Current issues of applied biology

Course: BIOLOGY (Master) PART-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Current issues of applied biology
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR1. Know the state and foreign languages ​​at a level sufficient for communication on professional issues and presentations the results of their own research. PR2. Use libraries, information databases, Internet resources to search for the necessary information. PR5. Analyze and evaluate the impact of biology on the development of society. PR10. Present the results of scientific work in writing (in the form of a report, scientific publications, etc.) and orally reports and report defense) using modern technology, to argue their position in the scientific discussion. PR13. Adhere to the basic rules of biological ethics, biosafety, biosecurity, assess the risks of using the latest biological, biotechnological and biomedical methods and technologies, to identify potentially dangerous organisms or production processes that may pose a threat of emergencies.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of theoretical disciplines: "Biochemistry", "Biophysics", "Human and animal physiology", "Molecular biology", "Cell Biology" and other disciplines. 2. Know: theoretical and practical foundations of the use of various methods and methodological approaches in applied biological research; 3. Have: basic skills of experimental research; methods processing and analysis of biological data.
Course content
The discipline "Actual problems of applied biology" is an interdisciplinary discipline that should summarize the knowledge of applicants for a master's degree in the practical application of knowledge of biological sciences. Particular attention is paid to the use of biological knowledge in medicine and modern technologies.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Martynyuk V.S., Temuryants N.A., Vladimirsky B.M. Nature has no bad weather: space weather in our lives. - Kyiv: Publisher V.S. Martynyuk, 2008. - 179 p. 2. V.V. Roma, O.V. Steppe ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. - Poltavai -2016. http://reposit.nupp.edu.ua/bitstream/PoltNTU/2428/1/Manual - Environmental Monitoring.PDF 3. Birgitta Berglun et al. Effects of Indoor Air Pollution on Human Health. Appeal of the commission on European public organizations, research and development of scientific research center - environmental education. http://www.inive.org/medias/ECA/ECA_Report10.pdf 4. Mike Ashmore Air Pollution. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Volume 1. 2013 Elsevier Inc. 5 Meriem El Karoui et al. Future Trends in Synthetic Biology - A Report. front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 07 August 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00175
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, independent work, practical classes.
Assessment methods and criteria
-semester assessment: 1. Modular test 1 (conducted remotely) - 15 points / 7.5 points 2. Modular test 2 (conducted remotely) - 15 points / 7.5 points 3. Modular test 3 (conducted remotely) - 15 points / 7.5 points 4. Practical classes –– 10 points / 5 points 5. Intermediate testing - 5 points / 2.5 points - final assessment: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Viktor Semenovych Martyniuk
Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center