Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

BIO-2706 Advanced Biotechnology Laboratory, 5 cr

Person responsible

Matti Karp

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
            BIO-2706 2008-01  

Requirements

Accepted laboratory work and scientific 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 work independently in the laboratory as a part of a research group. He/she can plan, schedule and carry out laboratory experiments. The student will master the essential laboratory methods in biotechnology as well the use of instrumentation used in research. The student can also perform comparative analysis and draw conclusions from research data. The student can also report the findings both orally and in writing.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. 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. Planning and executing laboratory experiments   Project scheduling   
3. Discussing research results and drawing conclusions   Use of programs in reporting and visualizing results   
4. 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 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.

Assessment scale:

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

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Additional information about prerequisites
To take the course, the student should be able to do lab work independently.

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
BIO-2706 2008-01 A valid tetanus vaccination is recommended for the students.   Laboratory assignments
Study journal, portfolio and other literary work
   
Contact teaching: 86 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 14 %  

Last modified30.11.2011