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Information
| Code | ECS306 |
| Name | Biochemistry of Hormones and Vitamins |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 2 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ÖZLEM ALPTEKİN |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
To provide students with basic information about the biochemistry of hormones and vitamins and to comprehend their relationship with diseases from a pharmacy perspective.
Course Content
General characteristics of hormones, mechanisms of action of hormones, thyroid hormones, hormones regulating calcium and phosphorus metabolism, pancreatic hormones, adrenal hormones, gonads and steroid hormones, hypothalamus and pituitary hormones, gastrointestinal hormones, biochemical functions of vitamins, fat soluble vitamins, water soluble vitamins.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite.
Resources
Taner, O. İnsan Biyokimyası Palme 2016 ISBN 9789758624201 Bernhard, K. Hormones and the Endocrine System Springer International Publishing 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-15060-4
Notes
Alptekin Ö, lecture notes uploaded to ÇÜBİS system, 2022 Web of science
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | She/He defines terms related to Hormones. |
| LO02 | She/He explains the mechanism of action of hormones. |
| LO03 | She/He explains the physiological functions of hormones. |
| LO04 | She/He explains the basic mechanisms in the causes of endocrine diseases. |
| LO05 | She/He knows the techniques used to measure hormones. |
| LO06 | She/He explains the principles of techniques used to measure hormones. |
| LO07 | She/He explains the physiological functions of vitamins. |
| LO08 | She/He explains the metabolism of vitamins. |
| LO09 | She/He explains the symptoms that can occur in vitamin deficiency and excess of vitamins. |
| LO10 | She/He has the ability to conduct advanced research, educate and direct the society in the field of health |
| LO11 | She/He is competent in the development of lifelong learning, self-renewal pharmacy services. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient knowledge in pharmaceutical field and develop the knowledge. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Comprehends professional knowledge with ethical responsibility through current laws and legislation. | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Provides consultancy service to patients, community and health care personnel and evaluates advanced knowledge and skills with a critical approach. | 2 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Possessing the knowledge of historical and current developments in the field of Pharmacy, monitoring, evaluation and application of scientific and evidence-based data, and adopting lifelong learning. | 2 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have the knowledge and skills to help provide patient-oriented pharmacy applications and individualized pharmaceutical care by learning the basics of Clinical Pharmacy, | 2 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes a role in the evaluation and analysis of the events and cases related to the development of pharmacy profession and education. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Integrates and develops professional knowledge via different disciplines and uses the acquired knowledge to improve the health level and quality of life of the community. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Use effectively the concepts and applications of basic sciences and basic medical sciences in the field of medicine and pharmacy and update the information. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Communicates effectively in writing and speaking. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Practices the profession in accordance with Atatürk's principles and reforms, equipped with universal knowledge, uses Turkish correctly and knows at least one foreign language. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Be an example to society withexternal appearance, demeanor, attitude and behavior for the other professionals and society and with professional identity | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Have knowledge about health policies and health economics, pharmacy management and define the problems in pharmaceutical field. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Interprets information about current health and treatment problems and attends meeting on related matters . Plays an active role in community health. | 2 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Acquires basic information about diseases, makes decisions about the drugs used in treatment in accordance with rational drug use. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General characteristics of hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Mechanisms of action of hormones I | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Mechanisms of action of hormones II | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Thyroid hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Hormones regulating calcium and phosphorus metabolism | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Pancreatic Hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Adrenal Medulla Hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Re-studying the topics covered in the course from the relevant textbooks and lecture notes. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Adrenal Cortex Hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Hypothalamus and pituitary hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Gastrointestinal hormones | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Biochemical functions of vitamins | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Vitamins Solved in Oil | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Water soluble vitamins | Reading the relevant part of the textbook. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Current studies about vitamins | Examination of current scientific studies from scientific databases. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Re-studying the topics covered in the course from the relevant textbooks and lecture notes. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Re-studying the topics covered in the course from the relevant textbooks and lecture notes. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 54 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,16 | ||
| ECTS | 2 ECTS | ||