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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
CMU 507	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY I	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The major objective of the course is to present biological basics for environmental biotechnology. Major types of organisms, cellular components and their functions, enzymes and enzymatic reactions will be covered. Major metabolic pathways, microbial growth kinetics and stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation will be emphasized. Special examples in biological wastewater treatment will be presented.
Course Content	This course contains the applications, principles and theoretical explanations of environmental biotechnology. Contents of the lecture are as following: Biological Basics, Types of microorganisms and intracellular components; Enzymes and their Functions, Soluble and immobilized enzyme kinetics; Major Metabolic Pathways, Aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, hydrocarbons and nitrogenous compounds, Anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, Photosynthesis; Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth; Stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation; Applications in Biological Wastewater Treatment.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explains the basic principles of environmental engineering microbiology, intracellular components and types of microorganisms.
2	Provides information about enzymes and their functions, and kinetics of soluble and immobilized enzymes.
3	Provides information about enzymes and their functions, and kinetics of soluble and immobilized enzymes.
4	Provides theoretical knowledge about; the kinetics of microbial growth that is required for the design of biological treatment systems, growth kinetics of batch, semi-batch and continuous suspended systems and growth kinetics of fixed film.
5	Provides information about the theoretical stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation.
6	Describes practices used in biological wastewater treatment

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11
LO 001	4	5	4		3	4	2			5	4
LO 002	5	5	5		3	4	2			5	4
LO 003	5	4	5	2	2	3	4	1		2	2
LO 004	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	1		4	3
LO 005	5	3	4	2	3	3	5			2	2
LO 006	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	1		3
Sub Total	29	27	28	13	21	23	21	3		21	15
Contribution	5	5	5	2	4	4	4	1	0	4	3

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	5	70
Assignments	10	5	50
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Final examination	1	18	18
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
CMU 507	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY I	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2015-2016 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. HİDAYET ARGUN	hargun@pau.edu.tr		MUH A03120	%

Goals		The major objective of the course is to present biological basics for environmental biotechnology. Major types of organisms, cellular components and their functions, enzymes and enzymatic reactions will be covered. Major metabolic pathways, microbial growth kinetics and stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation will be emphasized. Special examples in biological wastewater treatment will be presented.
Content		This course contains the applications, principles and theoretical explanations of environmental biotechnology. Contents of the lecture are as following: Biological Basics, Types of microorganisms and intracellular components; Enzymes and their Functions, Soluble and immobilized enzyme kinetics; Major Metabolic Pathways, Aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, hydrocarbons and nitrogenous compounds, Anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, Photosynthesis; Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth; Stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation; Applications in Biological Wastewater Treatment.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Biological Basics, Types of microorganisms and intracellular components
2	Biological Basics, Types of microorganisms and intracellular components
3	Enzymes and their Functions, Soluble and immobilized enzyme kinetics
4	Enzymes and their Functions, Soluble and immobilized enzyme kinetics
5	Major Metabolic Pathways, Aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, hydrocarbons and nitrogenous compounds, Anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, Photosynthesis.
6	Major Metabolic Pathways, Aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, hydrocarbons and nitrogenous compounds, Anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates, Photosynthesis.
7	Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth.
8	Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth.
9	Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth.
10	Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth.
11	Microbial Growth Kinetics, Suspended growth kinetics in batch, fed-batch and continuous systems, Kinetics of fixed film microbial growth.
12	Stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation.
13	Stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation.
14	Applications in Biological Wastewater Treatment

Materials

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Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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