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| BIY4030 | Biotechnology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Zihni DEMİRBAĞ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Remziye Nalçacıoğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main purpose of this course is to provide information about the industrial use and production of all living organisms, especially microorganisms, and their products, and to promote the importance of ethical principles in biology and biotechnology. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Have knowledge about microorganisms, viruses and other organisms at basic and molecular levels, and have knowledge about biotechnological future of these organisms | 2,8,11,12 | 1,2, | | LO - 2 : | Do detail literature research on a specific topic including its significance in human life and in modern science | 2,8,11,12 | 1,2, | | LO - 3 : | Discus several topics with his/her classmates | 2,8,11,12 | 3,5, | | LO - 4 : | Search and present a subject in current topics of biotechnology | 2,8,11,12 | 3,5, | | LO - 5 : | understand the importance of scientific, professional ethics and public ethics principles | 2,8,11,12 | 1,3,5, | | 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 | | |
| Introduction to biotechnology, the basic principles of molecular biyoloji, modern biotechnology and its tools, general future and study methods of microorganisms, the exploitation of microbes, cell culture, animal biotechnology, medical biotechnology, plant biotechnology, enviromental biotechnology, current topics in biotechnology,scientific ethics, professional ethics, public ethics , biotechnological developments and the importance of ethics, technical visits to biotechnology companies
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to biotechnology | | | Week 2 | Current aspects of biotechnology | | | Week 3 | Molecular biology
| | | Week 4 | Modern biotechnology and its tools
| | | Week 5 | Microbial biotechnology
| | | Week 6 | Microbial metabolits
| | | Week 7 | Cell culture | | | Week 8 | Animal biotechnology | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Medical biotechnology | | | Week 11 | Seminnar: current topics in biotechnology I | | | Week 12 | Seminnar: current topics in biotechnology II | | | Week 13 | Technical Visit: Technical visits to biotechnology companies | | | Week 14 | Plant and Environmental biotechnology | | | Week 15 | Professional Ethics, Scientific Ethics, Public Ethics principles and Biosafety. The necessity and importance of complying with biosafety, scientific, professional and public ethical principles in biotechnology-related applications | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Demirbağ, Z. 2009. Biyoteknoloji. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Trabzon | | | |
| 1 | Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B. 2001. Basic Biotechnology. Cambridge, UK | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/06/2024 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 24/05/2024 | 20 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/06/2024 | 1 | 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 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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