Editorially Revised 3-22-06
University Curriculum Committee
Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
(Faculty Senate Resolution #04–18, April 2004)
Note: Before completing this form, please read the accompanying instructions
carefully.
1. Course Prefix and Number:
BIOE 3000
2. Date:
10/11/06
3. Requested Action (check only one box):
X
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course
from #
to
#
4. Justification for new course or course revision or renumbering:
This curriculum change is a part of a revision of the engineering program to
achieve several goals: 1) more closely align content with general engineering
programs; 2) adjust the timing and coverage of materials to support success in
the fundamentals of engineering exam; 3) adjust the sequence of science,
mathematics, and engineering courses to better integrate the content. These
changes have been developed and approved by the department faculty and
have been endorsed by the Engineering Advisory Board.
5. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
3000 Bioprocess Engineering Systems (3) (S) P: CHEM 2650, 2651; BIOL 2110. Engineering
concepts for biological conversion of raw materials to food, pharmaceuticals, fuels, and chemicals.
Includes enzyme kinetics and technology, bioreaction kinetics, design, analysis, and control of
bioreactors and fermenters, and downstream processing of bioreaction products.
6. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Change in semester offered and prerequisites to match new engineering
curriculum numbers.
7. Undergraduate Catalog Page Number from current undergraduate catalog:
296
8. The Writing Across the Curriculum Committee must approve Writing Intensive
2
(WI) credit for all courses prior to their consideration by the UCC. If WI credit is
requested, has this course been approved for Writing Intensive (WI) credit?
Yes
No
If Yes, will all sections be Writing Intensive (yes/no)?
Yes
No
9. Any course requesting Foundations Curriculum credit must be
reviewed by Academic Standards Committee prior to their consideration by
the UCC. If FC credit has been approved by the ASC, then check the
appropriate box (check at most one), otherwise leave all boxes blank.
English (EN)
Humanities (HU)
Fine Arts (FA)
Health (HL)
10. Course Credit:
Lecture
3
Hours
Science (SC)
Social Science (SO)
Mathematics (MA)
Exercise (EX)
Per
Term
Per
Lab
Weekly OR
Term
Per
Studio
Weekly OR
Term
Per
Practicum
Weekly OR
Term
Per
Internship
Weekly OR
Term
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Weekly
OR
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
3
Total Credit Hours 3
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
11. Anticipated yearly student enrollment: 25
12. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Current
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Catalog Page
BS Engineering
295
Changes in Degree Hours
None
3
13.
Overlap or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
Not Applicable
X
Applicable (notification and responses from affected units are
attached)
14. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting
teacher education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given its approval.)
15.
Statements of Support:
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required
initial resources):
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below,
give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
X
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each
need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
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Remember to forward email approval from the director of ITCS to
UCC.
16. Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. You must include (a) the
name of the textbook chosen for the course, (b) the course objectives, (c) the
course content outline, and (d) the course assignments and grading plan.
BIOE 3000: Bioprocess Engineering Systems
Required Texts: Bioprocess Engineering—Basic Concepts, 2nd Ed., Shuler and Kargi, Prentice Hall, 2002.
Reference Texts:
1. Bioprocess Engineering Principles, Doran, Academic Press, 2006.
2. Biochemical Engineering, Blanch and Clark, Marcel Decker, 1997.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students shall be able to:
 Describe the basic concepts of bioprocess engineering and how they are used in common biotechnological processes
 Apply basic concepts of material and energy balances, reaction kinetics, and mass transfer to biological systems
 Identify the main issues associated with the design, implementation, and operation of bioprocessing technology
 Quantitatively analyze enzyme systems
 Quantitatively describe the growth of microorganisms
 Determine the reaction stoichiometry for bioreactors
 Select, scale up, and understand the operation of bioreactors
 Design bioreactors for the production of various products
 Select recovery and purification processes for bioproducts
 Develop sufficient skills to read current literature in the bioprocessing field and pursue further understanding of the
material
 Understand where the field is heading and identify future opportunities
Topics Covered
Topics covered in this course include:
 Microorganisms and biomolecules
 Enzymes kinetics
 Immobilized enzyme systems
 Large-scale production and medical and industrial utilization of enzymes
 DNA replication, transcription, translation, metabolic regulation
 Metabolic pathways
 Microbial and cellular growth kinetics
 Stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation
 Genetic engineering
 Batch and immobilized bioreactors
 Selection, scale-up, operation, and control of bioreactors
 Recovery and purification of products
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Grading Policy and Assignments:
90% and up
80% up to 89%
70% up to 79%
60% up to 69%
Less than 60%
Student grades will be assessed through the following assignments:
Homework
15%
Projects
20%
Tests (2)
40%
Final
25%
A
B
C
D
F