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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / BIY 455 - BIOLOGY

Code: BIY 455 Course Title: ALGAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HANİFE ÖZBAY (hanifeozbay@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Production of microalgae for commercial purposes should be provided for both the experimental and the conditions, and the use of products derived from microalgae

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Knows main characteristics of algae PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs
Examination
LO-2 Knows algal metabolism and metabolit products PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines
Examination
LO-3 Knows usages of algal metabolites PO-10 Have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Methods used in the culture of microalgae, photobioreactors and the phototrophic production systems, cultured algal species, and the use of products derived from algae, microalgae environmental applications
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 mid-term exam
2 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Microalgal biotechnology. Borowitzka, M.A., Borowitzka, L.J. Cambridge University Press. Handbook of Microalgal Culture.: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology Eds: Amos, R. Blackwell, 2004.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 13 13
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 6 18
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 9 27
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90