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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GM276Vitamins and MineralsElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Vitamins and minerals in plants; The effect of growing conditions on vitamin-mineral content is to know what functions of vitamins-minerals are in human nutrition.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Ümmügülsüm ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1To produce safe nutrients with high nutritional value and health;
2To develop new processing techniques and methods by biochemical, technological and economic evaluations in food processing
3To evaluate food raw materials, to prevent the waste of food resources, to ensure quality and quantity protection
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Vitamin-minerals in plants and their effects on vitamin-mineral content, vitamin-mineral content of processed herbal products and nutritional physiology of vitamin-minerals.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Vitamins-minerals and their importance in plants
2Distribution of vitamin-minerals in different parts of plants
3The effect of genetic differences on the amount of vitamins and minerals
4Relationship between coloration and vitamins
5Effect of cultivation conditions on mineral content
6Effect of growing conditions on vitamin content
7Nomenclature and classification of vitamins
8Midterm
9Properties of vitamins in fat, metabolism, tasks
10Water-soluble vitamins properties, metabolism, tasks
11Water-soluble vitamins properties, metabolism, tasks
12Vitamin-like substances, properties, tasks
13Prevention and use of vitamins-minerals in human nutrition
14Vitamin-minerals and processed products
Recommended or Required Reading
Taşkın,M. 2007. Beslenme Fizyolojisi ve Biyokimyası. Turkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2007;3(18):18-25 Kacar, B., Katkat, V., Ş. Öztürk, 2013. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Nobel Yayınevi, 558 s. Kökoğlu, E., A. Alturfan, 2010. Vitaminler ve Vitamin Benzeri Biyomoleküller. Nobel yayınevi, s.120.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Seminar31030
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)167
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
LO15  4
LO25  5
LO35  5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High