Biotechnology (5 cr)

Code: EE00CX30-3001

General information

Enrollment: 16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 06.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology

Campus: Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering

Teachers: Hannu Poutiainen

Teacher in charge: Hannu Poutiainen

Groups: EEMI18SP
Environmental Engineering, full-time studies

Course: EE00CX30

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Objective

You know how the key industrial biotechnological products are produced and their benefits. You know the areas of green (agricultural), white (industrial) and red (medical) biotechnology and the products and services within these sectors.

Content

How are fermentative products made?
What are enzymes and how are they produced?
How are various biotechnological products used, and what are their benefits?
What are biosensors and how are they used in environmental analytics?
What is the vision of continual development in this field?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.

Evaluation scale

1-5