Course Catalog 2009-2010 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Jaakko Puhakka, Matti Karp

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 4 : Wednesday 14 - 16, F PIENI SALI 1 Thursday 12 - 14, F PIENI SALI 1	Biotekniikan koulutusohjelma Ympäristö- ja energiatekniikan koulutusohjelma

Requirements

Exam
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

To familiarize the student with the principles of microbiology and microbial ecology, the significance of microbes in nature and their applications in biotechnology.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Microbial ecology: evolution and systematics, interactions, methods, microbes in the environment.
2.	Industrial microbiology: microbiological production processes, detrimental effects of microbial origin and their prevention, environmental biotechnology.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Exam

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures	Contact teaching: 30 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 70 %

Last modified	12.10.2009
Modifier	Virpi Hämäläinen