TECHNIQUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIO5TEC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will learn about a wide range of currently used techniques in biotechnology. They will be exposed to research scientists who are specialists in cutting-edge techniques relevant to current applications in the biotechnology industry and the research laboratory. The subject has a strong focus on providing students with the opportunity to understand, design, apply and analyse experiments based on state-of-the-art technology. BIO5TEC delivers theoretical concepts in concert with experimental design, application and analyses of a range of techniques used in modern biotechnology. The breadth of such techniques is vast and growing, so students will be exposed to techniques at the current forefront of experimental applications in a molecular biology setting. The subject is highly integrated, and the techniques are presented in a logical progression, from the identification of a gene of interest, the cellular location, functions, biophysical characteristics, structure of the protein it encodes and biotechnological engineering approaches.
School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Suzanne Cutts
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: SGBB or SMBB or SMBM or SMBT or SMNT All other students require coordinator approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Lehninger: Principles of Biochemistry
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: David L NelsonMichael M Cox.
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 7th Edution
Publisher: WH Freeman
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Suzanne Cutts
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 11 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 11 - 22
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1.5 hour written examinationStudents will be assessed on their accuracy, quantitative literacy, understanding of the experimental detail and their scientific knowledge. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Seven workshop worksheets - 350-words per worksheet (2,450-words in total)Each workshop will be dedicated to a particular technique (or techniques) which were covered in the preceding lecture. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One 20-min team oral presentation (500-words per student)Students will work in pairs and prepare an oral presentation on a technique that they encountered in the lecture/workshop component of the course. Student preparation required for this assessment includes co-ordination of group meetings and background literature research. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO6, SILO7 |