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| MBG4035 | Biotechnology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Uğur UZUNER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To enable students to distinguish the differences between traditional and modern biotechnology, to contribute to their learning of the fields that biotechnology serves. To contribute to their awareness about the relations between biotechnology and bioeconomy. To make them aware of different types of biotechnology and its applications. To help them understand the importance and potential of biotechnology in the 21st century scientific world and to encourage them to develop an investigative understanding in the biotechnological fields of interest. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Have knowledge about different types of biotechnology | 1,3,10,12 | | | LO - 2 : | Raises awareness of job opportunities in various applied biotechnology fields | 1,3,10,12 | | | LO - 3 : | Recognize the versatile applications of molecular biology in the field of biotechnology | 1,3,10,12 | | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The definition of biotechnology and the comparative evaluation of different types of biotechnology are evaluated by considering biotechnological applications, trends and current developments in various industries in a general framework. Applications made in connection with biotechnological advances in health, food, agriculture, marine and bioinformatics and nanotechnology are discussed and evaluated in detail within the scope of the course. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to biotechnology | | | Week 2 | Different types of Biotechnology | | | Week 3 | Agricultural biotechnology | | | Week 4 | Microalgae Biotechnology | | | Week 5 | Marine Biotechnology | | | Week 6 | White Biotechnology | | | Week 7 | Tübitak MAM Biotechnology research | | | Week 8 | Mid Term | | | Week 9 | Enzyme-based Industrial Biotechnology | | | Week 10 | Bioinformatics and nanobiotechnology | | | Week 11 | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | | | Week 12 | Food Biotechnology | | | Week 13 | Fermentation Biotechnology | | | Week 14 | Student presentation | | | Week 15 | Student presentation | | | Week 16 | Fiinal Exam | | | |
| 1 | William J.Thieman, Michael A.Pallodino. 2013. Biyoteknolojiye Giriş. 3. Baskı PALME YAYINCILIK | | | |
| 1 | Introduction to Biotechnologie and Genetics Engineering. A.J. Nair. Johns and Bartlett Publisher,
Boston, USA. 2008. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 1.12.2020 | 150 dk | 30 | | Presentation | 15 | 1.12.2021 | 30 dk | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12.02.2021 | 150 dk | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Ödev | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 111 |
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