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

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

Course Objective

Microalgae culture is an important field of modern Biochemistry and Biotechnology. It has a significant role due to provided 5 million dollars to world economy every year. In the world life, microalgae are used as a CO2/O2 convertor. However, these are primer biomass producer and the most valued microorganisms in the ecological groups. Established researchs that are for enhancing food, feed, environmental and cosmetics aplications.
The students will learn biochemical features of microalgae related with microalgal culture, will give details about designed systems for microalgal biomass culture and economic applications of microalgae.

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): Richmond, A., Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology, Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
Supplementary Book(s): Barsanti, L. & Gualtieri, P., Algae: anatomy, biochemistry, and biotechnology, CRC Press, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation,
Questions and answers,
Homework

Assessment Methods

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes