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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES / Environmental Sciences-Masters with Thesis
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CEV5195Environmental Biotechnology3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNon
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The main objectives of this course are to provide the students informations about environmental biotechnology.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : have knowledge about environmental biotechnology in detail
PO - 2 : to do detail literature research on spesific environmental biotechnology methods
PO - 3 : have information about applications of spesific and current techniques in environmental biotechnology
PO - 4 : use current techniques in environmental biotechnology
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Importance of environmental biotechnology, ecosystem processes, environmental resources, global environmental problems, structure and function of microbial life, air and water pollition and and their control, degradation, bioabsorption, bioremediation, biofertilizers and biopesticides.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Importance of environmental biotechnology
 Week 2Ecosystem prosesess
 Week 3Environmental resources and global environmental problems
 Week 4Structure and functions of microbial life: Microbial systematics
 Week 5Structure and functions of microbial life: Ecology
 Week 6Structure and functions of microbial life: Microbial metabolism
 Week 7Major metabolic pathways and theirs importance for environmental biotechnology
 Week 8Air and water pollition and their control
 Week 9Mid-Term Exem
 Week 10Bioabsorption
 Week 11Bioremediation and applications
 Week 12Biofertilizers
 Week 13Applications
 Week 14Biopesticides
 Week 15Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 06/04/2026 1 30
Presentation 14 25/05/2016 0,30 20
End-of-term exam 15 30/05/2016 1,50 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 2 12 24
Proje 2 14 28
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 14 56
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 2 14 28
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load225