TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the diversity of industrially relevant microorganisms. 2) Learn the agricultural applications of microorganisms. 3) Learn microorganisms related to food and chemical industries. 4) Learn microbial enzymes and their Industrial applications. 5) Learn strain improvement, vaccine production and biosensors.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To give information about the relations of microorganisms with each other and with their environment, their interactions with humans and to teach the application areas of microbiology.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Diversity of industrially relevant microorganisms 2nd Week Microbial technology and biotechnology 3rd Week Fermentation technology 4th Week Agricultural applications of microorganisms 5th Week Environment and microbes 6th Week Microorganisms in the food industry 7th Week Microorganisms in production of chemicals 8th Week Mid-term exam 9th Week Microorganisms in production of chemicals 10th Week Microbial enzymes and their Industrial applications 11th Week Microbial enzymes and their Industrial applications 12th Week Strategies of strain improvement of industrial microorganisms 13th Week Vaccines and their production 14th Week Biosensors
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Applied Microbiology Authors: Saxena, Sanjai, Springer, 2015.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Discussion,Lecture,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 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 24 24 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Report writing 1 3 3 Article Presentation 1 24 24 Total Workload 106 Total Workload / 30 3,53 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No