COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXERCISE BIOCHEMISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EFZ 6033 EXERCISE BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 10

Offered By

Exercise Physiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZÜBEYDE ERBAYRAKTAR

Offered to

Exercise Physiology

Course Objective

Be able to learn metabolism of amino acids, fats and carbohydrates, which are basic food supplies of the body.
Be able to learn metabolic pathways and energy supply of the body during exercise.
Be able to learn muscle biochemistry and subcellular changes in muscle tissue during exercise.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining terms in human biochemistry
2   Defining the basic biochemical functions of the human body
3   Defining the functions of the metabolic pathways
4   Defining the concept of exercise biochemistry
5   Overarching changes in the body with the effects of exercise

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Building blocks of the body: Amino acids Proteins
2 Carbohydrates and lipids Structure of cell membran and mebrane transport Metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism
3 Glycolysis Glyconeogenesis
4 Glycogenolisis Glyconeogenesis HMP shunt,
5 Citric acid cycle Oxidative phoshorilation Mitochondrial shuttle system
6 Lipid metabolism
7 Protein metabolism:urea cycle Muscle construction
8 Carbohydrate metabolism during exercise
9 Lipid metabolism during exercise
10 Protein metabolism during exercise
11 ntegration of exercise metabolism
12 Assignment: Biochemical assesment of the person doing exercise
13 Assignment: Biochemical assesment of the person doing exercise
14 final

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

4124407

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 14 140
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.45555
LO.5555