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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS EFZ 6045 EXERCISE BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Exercise Physiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYŞE SEMRA KOÇTÜRK

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 Structure-funcrion relationship in proteins (Hb-Mb), Enzymes Nucleic acids 3 Carbohydrates and lipids Structure of cell membran and mebrane transport Metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism 4 Glycolysis HMP shunt, 5 Glyconeogenesis Glycogenolisis Glyconeogenesis 6 Citric acid cycle Oxidative phoshorilation Mitochondrial shuttle system 7 Lipid metabolism 8 Protein metabolism:urea cycle 9 Muscle construction 10 Carbohydrate metabolism during exercise 11 Lipid metabolism during exercise 12 Protein metabolism during exercise 13 Integration of exercise metabolism 14 Assignment: Biochemical assesment of the person doing exercise

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Dawn B Marks, Allan D. Marks, Collen M. Smith. Basic Medical Biochemistry,Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2005. 2. Mougios Vassilis, Exercise Biochemistry, Human Kinetics, 2006. 3. McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL, Sports and Exercise Nutrition, Third Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 PRF PERFORMANCE 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PO * 0.40 + FN*0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PO * 0.40 + BUT*0.60

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

Monday 13:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 1 57 57 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 LO.2 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 LO.3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 LO.4 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 LO.5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3