COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4209 CHEMISTRY AND HEALTH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR LEMAN TARHAN

Offered to

Chemistry (Evening)
Chemistry

Course Objective

In this course students will learn uptaking of chemicals into the body; effects of chemicals and transformation; toxic effects of some chemicals; doses of some chemicals; ways to protect from chemicals; cancer constructor chemicals; embryo toxic chemicals; allergy creator chemicals; toxic chemicals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to knowledgeable about uptaking paths of certain chemicals into the body, the effects to cell and conversion paths, can generate ideas.
2   Students will be able to knowledgeable, discuss and generate idea about the toxic and negative effects of certain chemicals.
3   Students will be able to knowledgeable, generate idea and apply about dose effects of certain chemicals and the ways of protection from them.
4   Students will be able to knowledfeable and generate idea about mechanisms of cancer-forming chemicals.
5   Students will be able to knowledgeable, conscious and generate idea about embryo-toxic, allergic, and risky chemicals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Uptake of chemicals into the body
2 Effects of chemicals on cells and Transformation
3 Effects of Chemicals on Cells and Transformation
4 Toxic Effect Mechanisms of Some Chemicals
5 Toxic Effect Mechanisms of Some Chemicals
6 Dose Effects of Some Chemicals
7 Protection Ways
8 Mid-term exam
9 Builder Cancer Chemicals
10 Builder Cancer Chemicals
11 Embryo Toxic Chemicals
12 Allergy Creator Chemicals
13 Risky Chemicals for Health
14 Risky Chemicals for Health

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Eric Newsholme, Anthony Leech, Functional Biochemistry in Health and Disease, Wiley Co., 2009.
Supplementary Book(s): Cris C. Enriquez,The Healthy Life, Whitaker House, 2004.
Johan Klavestrand, The Healthy Life: An Approach to Human Wellness, Aet Healthquest, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Interactive presentation, Questions and answers, Homework, Application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Questions in homeworks, mid-term and final exam will be based on the assessment of understanding of basic concepts in presentations, associating of concepts and cause-effect relationships.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU, Science Faculty, Chemistry Department
Prof. Dr. Leman Tarhan
e-mail: leman.tarhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 15:00 - 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 7 7
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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