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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microbial Biotechnology | BIO538 | Turkish | Compulsory | 4 + 0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. Başaran DÜLGER |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | This course aims to provide fundamental knowledge in microbial biotechnology and to teach information and concepts about the production technology of microbial products. |
| Course Content | This course will cover an introduction to biotechnology, types of industrial products, bacterial fermentation, polyhydroxyalkanoates, archaea, cyanobacteria, rhizobia and biotechnology, biofilms, biocorrosion, exopolysaccharides (EPS), THP production, biogas production, antibiotic production, bacteriocin production, microbial degradation of petroleum, microbial degradation of pesticides, and biosafety. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | to defines the basic principles of biotechnology and biotechnological processes |
| 2 | to identify the importance microorganisms in biotechnology |
| 3 | )to explain the technical principles of industrial microbiology and fermentation |
| 4 | to describe the basic processes of microbial biotechnology |
| 5 | to give examples of microbial bio-product |
| 6 | to apply production of microbial biomass, primary and secondary metabolites production |
| 7 | to gain experience in the production of bio-products |
| 8 | To make students follow current developments in this field of research by reading/discussing new research papers and to evaluate |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | An introduction to microbial biotechnology | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 2. Week | industrial products | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 3. Week | fermentation | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 4. Week | bacterial polyhydroxyalkanaotes | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 5. Week | Archae, Rhizobium, Cyanobacteria and biotechnology | |
| 6. Week | biofilms | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 7. Week | bio-corrosion | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 8. Week | exopolysaccharides, bio-protein, production of biogas | |
| 9. Week | production of antibiotics -1 | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 10. Week | production of antibiotics -2 | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 11. Week | production of bacteriocin | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 12. Week | microbial degradation of petroleum | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 13. Week | microbial degradation of pesticides | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| 14. Week | Biosafety | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Improve the scientific knowledge in the field of Biology to a more advanced level. Use the advenced knowledge to innovate, interpret the results, to apply the results and to design unique projects. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Gain the ability to identify scientific questions, compare, analyze and solve the problems independently. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Gain the skills of using the modern laboratory techniques and analysis methods in the field of biology. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Gain the ability to get the information by doing research, to evaluate, interpret and apply it. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Gain the ability of discussion, synthesis and applying the scientific knowledge. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Gain the ability to design experimental studies, do the applications and analyse the complicated results using advanced skills, like critical thinking, problem solving and deciding. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Use the scientific knowledge and apply the ability of problem solving, evaluate and analyse advanced concepts in interdiciplinary fields. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Gain the scientific knowledge to set up communication with the collegues. Gain the ability to follow and use of the literature. Gain the ability to share or present the results of his/her own studies with the scientists during a scientific conference, workshop or seminar. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Participate scientific collaborations effectively and lead a scientific study if necessary. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Follow the innovations in the field of biology. Gain the ability to find resources and to use the databases. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Find new or strategical approaches to solve an unpredicted or advanced problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Improve scientific knowledge where there is a little or limited data present. Gain the ability to connect the information from different scientific diciplines. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Find unique ideas and get in contact with the professionals in scientific topics using his/her knowledge and skills. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Have the ability to read, understand, speak and write a foreign language in order to contact with the scientists from all over the World. | ✔ | |||||
| 15 | Follow novel developments in computational software and hardware systems related with biology, use this knowledge and skill in research. | ✔ | |||||
| 16 | Obey the ethical regulations and watch the ethical issues while designing a scientific study, collecting data, evaluating and publishing them. | ✔ | |||||
| 17 | Adopt life-long learning strategies during performing scientific studies. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework | 1 | 46 | 46 | |
| Homework Preparation | 1 | 46 | 46 | |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 1 | 39.25 | 39.25 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 4 | 56 | |
| Total Workload | 191.25 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
