SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECION
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
MOLECULAR
MARKERS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE
IN
ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGREE LEVEL
FORMA STUDIÓW/STUDY MODE
I
FULL-TIME
LECTURES/PRACTICAL EXCERSISES/SEMINARS
SUMMER
LUKASZ JURCZYK PH.D
COURSE OBJECTIVES
THE AIM OF THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR MARKERS TECHNIQUES, IDENTIFICATION,
AND UTILIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. THE COURSE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF: TERMS,
METHODS, AND PRACTICAL USE OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. STUDENT WILL
ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN BE USEFUL BOTH IN FURTHER SCIENTIFIC CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS.
PREREQUISITES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
NO. HOWEVER, AS IT IS A HIGHER DEGREE COURSE IN THE FIELD OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SO IT IS EXPECTED THAT STUDENTS IS
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BASICS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT,
MICROBIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, GENETICS AND STATISTICS.
KNOWLEDGE:
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE COURSE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
MENTION AND EXPLAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MOLECULAR MARKERS
DESCRIBE CURRENT TRENDS IN APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS
IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PROPOSE AND DRAW A SCHEME OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
IMPLEMETING MOLECULAR MARKER TO SOLVE SPECIFIC PROBLEM
SKILLS:
DETERMINE THE MOST SIUTABLE MOLECULAR TECHNIQUE FOR
PERFORM LABORATORY ANALYSIS USING A CHOSEN MOLECULAR
MARKER MEASURE, DETERMINE THE VALUES AND ASSESS ITS CREDIBILITY
CHOOSE SOFTWARE AND METHOD TO PERFORM STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
OF MOLECULAR DATA
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
UNDERSTAND NEEDS OF APPLICATION MODERN METHODS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
UNDERSTAND
ENVIRONMENTAL
THREATS
CONNECTED
WITH
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND TECHIQUES
WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND IN A RESEARCH TEAM
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY DURING LABORATORY WORK
RESPECTS THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC ETHICS IN COLLECTING AND
DESCRIBING DATA
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
LECTURES – 30 HOURS
LABORATORY EXERCISES - 25,
FIELDWORK - 5
COURSE DESCRIPTION
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LECTURES
INTORODUCTION, COURSE ORGANISATION, RULES OF COURSE ASSESSMENT, SEMESTER WORKS
TOPICS
REVIEW OF CHOOSEN GENETIC ISSUES
OVERVIEW OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES WITH A FOCUS ON PCR AS A KEY TOOL
THE AREA OF INTEREST OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
THE CONCEPT OF MOLECULAR MARKER AND ITS APPLICATION, DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THE
MAIN TYPES OF MOLECULAR MARKERS: CLASSES, TYPES, METHODS OF ANALYSIS
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:
LAND BIOREMEDIATION
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:
WATER RESERVOIRS REHABILITATION MONITORING
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:
MOLECULAR MARKERS IN NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECION
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY:
MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ECOTOXICOLOGY
SAMPLING – PRACTICAL AND STATISTICAL ISSUES
STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESEARCH SAMPLES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR MARKERS DATA
TOUR OF THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OR MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
EXCERCISES
THE EXTRACTION OF NUCLEID ACIDS FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF SAMPLES
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF CHOSEN MOLECULAR MARKER: RAPD
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF CHOSEN MOLECULAR MARKER STR’S
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF CHOSEN MOLECULAR MARKER: DNA SEQUENCE MARKERS
OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE SOFTWARE ON FREEWARE
PERFORMING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS BASED ON RECEIVED DATA
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS
Lecture supported with multimedia presentation,
discussion, practical exercises,
The written examination: test with open questions
Excersises: continuous assessment of student’s activity,
evaluation of semester paper.
GRADING SYSTEM
The prerequisite of the completion is positive assess of
semester work and positive result of written exam
according to evaluation table mentioned below.
93-100 %
85-92 %
77-84 %
69-76 %
60-68 %
>60 %
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS
93-100 %
LECTURES
EXCERSISES
FIELDWORKS
5
4,5
4
3,5
3
2
HOURS
25
30
5
ECTS
1
1
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
INTERNSHIP
MATERIALS
PROJECT
PREPARING
PREPARING
EXAMS
TOTAL
ENGLISH
NO
15
0,5
FOR 15
0,5
90
3
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
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AVISE J., C. MOLECULAR MARKERS, NATURAL HISTORY AND
EVOLUTION. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS 2001.
FLETCHER H., HICKEY I., WINTER P., INSTANT NOTES IN
GENETICS. TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2012.
EVANS G.,G., FURLONG J.,C,. ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY: THEORY AND APPLICATION JOHN WILEY
& SONS, 2011
TCHOBANOGLOUS G., BURTON F.,L.,STENSEL H.,D.
WASTEWATER ENGINEERING: TREATMENT AND REUSE.
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION, 2003.
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS:
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BALI G, RALLAPALLI, R., SUILLIA S.,B., SHIRALIPOUR A.
KASUTRY S. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, APH
PUBLISHING, 2002
DEWOODY A.,J. , BICKHAM J.,W., MICHLER C.,H.
MOLECULAR APPROACHES IN NATURAL RESOURCE
CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2010
RUSSELL D., L. PRACTICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT,
JOHN WILEY & SONS, 2006.
SINGH D., P., DWIVEDI S., K. ENVIRONMENTAL
MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. NEW AGE
INTERNATIONAL, 2004
SINGH A., WARD O.,P. APPLIED BIOREMEDIATION AND
PHYTOREMEDIATION, SPRINGER, 2004