IDENTIFYING DATA

2023_24

Subject (*)

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Code

20204123

Study programme

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering (2010)

Cycle

1st & 2nd

Descriptors

Credits

Type

Year

Period

Compulsory

Third

Language

Català

Department

Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Coordinator

CONSTANTÍ GARRIGA, MAGDALENA

E-mail

magdalena.constanti@urv.cat

Lecturers

CONSTANTÍ GARRIGA, MAGDALENA

Web

General description and relevant information

<p>GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Students will acquire the basic concepts to be able to use a common language with biologists, geneticists and microbiologists in order to conceive, design, analyze and optimize bioprocesses.</p>

Competences

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes

Type A	Code	Learning outcomes
Type B	Code	Learning outcomes
Type C	Code	Learning outcomes

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
I. Basics of biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and genetic engineering	I.1 - The molecules of life: amino acids and proteins, nucleotides and DNA, sugars and oligosaccharides. Lipids. Their structure and function. I.2 - Basic microbiology. Structure of cells. Taxonomy of microorganisms. Basics of metabolism: glycolysis and citric acid cycle. I.3 - Molecular genetics. DNA recombination technology. Protein engineering. Principles of metabolic engineering.
II. Enzymatic technology	II.1 - Production and industrial uses of enzymes II.2 - Enzyme kinetics, inhibition, selectivity and stability. Kinetic characterization of enzymes. II.3 - Immobilization of enzymes. Transport limitations of external and internal matter.
III. Microbiological technology	III.1 - Quantitative aspects of cell growth. Growth models. III.2 - Batch and continuous fermentation. Fermentation efficiency factors. III.3 - Immobilization of microorganisms
IV. Aspects of operation and design of bioprocesses	IV.1 - Sterilization of media and equipment. IV.2 - Transport of oxygen in bioreactors. IV.3 - Product separation and purification operations in bioprocesses.
V. Biotechnology and society	V.1 - Economic aspects of bioprocesses. V.2 - Ethical, legal and socio-economic aspects of biotechnology. V.3 - Bioentrepreneurship case study

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests

Competences

(*) Class hours

Hours outside the classroom

(**) Total hours

Introductory activities

Lecture

A1.1

A5.1

12.5

18.75

31.25

Problem solving, exercises in the classroom

Personal attention

0.75

Short-answer objective tests

A1.1

A5.1

5.5

7.5

Practical tests

A1.1

A5.1

Practical tests

A1.1

A5.1

Short-answer objective tests

A1.1

A5.1

4.5

7.5

(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies

	Description
Introductory activities	Introduction to the subject. Organization Bibliographic sources. Type of assessment.
Lecture	Cobinació de classe magistral i estudi de casos mitjançant la introducció dels conceptes bàsics, la discussió d'exemples i la realització conjunta d'exercicis de forma presencial.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom	Solving collections of exercises by students, individually or in groups. Carrying out open exercises, essentially in teams, independently and supervised by the teaching staff. It includes the student's individual work derived from this activity.
Personal attention	In order to advise the student in the development of his work in the subject.

Personalized attention

Description

-Later on, the schedule for attending to students will be published, which will be carried out in office 219 of the ETSEQ. - You can arrange an interview by e-mail: magda.constanti@urv.cat

Assessment

Methodologies

Competences

Description

Weight

Short-answer objective tests

A1.1

A5.1

Intermediate individual test through short conceptual questions and application exercises on the content provided so far.

35%

Practical tests

A1.1

A5.1

Solving problems or exercises in the classroom (Hands out)

15%

Practical tests

A1.1

A5.1

Study of open exercises.

10%

Short-answer objective tests

A1.1

A5.1

Final practical test. Individual test at the end of the academic period which can be global or restricted according to the student's previous efficiency.

40%

Others

Other comments and second exam session

You must obtain a minimum grade of 4 in the objective tests of short questions in order to make an average in the final grade.

Second call: Students who do not pass the objective tests of short questions must take a final test in the second call. The total of the objective tests of short questions will be worth 75% of the final mark of the subject. You must obtain a minimum grade of 4 in the objective tests of short questions in order to make an average in the final grade.

Mobile phones may not be ON during the short practice tests, mobile phones may not be in sight and the student may not manipulate them during the tests. The student cannot use any means of communication or connect to the network to do something that is not strictly allowed in the exam.

Sources of information

Basic	, , ,
	GODIA F. Ingeniería Bioquímica. Ed. síntesis, last edition. MADIGAN MT. Brock Biología de los microorganismos. Pearson, last edition. NELSON, DL. Lehninger principios de bioquímica. Omega, last edition. SHULER M.L., KARGI F. Bioprocess Engineering. Basic concepts. Prentice Hall, last edition. BAILEY JE, OLLIS DF. Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals. McGrawHill, last edition.
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that continue the syllabus

BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING/20204210

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY/20204211

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

CHEMISTRY II/20204009

CHEMISTRY I/20204008

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.