Course Catalog 2007-2008

BIO-3206 LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 5 cr
Laboratory Exercises in Environmental Biotechnology

Courses persons responsible
Matti Karp
Jaakko Puhakka

Lecturers
Anna-Kaisa Halinen
N.N.

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Exercise work - 3 h/week 15 h/week - - -
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Give advanced laboratory skills in studying and operating environmental biotechnology processes.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Biotechnical methods and approaches in energy production, ecologial production technologies and environmental protection       

Requirements for completing the course
Participation in the laboratory exercises, accepted reports and seminar presentation.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Participation in laboratory exercises, accepted reports and seminar presentation.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    BIO-1250 BIO-1250 Microbiology I 3 Recommendable
    BIO-3000 BIO-3000 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering 3 Recommendable
    KEM-1350 KEM-1350 Laboratory Safety and Working Methods 2 Recommendable
    KEM-2050 KEM-2050 Inorganic Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 6 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    The students are required to have sufficient skills in laboratory work to be able to participate to course.

    Remarks

    The number of students may have to be restricted. It is encouraged that the students have a valid tetanus vaccination.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 90 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 10 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Laboratory assignments 108
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 25
    Total sum 133

    Correspondence of content
    5902035 Laboratory Exercises in Environmental Biotechnology

    Last modified 22.08.2007
    Modified bySaila Kallioinen