| Semester | Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | T+P+L | Credit | Number of ECTS Credits | Last Updated Date |
| 2 | BENG601 | EMERGING TOPICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 3+0+0 | 3 | 7,5 | 14.05.2025 |
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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Doctorate's Degree
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Department / Program
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BIOENGINEERING
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Compulsory
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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Define process of translating scientific discovery into innovative products.
Develop a presentation strategy for cutting-edge biotechnology related topic.
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Course Content
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This seminar-style, capstone course is an in-depth exploration of emerging technologies, innovations, and new products that are noteworthy to the biotechnology industry. The first half of the course focuses on examining and critiquing what new scientific discoveries will likely impact the industry and in what ways. In the second half of the course, students, working in teams, will give written and oral presentations on case studies that attempt to predict products derived from the new innovations and discoveries. The objective of the course is to give the student insight into the process of translating scientific discovery into innovative products.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Asist Prof.Dr. ÖZKAN FİDAN
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
Course Category
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Engineering
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Science
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Health
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"
Assessment Methods and Criteria
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
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Activities
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Total Work Load
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Yazılı Sınav
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1
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15
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15
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Grup Projesi
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2
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4
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8
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Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi
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14
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3
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42
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Sunum
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1
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23
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23
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Proje
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1
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26
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26
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Okuma
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12
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3
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36
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Araştırma
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5
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12
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60
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Final Sınavı
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1
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15
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15
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Total Work Load
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Number of ECTS Credits 7,5
225
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Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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| Describe emerging technologies impacting biotechnology industry |
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| Identify novel products relevant to the future of biotech world. |
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| Analyze process conditions to improve product performance. |
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| Present high caliber biotechnology related topic |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | Materials |
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Introduction for the course
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Biotechnology
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Organoids and Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies
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Cell and Gene Therapy – Precision Medicine
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Bioprinting and Tissue Engineering
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Protein and Peptide-Based Materials
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Midterm
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| 8 |
Active learning week
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| 9 |
Synthetic Biology
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AI and Machine Learning in Biotechnology
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Neuroscience in Biotehcnology
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Microbiome Engineering
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CarT cell therapy
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mRNA and Nucleic Acid-Based Technologies
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| 15 |
Project presentations
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant
https://sis.agu.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progCourseDetails.aspx?curCourse=77515&lang=en