Environmental Biotechnology (B-ODISEE-JPW0JD)

This is a translated version. Original version in Dutch.
3 ECTSDutch24 First termFirst term
Roosens Annelies (coordinator) |  Roosens Annelies
Kernteam Chemie Gent

A. General competences      
PB - 01. Intellectual and cognitive capacities 
PB - 02. Acquisition and processing of information 
PB - 06. Communicative competency to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to specialists and non-specialists 
 
  
Explanation   
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B. Profession-oriented/ General scientific competences      
PB - 10. Responsibility to society and professional field 
 
  
Explanation 
 
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C. Profession-specific competences      
C1.1 Having sufficient basic scientific knowledge
C1.2 Having sufficient basic technical knowledge
C1.4 Having a basic knowledge of ICT
C1.5 Being able to acquire profession related information
C1.6 Being able to use the professional terminology
C8 Being able to cooperate in prevention, environmental sanitation and raising the awareness concerning environmental problems by for example developing a growing consciousness of the fact that natural biological processes are still the best "cleaners" and that prevention is better than being remedial

 
 
D. Scientific competences      
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Explanation  
 
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A. Previously required courses     
 
  
Chemie / / Biology 1A 
Chemie / / Organic chemistry 1A 
Chemie / / General Chemistry 1A 
Chemie / / General Chemistry 1B 
Chemie / / Biology 1B 
Chemie / / Organic Chemistry 1B 
 
  
B. Required competences      
The student is familiar with the basics of organic and inorganic chemistry and of microbiology. The student is also familiar with the basics of cytology.
A student can only obtain credits for this course when (s)he has previously obtained the necessary credits for the courses of general chemistry (1A and 1B), organic chemistry (1A and 1B) and biology (1A and 1B) or when (s)he can prove that these credits or competences have been obtained elswhere

Activities

3 ects. Environmental biotechnology (B-ODISEE-JLW0JD)

3 ECTSDutchFormat: Lecture24 First termFirst term
Roosens Annelies
Kernteam Chemie Gent

Biotechnology and detection of polluting agents and specific organisms:
- detection by means of nucleic acid hybridisation (and applications)
- detection by means of immuno-assays (and applications)
- basics of recombinant DNA technology
Biotechnology and remediation of pollution:
- methane production (from organic waste)
- DRANCO
- bioethanol
- biodiesel
Biotechnology and prevention of pollution:
- bioplastics
- development of transgenic plants with beneficial effects on the environment

A. Type      
  
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B. Obligatory educational tools      
Cursus:"Milieubiotechnologie" dr. L. Van Houdt
 
  
C. Recommended educational tools      
See addenda in the syllabus

Lectures: 24 hrs. = 2 hrs during 12 weeks
Literature assignment 
Visit to a company, active in the field of environmental biotechnology

Evaluation

Environmental biotechnology (B-ODISEE-JVW0JD)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Written, Paper/Project, Presentation
Type of questions : Multiple choice, Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : None

AssessmentGrading scale
TOTAL1-20/20 scale

Oral examination with written preparation (70%) (PB-01, PB-02, C1.1, C1.2, C1.5 and C1.6)
Literature assignment (implementation of internet): collecting relevant literature in relation to a specific topic and oral presentation of one's findings (30% of which PB-02, PB-10, C1.4 and C8: 20%; PB-06: 10%)
Second chance: idem
This OPO is tolerable