MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BES4074	Nutrition and Genetics	Spring	2	0	2	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CAN ERGÜN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	The scope of the course is to explain the effect of the hereditary structure of the individual on the determination of nutritional habits, to stay away from the diseases to which he is genetically predisposed as much as possible and to evaluate the importance and effect of nutrition in order to ensure a high quality of life.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. will be able to interpret the relationship between genetic factors and nutrition.
2. Will be able to develop recommendations for nutrient consumption to increase the expression of genes associated with diseases.
3. will be able to compare genetic diversity-ethnic differences in nutrition.

Course Content

This course includes genetic variation:nutritional applications, relationship between genes and nutrients or nutrient components, nutrigenomics and gene expression, nutrigenomics in the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of food components, vitamin metabolism, genetics and environment I, vitamin metabolism, genetics and environment II, enes, diet and plasma lipids, genetic variation and nutritional requirements, gene: environmental interactions and coronar heart disease, gene-nutrient interaction in type 1 diabetes, cancer nutrigenomics, article discussion topics.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Haftalık olarak dağıtılacaktır / Weekly distributed by the course lecturer
References:	1- Ordovas JM. Nutrigenetics And Nutrigenomics, World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics,Vol.93,Karger, 2004. 2- Bouchard C., Ordovas JM. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science Recent Advances in Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, Elsevier, USA, 2012 3- Mahan L.K., Escott-Stump S., Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders Company, USA, 2000

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	1	20	20
Midterms	1	20	20
Final	1	40	40
Total Workload			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases.	3
2)	Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format.	4
3)	Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.	5
4)	Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish.	3
5)	Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills.	4
6)	Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods.	4
7)	Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills.	3
8)	Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects.	5
9)	Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them.	4
10)	Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology.	5
11)	Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions.	4