TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know historical development and basic definitions of biotechnology. 2) Know biotechnology applications and products at daily life industry, environment, food and agriculture fields. 3) Know biotechnology market, global and social effects and regulations of biotechnology. 4) Know basic principles of ethics and biosafety in order to assess biotechnology applications.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	It is aimed, by the end of this course, that the students enrolled in different undergraduate programs gather information about historical development and basic definitions of biotechnology, biotechnology applications and products at daily life industry, environment, food and agriculture fields, biotechnology market, global and social effects and regulations of biotechnology, future biotechnology and market projections, ethics, and biosafety.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Ancient biotechnology and historical development 2nd Week Classical and contemporary biotechnology concepts 3rd Week What is bioprocess? 4th Week What is gene engineering? 5th Week Daily life biotechnology I: Food biotechnology 6th Week Food biotechnology ? Technical field visit 7th Week Daily life biotechnology II: Industrial biotechnology (white biotechnology) 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Daily life biotechnology III: Agricultural biotechnology (green biotechnology) 10th Week Daily life biotechnology IV: Environmental biotechnology 11th Week Health biotechnology (red biotechnology) 12th Week Global and social effects and regulations 13th Week Future of biotechnology and market projections 14th Week Ethics and biosafety in biotechnology
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Biotechnology for Beginners (2nd Edition). Renneberg & Berkling & Loroch, Academic Press, 2016. Introduction to Biotechnology (3rd Edition). William J. Thieman, Michael A. Palladino, Benjamin Cummings Press, 2012. Türkçe Çeviri: Biyoteknolojiye Giriş, 2013, Palme Yayınları. Lecture notes, electronic resources.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 47 47 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No