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MICR360 Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology

Updated: 13 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
23 August 2012 25 August 2012 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites BCHM330 and MICR220 or permission of head of school or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MICR360A or MICR560
Notes None
Combined Units MICR560 - Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology
Coordinator(s) Lily Pereg (lily.pereg@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit covers issues in molecular biotechnology: the production and utilisation of genetically modified organisms for practical purposes. It concentrates on the genetic modification of microorganisms, but also addresses issues dealing with plants and animals. By the end of this unit, students should: understand the fundamental principles involved in the production of genetically modified organisms and their practical use; identify possible problems encountered in genetic engineering and suggest solutions to those problems; have a good understanding of what genetic engineering can do and just as importantly, what it cannot do. MICR560 is based on MICR360 and has an additional 2500 word assignment which will include a review of recent scientific literature in the field of Molecular Biotechnology or industrial Microbiology.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the fundamental principles involved in the production of genetically modified organisms and their practical usage;
  2. identify possible problems encountered in genetic engineering and suggest solutions to those problems;
  3. have a good understanding of the power of genetic engineering and its limitations;
  4. use a range of molecular tools in molecular biotechnology and understand the choice of tools for different purposes;
  5. present the results of scientific research as posters as appropriate to professional meetings.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of Biotechnology is taught in all components of the unit. Students practise applying this knowledge in all class activities and assessed in all tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills are taught, practised and assessed through writing a professional essay and preparing a conference style poster. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This is taught in discussions in tutorials of problem-solving exercises prior to class. The discussions include the use of global technologies and developments that affect human worldwide. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is practised through conducting literature searches, where the diversity and quality of sources is assessed in the essay. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are taught and practise range of practical and technical skills that will be useful in their future career in any laboratory-based occupation (eg, practical skills and techniques in biotechnology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology). 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught problem solving through the PBL approach used in this unit; these skills are practised in class and assessed in all tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The problem-solving tasks raise the ethical issues related to the use of biotechnology that are discussed in class. 		True
8 Team Work
Students are taught and directed on how to plan laboratory work in order to work efficiently in a small group in the practical sessions. This is practised in laboratory and assessed in the practical report. 		True True True
   

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