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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI385
Course Name: Pharmaceutical Aspects of Nutritional Disorders
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. ANMAR HASAN KASHKOOL AL TAIE
Course Lecturer(s): Anmar AL-TAIE
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Describe the role of common vitamins in normal physiology and disease
Review the beneficial effects of vitamin supplements.
Identify the potential toxic effects of vitamin supplements
Course Content: Students are expected to acquire the following competencies:
The vitamins occupy a central role in the field of Nutrition.
Vitamin discoveries, as factors that prevent specific diseases, marked the emergence of the field.
They are also important for their roles in the support of health in ways that often lack the specificity that facilitated their discoveries.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students are expected to acquire the following competencies: The vitamins occupy a central role in the field of Nutrition. Vitamins discoveries, as factors that prevent specific diseases, marked the emergence of the field. They are also important for their roles in the support of health in ways that often lack the specificity that facilitated their discoveries.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Perspectives on the Vitamin Concepts
2) Properties of Vitamins
3) Considering the Individual Vitamins Water-soluble Vitamins- Vitamin C
4) Water-soluble Vitamins- Thiamine
5) Water-soluble Vitamins- Vitamin B6
6) Water-soluble Vitamins- Folate
7) Water-soluble Vitamins-Vitamin B12
8) Fat-soluble Vitamins- Vitamin A
9) Fat-soluble Vitamins- Vitamin D
10) Fat-soluble Vitamins- Vitamin E
11) Using Current Knowledge of the Vitamins
12) Assessing Vitamin Status
13) Quantifying Vitamin Needs
14) Vitamins Safety and Hazardous
15) Final week
16) Final week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health. 4th edition 2012, Elsevier, UK.

Vitamins and Minerals Demystified: A self-teaching Guide. 2011,
New York: McGraw Hill Professional.
References: The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health. 4th edition 2012, Elsevier, UK.

Vitamins and Minerals Demystified: A self-teaching Guide. 2011,
New York: McGraw Hill Professional.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

1

Program Outcomes
1) Knows the basic concepts related to the theory and applications of chemistry, uses theoretical and applied knowledge, can select, develop and design methods.
2) Makes experimental planning and application for analysis, synthesis, separation and purification methods, provide solutions to the problems encountered and interpret the results.
3) Expresses the basic principles of sample preparation techniques and instrumental analysis methods used in qualitative and quantitative analysis of items, discusses their application areas.
4) Has knowledge about the sources, production, industrial applications and technologies of chemical substances.
5) Makes structural analyzes of chemical substances and interprets the results.
6) Work individually and in multidisciplinary groups, take responsibility, plan their tasks and use time effectively.
7) Follows the information in the field and communicates with colleagues by using English at a professional level.
8) Uses information and communication technologies along with computer software at the level required by the field.
9) Follows the national and international chemistry literature, transfers the knowledge gained orally or in writing.
10) Determines self-learning needs, manages/directs his/her learning.
11) Takes responsibility and adheres to the ethical values required by these responsibilities.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Knows the basic concepts related to the theory and applications of chemistry, uses theoretical and applied knowledge, can select, develop and design methods.
2) Makes experimental planning and application for analysis, synthesis, separation and purification methods, provide solutions to the problems encountered and interpret the results.
3) Expresses the basic principles of sample preparation techniques and instrumental analysis methods used in qualitative and quantitative analysis of items, discusses their application areas.
4) Has knowledge about the sources, production, industrial applications and technologies of chemical substances.
5) Makes structural analyzes of chemical substances and interprets the results.
6) Work individually and in multidisciplinary groups, take responsibility, plan their tasks and use time effectively.
7) Follows the information in the field and communicates with colleagues by using English at a professional level.
8) Uses information and communication technologies along with computer software at the level required by the field.
9) Follows the national and international chemistry literature, transfers the knowledge gained orally or in writing.
10) Determines self-learning needs, manages/directs his/her learning.
11) Takes responsibility and adheres to the ethical values required by these responsibilities.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 30
Study Hours Out of Class 12 24
Project 2 12
Midterms 16 28
Final 16 26
Total Workload 120