COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR RAZIYE ÖZTÜRK ÜREK

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biotechnology
BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

Algea have constituted approximately one third of the world's plant biomass. They extremely rich in carbohydrate, protein, fatty acid and the pigment contents have the possibility of great use in food, pharmaceutical and medicine. They are utilized as organic fertilizer in agricultural areas as well as consuming nutrients in especially developing countries. The large scale and economical productions of microalgea for biotechnological studies are of great importance. The aim in this course is to represent the biotechnological importance, production stages and biochemistry of microalgea.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Becker, E. W. Microalgae Biotechnology and Microbiology, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Supplementary Book(s): Richmond, A. Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology, Blackwell Science, 2004.
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Question-answer technique
3. Homework

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Meaningful learning of the basic concepts given in presentations, association of concepts with each other, establishing the cause-result relationships and making comments by using the information available for problems and evaluating idea generation are carried out with mid-term and final exams, homework and presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Raziye ÖZTÜRK ÜREK
Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department.
E-mail: raziye.urek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes