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Type A
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Code |
Competences Specific |
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Professional |
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AP1 |
A1.1 Effectively apply knowledge of basic, scientific and technological materials pertaining to engineering. |
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AP2 |
A1.2 Design, execute and analyze experiments related to engineering. |
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AP5 |
A2.1 Be able to apply the scientific method and the principles of engineering and economics to formulate and solve complex problems that arise in processes, equipment, installations and services, in which the material undergoes changes to its composition, state or energy content, these changes being characteristic of industiral chemistry and other related sectors such as pharmacology, biotechnology, materials sciences, energy, food and the environment. (G1) |
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AP9 |
A3.2 Design and optimize products, processes, systems and services for the chemical industry on the basis of various areas of chemical engineering, including processes, transport, separation operations, and chemical, nuclear, elctrochemical and biochemical reactions engineering (I2). |
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AP13 |
A3.6 Design, construct and implement methods, processes and installations for the integrated management of waste, solids, liquids and gases, whilst also taking into account the impacts and risks of these products (I6). |
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AP16 |
A4.3 Manage research, development and technological innovation whilst ensuring the transfer of technology and taking into account property and patent rights (P3). |
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Type B
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Code |
Competences Transversal |
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Professional |
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BP1 |
B1.1 Communicate and discuss proposals and conclusions in a clear and unambiguous manner in specialized and non-specialized multilingual forums (G9). |
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Type C
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Code |
Competences Nuclear |
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Common |
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CC2 |
Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies |
| Objectives |
Competences |
| Provide the capacity to communicate effectively with Biochemical Engineers in order to establish goals, feasible projects and products based on advanced notions of molecular biology. |
AP9
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| Forecast and plan the required efforts to develop products by biotechnological means. |
AP5
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| Apply genetics and molecular biology to design bioprocesses. |
AP1
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| Apply quantitative approaches for the analysis of biomedical and cellular processes. |
AP2
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| Develop innovative ideas, processes and services that utilize biochemical technology to its fullest. |
AP16
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| Take into account environmental impact when undertaking biotechnology projects. |
AP13
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| Communication planning: generate ideas, search information, select and order information, diagrams, choose the audience and communication objectives. |
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BP1
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| Write documents with the appropriate format, content, structure and language to illustrate properly the desired concepts. |
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CC2
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Sub-topic |
| Biotechnology and its progress through the last century. |
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| Basic biotechnological techniques and its applications. |
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| PCR technology. |
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| DNA sequencing. |
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| Pharmaceutic companies and the current market. |
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| Biotechnology and agriculture. |
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| Genetically engineered food and animals. |
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| Genomics and proteomics. |
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| Gene therapy and transgenic animals. |
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| DNA fingerprinting and forensic applications. |
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| Stem cells and cloning. |
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| Bioethics. |
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| Biotechnology investments. |
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| Human genome project. |
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| Methodologies :: Tests |
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Competences |
(*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours |
| Introductory activities |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
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| Lecture |
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10 |
15 |
25 |
| Seminars |
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12 |
19 |
31 |
| Laboratory practicals |
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5 |
10 |
15 |
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| Personal tuition |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
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| Mixed tests |
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3 |
0 |
3 |
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(*) 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
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Description |
| Introductory activities |
Activities related to the introduction of the course. |
| Lecture |
Oral presentations to teach the contents of the course. |
| Seminars |
Oral presentation to teach and highlight the contents of the course with an emphasis to practical applications. |
| Laboratory practicals |
Apply at a practical level the theoretical knowledge presented, in a given context. |
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Description |
| Personal meetings with the instructor. The specific times available and place allocated for these personal meetings will be announced at the beginning of the course. It is strongly recommended to schedule the meeting through email. |
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Description |
Weight |
| Seminars |
Evaluation of the knowledge obtained from the seminars. |
30% |
| Laboratory practicals |
Practical evaluation activities in a virtual lab context. |
30% |
| Mixed tests |
Single evaluation exam at the end of the course. Exam with a mix of development questions, objective questions, short questions and/or multiple-choice questions. |
40% |
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Other comments and second exam session |
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In order to compute an average grade for the course it is necessary to obtain at least a 3.5 out of 10 on each one of the listed evaluation items. |
| Basic |
BAILEY, J.E., OLLIS, D.F., Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, McGraw-Hill, 1986
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(*)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. |
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