutrition of the essential trace elements and minerals
6 EXAM
7 Trace element and mineral nutrition in healthy people.
8 Trace element and mineral nutrition in pregnancy, lactation, adolescents, elderly, disease
9 Trace element and mineral nutrition in endocrine diseases, skeletal disease, ischemic heart disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disease, diseases of the eye
10 Genetic disorders of trace element metabolism. Immune dysfunction in iron, copper, and zinc deficiencies.
11 Current dietary intakes of trace elements and minerals
12 The epidemiology of trace element deficiencies
13 Consumption of trace elements and minerals, high intake of minerals and toxicity.
14 Laboratory assessment of trace element and mineral status
15 FINAL EXAM
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
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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 3 42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class) 14 3 42
Homework 5 5 25
Presentation / seminar 5 10 50
Quiz 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exams 1 15 15
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 20 20
Final exam 1 2 2
Research 0 0 0
Total work load     198
ECTS     8.00

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 JD Bogden and LM Klevay. Clinical Nutrition of the Essential Trace Elements and Minerals. The Guide for Health Professionals. hardcover. Humana Press. 2000. Zaloga, G. Nutrition in Critical Care. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby, 1994. Üstdal KM.Paşaoğlu H. Muhtaroğlu S. Biyokimya, Su ve Elementler (Biochemistry,Water and elements), Erciyes University publications, 1991. Üstdal KM. Karaca L.Testereci H. Kuş S. Paşaoğlu H.Türköz Y. Biyokimya (Biochemistry), Pelikan Publishing 2005.
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