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Introduction to Biotechnology

Code:

BIOT145

Sigla:

IB

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Biotecnologia

Ocorrência: 2023/2024 - 1S

Ativa?	Yes
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Engenharia Química e Biológica
Curso/CE Responsável:	Undergraduate in Biotechnology

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
BIOT	59	Study Plan	1	-	4,5	75	121,5

Língua de trabalho

Portuguese - Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português

Objetivos

The main aim of this curricular unit is to understand that biotechnology is a multidisciplinary area that uses living organisms and bio-processes in engineering, technology, medicine and other scientific areas that require bio-products. Biotechnology also uses these products for manufacture purposes. It is also important to know and understand the evolution of biotechnology throughout time, as well as its ramification in the several areas. Compare and differentiate between chemical and biological processes and know some of its most important products in biotechnology are also important aims of this subject. In addition, all this technological progress over the years raises some important ethical questions, in which there is no moral consensus. In the end of the semester, the student must be able to understand the importance of bioethics in biotechnology and must be able to have critical and justified ideas regarding: abortion, cloning procedures, organ transplantation, euthanasia.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

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Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Programa

1-Definition of biotechnology

2- Areas in biotechnology

3-Biotechnology products

4-Historical aspects

5-Comparison of biological and chemical processes

6- Careers in Biotechnology

7-Bioethics: Ethical questions raised by the development of genetics and biotechnology. Genetic modified organisms (GMO) and biotechnological Agriculture. Ethics and biotechnology industries. Ethical questions associated to genetics and biotechnology in different cultures and religions.

Bibliografia Obrigatória

Gehring, Verna V; Genetic Prospects: Essays on Biotechnology, Ethics, and Public Policy,, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

Lecture presentation in PowerPoint support.

In the case of bioethics, alongside the lectures, case study debates should be held; watch a movie or documentary related with bioethics; group presentation of a scientific article related with bioethics.

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	40,00
Teste	20,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designation	Tempo (Horas)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Estudo autónomo	16,50
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	121,50

Obtenção de frequência

Mandatory attendance at 70% of theoretical and practical classes

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

On-site continuous assessment consists of the oral presentation of a topic of Biotechnology in group (20%) + writing of a essay on an innovative company in Biotechnology in group (20%) + discussion of a case study of bioethics in group ( 20%) + 4 regular classroom exercises (20%) + class participation (20%).

 

100% exam assessment.