| Course Unit Code | 546-0509/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| VOJ195 | doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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The objective of the course is to introduce students to a field dealing with an issue of biotechnology and its applications in modern industry, in processing of mineral resources and waste. The course offers information on the production of biologically active substances which, in particular, assert themselves in the environmental protection in the biotechnological manner.
Some lectures are dedicated to an explanation of cell’s genome complexity as an introduction to understanding modern biotechnological methods making use of gene manipulation on a cellular level.
Lectures are complemented by seminars in a laboratory which focus on examinations of cell’s morphology and physiology in biotechnologically active organisms. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Target competence on the basis of new knowledge and its application in problem solving, observation, experiments and communication:
- to perceive biotechnology as an open scientific discipline, to learn about the current directions of its development focusing on state-of-the-art industrial biotechnologies, waste processing and environmental biotechnology
- to apply the gained knowledge in dealing with practical tasks in seminars, to consider the consequences of a phenomenon from the environmental, health as well as economic points of view and to justify the significance of new biotechnological information for the society
- ability of independent solution of set tasks, to observe and objectively record experiment results, to document observation in the form of diagrams and charts with legends, to adhere to safety regulations when working with biological material and technical instruments
- ability to work with technical texts, to master specialist terminology, to synthetically evaluate data acquired in dealing with tasks in seminars, to defend an opinion of a biological problem solution in a discussion |
| Course Contents |
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1. Introduction to biotechnology studies - definition and division of biotechnology, historical overview of significant discoveries and technologies, applied biotechnology
2. Special biotechnology – cell and microbial biotechnology. Tissue culture, biomass production, fermentation technology, protein and enzyme engineering
3. Special biotechnology – fundamentals of plant biotechnology. Genetic modifications of plants and their practical use
4. Special biotechnology – basics of animal biotechnology. New directions in livestock breeding, transgenic animals, xenografting, animal pharming
5. Special biotechnology – foundations of industrial biotechnologies. Development of bioprocessing techniques, enzyme engineering
6. Biotechnology in modern mining and treatment of minerals and wastes, biodegradation, bioremediation
7. Further trends in modern biotechnology – application of biotechnology in industry, development of new materials, modern biotechnology in environmental protection |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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FEČKO, P., M. KUŠNIEROVÁ, V. ČABLÍK a I. PEČTOVÁ. Environmental Biotechnology. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 2006. 182 s. ISBN 80-248-1090-5
FLYNNE, W. G. Biotechnology and bioengineering. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978-1-60456-067-1 |
FEČKO, P., M. KUŠNIEROVÁ, V. ČABLÍK a I. PEČTOVÁ. Environmentální biotechnologie. VŠB – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2004. 180 s. ISBN 80-248-0700-9
CUSTERS, R. a kol. Průvodce biotechnologiemi. Biotechnologie v zemědělství a potravinářství. Praha: Academia, 2006. 104 s. ISBN 80-200-1350-4
ŠUTA, M. Biotechnologie, životní prostředí a udržitelný rozvoj. Praha: Společnost pro trvale udržitelný život, 2007. 27 s. ISBN 978-80-902635-1-2 |
| Recommended Reading: |
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| GLAZER, A. N. a H. NIKAIDO. Microbial Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Applied Mikrobiology. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. xvii, 554 s. ISBN 978-0-521-84210-5 |
FEČKO, P., M. KUŠNIEROVÁ, A. SOCHORKOVÁ, M. PRAŠČÁKOVÁ, P. OVČAŘÍ, N. MUCHA a I. JANÁKOVÁ. Biotechnológie v úprave uhlia. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2008. 156 s. ISBN 978-80-248-1701-9
ALBERTS, B. et al. Základy buněčné biologie. Úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. Ústí nad Labem: Espero Publishing, 1998. 603 s. ISBN 80-902906-2-0 |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Graded credit | Graded credit | 100 | 51 |