COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROALGAL CULTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 6117 MICROALGAL CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÖZTÜRK ÜREK

Offered to

M.Sc.Biochemistry
Chemistry
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

1   explain structure of microalgal cells and express to photosynthesis in microalgae,
2   have knowledge about basic culturing techniques of microalgae and compare these,
3   have knowledge on effects of environmental stress factor on microalgal cell composition and function,
4   different culturing techniques designed to increase biomass production of microalgae,
5   give examples about the economic applications of microalgae and discuss their importance.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Microalgae and Microalgal cells
2 Photosynthesis in Microalgae
3 Basic culturing techniques
4 Environmental Stress Physiology
5 Environmental Effects on Cell Composition
6 Biomass Cultivation of Microalgae
7 Economic Applications of Microalgae-1
8 Economic Applications of Microalgae-2
9 Economic Applications of Microalgae-3
10 Economic Applications of Microalgae-4
11 New Biotechnological Applications and Microalgae as Platform for Recombinant Proteins
12 Bioactive Chemicals in Microalgae, Heterotrophic Production of Marina Algae for Aquaculture
13 The Enhancement of Marine Productivity for Climate Stabilization and Food Security
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Galanakis C.M., Microalgae: Cultivation, Recovery of Compounds and Applications. Academic Press, 2020.
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

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE *0.35 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE *0.35 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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, 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 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 18 18
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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