| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Understand timeline of health biotechnology, market, projections, products, and fundamentals of modern biotechnology.
- Principles of bioprocess and bioreactors, and cell-based productions.
- Understand fundamentals of vaccine production, classical and recombinant pharmaceutical applications and products of health biotechnology, and discuss recent studies.
- Understand drug release systems and their basic principles, and discuss recent studies.
- Understand and discuss global impact of biotechnology on society, legal regulations and patenting, and ethical and safety issues in health biotechnology.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
| Course Description | Within the scope of this course; Health biotechnology market and projections, its development and products and the basic principles of modern biotechnology, Bioprocess and bioreactors concepts and cellular production principles, Vaccine production, classical and recombinant pharmaceutical applications and products, Drug delivery systems and principles, Social reflections, legal regulations. and biosafety practices, health biotechnology market and patent principles are explained. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Timeline, Ancient, Classical and Modern Biotechnology, Global Biotechnology Market and Health Biotechnology |
|
2nd Week |
Modern Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Genetic Engineering |
|
3rd Week |
Fundamentals of Bioprocessing and Bioreactors |
|
4th Week |
Principles of Cell Factories and Downstream Process |
|
5th Week |
Pharmaceutical Applications |
|
6th Week |
Vaccine Productions |
|
7th Week |
Literature discussions |
|
8th Week |
MIDTERM |
|
9th Week |
Biosensors |
|
10th Week |
Drug Release |
|
11th Week |
Literature discussions |
|
12th Week |
Global Impact on Society |
|
13th Week |
Regulations, Ethical and Safety Issues in Biotechnology |
|
14th Week |
Student presentations |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Update literature covering the studies in the area.
Molecular Biotechnology, Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA. Bernard R. Glick, Jack J. Pasternak, ASM Press, Washington, D.C., 2009.
|
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
35 |
| Assignment |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
55 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
55 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
45 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
84 |
84 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| Individual or group work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
96 |
96 |
| Homework |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Project |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Total Work Load | 310 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.33 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |