COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4318 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA AYAR KAYALI

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

Within the scope of this course; It aims to enable students to deal with the relationship between biotechnology and economics and the economic analysis of biotechnological applications, economic approaches to waste management; to have knowledge about consumer issues, ethical issues, biosafety, legal rights and patents.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the economic aspects of biotechnological applications.
2   Generating ideas on the basic economic aspects of designing biotechnological processes,
3   Explain various biotechnological applications and the costs of raw material, energy and waste management.
4   Explain consumer issues, ethical issues, biosecurity, legal rights issues and patents.
5   Explain research and development studies and technology transfer processes in biotechnology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Biotechnology-Economy Relationship and Biotechnology Market
2 Financial Analysis, Earnings and Risk Factors of R&D Studies in Biotechnology
3 Raw Materials Used in Biotechnology
4 Economic Analysis of Fermentation Processes
5 Economic Analysis of Enzyme Catalyzed Processes
6 Genetic Engineering and Economic Analysis
7 Energy-Biotechnology-Economy
8 Midterm
9 Waste Management-Economy
10 Biotechnology and Public Relationship: Consumer Issues and Ethical Issues
11 Biosecurity and International Regulations
12 Tests Used in the Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases-I
13 Opinions on New Initiatives, Patents and Economic Developments in Biotechnology in Developed Countries
14 Developments in Biotechnology

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Hacking , A. J., Economic Aspects of Biotechnology, University Press, UK, 1986.
Supplementary Book(s): Gaisford, J. D., Hobbs, J. E., Kerr, W. A., Perdikis, N., Plunkett, M. D., The Economics of Biotechnology, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Questions and answers
Homework
Practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Meaningful learning of the basic concepts given in the presentations, associating the concepts with each other, establishing cause-effect relationships, making comments on questions or problems using their existing knowledge, and evaluating the production of ideas will be carried out with midterm, final exam, active participation in the lesson, and assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry.
e-posta: hulya.kayali@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 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 1 5
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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