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Course Catalog 2010-2011

BIO-2836 Special Project in Biotechnology, 3 cr

Person responsible

Jaakko Puhakka, Matti Karp

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
            BIO-2836 2008-01  

Requirements

Exam, literature review or report
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After passing the course the student will have the ability to write an extensive literature survey or to work independently in the laboratory as a part of a research group. A student who has compiled a literature survey can produce a review article following the principles of scientific writing. The student can find and classify information as well as write a compilation of research articles and data according to his/her own view, combining and applying information to solve the research problem. The student who has carried out a laboratory project can plan and execute laboratory experiments, and masters the essential laboratory methods in biotechnology as well the use of research instrumentation. The student can also perform comparative analysis and draw conclusions from research data, and report the findings both orally and in writing. The project can also be an exam on a biotechnology text book of the student's choosing.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Laboratory project: independent laboratory work as a part of a research group, mastering laboratory methods   Use of laboratory instrumentation  Up-to-date knowledge of the latest research methods and topics 
2. Laboratory project: planning and executing laboratory experiments   Project scheduling   
3. Literature survey: searching and classifying information     Up-to-date knowledge of the latest research methods and topics 
4. Literature survey: compiling a review article, interpreting and applying information   Project scheduling   
5. Discussing research results and drawing conclusions   Use of programs in reporting and visualizing results   
6. Oral and written reporting of research results   Use of programs in reporting and visualizing results   

Evaluation criteria for the course

The grade (0-5) will be determined by the extent of self-initiative, diligence and activeness of the student. Also, meeting the schedule set for the project is of high importance. The quality and thoroughness of the literature survey or laboratory project report also affects the grade. A good understanding the core content will suffice to a grade 3. In order to earn a grade 4 or 5 the student will have to have a good or excellent understanding of complementary and specialist knowledge. The exam will be graded on a scale of 0-5 by the level of knowledge of the exam material.

Assessment scale:

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

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BIO-2836 Special Project in Biotechnology, 3 cr 5902040 Special project in biotechnology, 0 cr  

Additional information

The student should come to talk with the instructor about the topic and way of completing the course. The content and extent of the special project is agreed separately with the teacher. The extent of the special project can be 3-8 cr. There is an own course code for each extent.
Suitable for postgraduate studies

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BIO-2836 2008-01       Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified19.08.2010