COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR LEMAN TARHAN

Offered to

M.Sc. in Biochemistry
Chemistry
Ph.D in Biochemistry

Course Objective

The aim of this courses is to introduce hormones in human and their functions, to clarify the metabolic importance of prostaglandins and cell growth factor and to study hormones and cancer ralation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. A.W. Norman and G. Litwack, Hormones, AcademicPress (1997) [ISBN: 978-0-12-521441-4].
2. J.M. Berg, J.L. Tymoczko, L.Stryer, Biochemistry, Palme Yayıncılık (2014) [ISBN: 978-605-355-202-4].
3. D.Voet and J.Voet, Biochemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, (1995).
4. D.L. Nelson and M.M. Cox, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition, W.H. Freeman Company (2004).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm (20%) and final exams (40%) and homework (40%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
e-mail: nalan.tuzmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes