COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METALS AND MICROBIAL LIFE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 5106 METALS AND MICROBIAL LIFE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR LEMAN TARHAN

Offered to

M.Sc. in Biochemistry
Chemistry
Ph.D in Biochemistry

Course Objective

In the concept of this course, the interactions of between metals and microorganisms will review, functions and transportations of metal ions on the microbial cell metabolism and anti-microbial activity and metal toxicity as well as understanding biotechnological importance of metal compounds will be aimed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain the function of metals in micro-organisms,
2   explain to the supply and analysis of metals in microbial cultures as well as metal transport,
3   explain to I A and II A cations and metabolic roles of the transition elements,
4   explain to metal toxicity discuss its effects,
5   know relationship with metals, micro-organisms and biotechnology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The function of metals in micro-organisms
2 The supply and analysis of metals in microbial cultures
3 The supply and analysis of metals in microbial cultures
4 Metal transport
5 The I A and II A cations
6 Special roles for the transition elements
7 Special roles for the transition elements
8 Midterm exam
9 Metal toxicity-I
10 Metal toxicity-II
11 Metals, micro-organisms and Biotechnology
12 Metals, micro-organisms and Biotechnology
13 Metals and Micro-organisms interactions
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Hughes M.N., Poole R.K, Metals and Microorganisms, Chapman and Hall Press, 1989, ISBN: 0-412-244004.
Supplementary Book(s): Loyley, D.R., Environmental Microbe-Metal Interactions, Washington DC Publisher, 2000, ISBN: 1555811957

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation,
Questions and answers,
Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 RPT REPORT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG +RPT/2 * 0.30 +FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 +ASG +RPT/2 * 0.30 +RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

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, active participation to the lecture, homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry e-mail: raziye.urek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Preparing assignments 4 8 32
Preparing presentations 2 12 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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