ÇM535 Fundamental of Environmental Biotechnology

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ÇM535
Name Fundamental of Environmental Biotechnology
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. OLCAYTO KESKİNKAN


Course Goal / Objective

To provide the students with graduate level knowledge in the subjects of Environmental Biotechnology in the field of environmental engineering research and study.

Course Content

Understanding biotechnology and environmental biotechnology, Forms of organic matter, Biokinetic parameters, Carbon and energy sources of microorganisms, Taking nutrients into cells and digestion, Factors affecting metabolism, Basic principles of microbial culture, Factors affecting culture, Mathematics of microbial growth, Continuous flow and batch cultures, Principles of processing, Mass balance in activated sludge systems, Process design in treatment plant, Problems and solutions in activated sludge systems, Fate of xenobiotics and toxic substances in the treatment plant, Catabolism of proteins and carbohydrates of oils, Determination of COD components in industrial wastewaters, Photosynthetic processes and environmental engineering.

Course Precondition

none

Resources

Lecturer's notes

Notes

Internet and articles


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understand Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology, Know the forms of organic matter.
LO02 Explain biokinetic parameters, explain the carbon and energy sources of microorganisms.
LO03 Understands the ingestion and digestion of nutrients into the cell.
LO04 Knows the factors affecting metabolism.
LO05 Explains the basic principles of microbial culture and the factors affecting culture.
LO06 Explains the mathematics of microbial growth.
LO07 Understands the principles of continuous flow and batch cultures.
LO08 Knows mass balance in activated sludge systems.
LO09 Describes the process design in the treatment plant.
LO10 Explains the problems and solutions in activated sludge systems.
LO11 Describes the fate of xenobiotic and toxic substances in the treatment plant.
LO12 Knows photosynthetic processes and environmental engineering.
LO13 Understands the catabolism of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates.
LO14 Explains the determination of COD components in industrial wastewater and testing of biological degradation.
LO15 Interprets connection between genetically modified organisms and environmental Eengineering.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Improves and provides required information on the basis of the basic competencies gained at the undergraduate level in the field of Environmental Engineering. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the interdisciplinary interactions related to their field.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge at his specialized level in his field. 3
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Combines and comments on the knowledge in their area with various scientific discipline and ability to produce new knowledge, to be able to solve the problems demanding expertise using scientific methods.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Describes the problem independently in their field, evaluates solving methods, comments on the results and applies of the results when necessary. 4
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Develops new strategic methods in order to solve unexpected complex problems encountered related to their field and takes initiatives to formulate a solution.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Analyses the knowledge in his field in a critical way and and directs his learning and performs advanced level research independetly
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Transfers current developments in the field of his studies, supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, systematically to the area outside of the field, written, orally and visually.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Examines, develops social relationships and the norms which diverts these social relationships with a critical view of and acts to change them if necessary.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Has the command of a foreign language at a level to translate and understand an article written in.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses advanced information and communication technologies along with the required level of his computer software.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops plans of strategy, policy, and implementation issues related to their area and evaluates results obtained within the framework of processes of quality.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Teaches each and supervises scientific and ethical values at the stages of data collection, interpretation related to their field. 4
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Uses knowledge in their field for problem solving and / or practical skills in interdisciplinary studies. 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology, Forms of Organic Matter. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Biokinetic parameters, carbon and energy sources of microorganisms. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Intake nutrients into the cell and digestion. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Factors affecting metabolism. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Basic principles of microbial culture and factors affecting culture. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 The mathematics of microbial growth. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Principles of processing of continuous flow and batch cultures. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading the abstracts from the proposed scientific sources related to the subject until the 8th week Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev, Yazılı Sınav
9 Process design in treatment plant. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Problems and solutions in activated sludge systems. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 The fate of xenobiotic and toxic substances in the treatment plant. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Photosynthetic processes and environmental engineering. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Catabolism of proteins and carbohydrates of lipids Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım
14 Determination of COD components in industrial wastewater and testing of biodegradation. Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Genetically modified organisms and environmental engineering Reading the proposed scientific sources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım
16 Term Exams General review of the abstracts from the proposed scientific sources related to the topics covered until the 16th week Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams General review of the abstracts from the proposed scientific sources related to the topics covered until the 16th week Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 14.05.2024 02:38