Course Catalog 2006-2007

BIO-2756 TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, 4 cr
Trends in biotechnology

Courses persons responsible
Matti Karp

Lecturers
Matti Karp
Ville Santala
Urpo Lamminmäki

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 4 h/week 12 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Teach students to go beyond text books and to study scientific literature in molecular biology and biotechnology.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Students will study literature in trends in biotechnology and present what they have learned from molecular evolution techniques and applications of nucleic acids, modification of proteins and their applications in measurements and related studies. The first part consists on 16 hours of so-called journal club presentations and the latter part is discussions and presentations on modern molecular technologies to study protein structure and function and applications thereof.       

Requirements for completing the course
Full participation to the lectures. Each participant makes analyses of selected journal articles.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Participation on each session

  • Used assessment scale is passed / failed

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    In depth course for 4th and 5th year students.

    Remarks

    The part in period 3 is given by docent Urpo Lamminmäki, University of Turku during three consecutive days, four hours each. Lecture material consists of journal articles to be delivered from the Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, English.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 50 %
    - Distance learning: 50 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 0 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 70
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 36
    Total sum 106

    Additional information related to course
    The lectures start at 24.10.2006 (at 10 o¿clock) room FC 326.

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    Last modified 06.10.2006
    Modified bySaila Kallioinen