| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn the diversity of industrially relevant microorganisms.
- Learn the agricultural applications of microorganisms.
- Learn microorganisms related to food and chemical industries.
- Learn microbial enzymes and their industrial applications.
- Learn strain improvement, vaccine production and biosensors.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | To give information about the relations of microorganisms with each other and with their environment, their interactions with humans and to teach the application areas of microbiology. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Diversity of industrially relevant microorganisms |
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2nd Week |
Microbial technology and biotechnology |
|
3rd Week |
Fermentation technology |
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4th Week |
Agricultural applications of microorganisms |
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5th Week |
Environment and microbes |
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6th Week |
Microorganisms in the food industry |
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7th Week |
Microorganisms in production of chemicals |
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8th Week |
Microorganisms in production of chemicals |
|
9th Week |
Microbial enzymes and their industrial applications |
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10th Week |
Microbial enzymes and their industrial applications |
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11th Week |
Strategies of strain improvement of industrial microorganisms |
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12th Week |
Vaccines and their production |
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13th Week |
Biosensors |
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14th Week |
Discussion |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Applied Microbiology Authors: Saxena, Sanjai, Springer, 2015. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Discussion
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Attendance |
1 |
5 |
| Total(%) |
|
55 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
55 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
45 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
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|
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| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Report writing |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Article Presentation |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Total Work Load | 122 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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