‫جامعة الجوف‬
‫كلية العلوم الطبية التطبيقية‬
Al Jouf University
College of Applied Medical
Sciences
Department of Nursing
‫قسم التمريض‬
Nutritional Biochemistry course syllabus
Health 226
3(2+2+0)
Instructor
:
Ismail Hamad
Instructor’s e-mail
:
ihhamad@ju.edu.sa
Personal web site
:
http://faculty.ju.edu.sa/CoAMS/ihamad/Pages/default.aspx
Lecture schedule
:
Saturday (1-2) room no307, Sunday (11-12) room no 307.
Practical Schedule
:
Tuesday (2-4) Biochemistry laboratory
Office hours
:
Saturday (10-12), Monday (10-12) and Tuesday (10-12).
Attendance
:
Attendance to all lectures is compulsory. You are responsible for all
material and announcements presented in class
Handouts
:
Lecture notes (power point slides) prepared by instructor
Exams
:
There will be two in-class written exams on the days indicated on
the lecture schedule (see below). Each exam will last 50 minutes.
The final exam will last two hours (MCQs & short essay). It will be
comprehensive and place emphasis on topics that presented.
Course grading
:
First midterm exam,
15%.
Second midterm exam, 15%.
Practical midterm exam, 10%
Final exam
1. Practical final exam, 20%
2. Written exam,
40%
Course objectives
:
1. To understand the molecular functions of biomolecules we
consume in the diet (proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and
lipids)
2. To become acquainted with the structures of biomolecules
and the relation of structure to the functions.
3. To learn how metabolism and regulation of nutrients are
integrated.
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‫جامعة الجوف‬
‫كلية العلوم الطبية التطبيقية‬
Al Jouf University
College of Applied Medical
Sciences
Department of Nursing
‫قسم التمريض‬
Course outline
List of Topics
No of
Weeks
1
Credit
hours
2
Lecture 2: Energy, Food and Overview of metabolism
1
2
Lecture 3 : Amino acids (types, structures and classification)
1
2
Lecture 4: - Structure and functions of proteins
1
2
Lecture 5: Nature, classification and action of enzymes
1
2
Lecture 6: Enzyme kinetics and regulation
First assessment exam
1
2
Lecture7: Monosaccharides nature, classification, characteristics and clinical
significance
1
2
Lecture 8: Disaccharides and Polysaccharides (nature, classification,
characteristics and clinical significance)
1
2
Lecture 9: water-soluble vitamins (structure, functions and deficiency)
1
2
Lecture 10 : Fat-soluble vitamins (structure, functions and deficiency)
1
2
Lecture11: Classification, structure, and functions of lipids
1
2
Lecture12: Ketone bodies, cholesterol and other steroids (types, structures
and functions and clinical significance)
1
2
Lecture 13: Phospholipids, lipoproteins and sphingolipids (structure, function 1
and clinical significance)
Second assessment exam
2
Lecture 14: Phospholipids, lipoproteins and sphingolipids
1
2
Lecture 15: Course revision
Exams
1
2
Lecture 1: Basic chemical principles, Organic molecules and Functional
groups
Dr. Ismail Hamad
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