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1. General information
Course:
BIOREACTORS
Code:
60626
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
402 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
601 - E.T.S. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS AND MOUNTS AB
Group(s):
10 
Year:
3
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer: ENGRACIA LACASA FERNANDEZ - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Infante Don Juan Manuel / Despacho 1E.6
INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA
926053089
Engracia.Lacasa@uclm.es

Lecturer: MARTÍN MUÑOZ MORALES - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Aulario Polivalente Grado Biotecnología / 3ª Planta
INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA
926053493
Martin.Munoz@uclm.es

2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
Course competences
Code Description
CB01 Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge.
CB02 Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area.
CB03 Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
CB04 Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
CB05 Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously
CE10 Apply mass and energy balances to calculate systems, and obtain results from heat and mass transfer processes and separation processes.
CE17 Apply bioreactor design and management techniques.
CE18 Apply "omics" tools (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics).
CG01 Organizational and planning skills.
CG02 Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CG03 Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams collaboratively and with shared responsibility.
CG04 Sensitivity towards environmental issues.
CT01 Know a second foreign language.
CT02 Know and apply the Information and Communication Technologies.
CT03 Use correct oral and written communication.
CT04 Know the ethical commitment and professional deontology.
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes
Description
To Recognize the devices used for the application of the main biotechnological processes.
To Know the calculation methods and the design systems needed for the application of the main processes in the agri-food industry.
To know the relevance of different parameters involved in the design of a bioreactor.
To know enzymatic catalysis and its regulation.
To know about the fundamentals of biotechnological processes at laboratory scale to understand their design at industrial scale.
To Acquire a critical attitude and aptitude towards the technologies applicable to the processes carried out in the agri-food industries
To know the characteristics and applications of immobilized bio-catalyzers.
Additional outcomes
Not established.
6. Units / Contents
  • Unit 1:
  • Unit 2:
  • Unit 3:
  • Unit 4:
  • Unit 5:
  • Unit 6:
  • Unit 7:
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
Training Activity Methodology Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) ECTS Hours As Com Description
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] Lectures CB01 CB03 CB04 CE10 CE17 CG02 CG04 1 25 N N
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] Practical or hands-on activities CB03 CE17 CG03 CT02 CT03 0.7 17.5 Y Y
Other on-site activities [ON-SITE] Individual presentation of projects and reports CB01 CB02 CB04 CT02 CT03 0.1 2.5 Y N
Problem solving and/or case studies [ON-SITE] Problem solving and exercises CB02 CE17 CG02 CT02 CT03 0.2 5 Y N
Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] Group tutoring sessions CB04 CG01 CG02 CG03 CT03 0.2 5 Y N
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] Self-study CB05 CG01 3.6 90 Y N
Progress test [ON-SITE] Assessment tests CB01 CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CE10 CE17 CG01 CG03 CG04 CT03 0.2 5 Y N
Total: 6 150
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 Total class time hours: 60
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 Total hours of out of class work: 90

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System Continuous assessment Non-continuous evaluation * Description
Progress Tests 65.00% 65.00%
Laboratory sessions 20.00% 20.00%
Projects 10.00% 10.00%
Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies 5.00% 5.00%
Total: 100.00% 100.00%  
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
  • Continuous assessment:
    Evaluation criteria not defined
  • Non-continuous evaluation:
    Evaluation criteria not defined

Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] 17.5

Unit 1 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 4.5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 12.5

Unit 2 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3.5
Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] 1
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 12.5

Unit 3 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 4.5
Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] 1.5
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] 2.5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 15
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] 2.5

Unit 4 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] .5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 10

Unit 5 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] 2
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 15

Unit 6 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 10

Unit 7 (de 7):
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 3.5
Other on-site activities [PRESENCIAL][Individual presentation of projects and reports] 2.5
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] 2.5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 15
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] 2.5

Global activity
Activities hours
10. Bibliography and Sources
Author(s) Title Book/Journal Citv Publishing house ISBN Year Description Link Catálogo biblioteca
Doran, P.M. Principios de la ingeniería de los bioprocesos Acribia 978-84-200-0853-0 1998  
Gòdia Casablancas, Francesc; López Santín, Josep; Casas Alvero, Carlos Ingeniería Bioquímica Síntesis 84-7738-611-0 2005  
José Mario Díaz Fernández Ingeniería de bioprocesos Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A; 3ª Edición 9788413660233 2021 https://www.paraninfo.es/catalogo/9788413660233/ingenieria-de-bioprocesos-3%c2%aa-edicion  
Mandenius, Carl-Fredrik Bioreactors: Design, Operation and Novel Applications Wiley-VCH 978-3-527-33768-2 2016  
Van't Riet, Klaas; Tramper, Johannes Basic Bioreactor Design CRC Press 0824784464 1991  



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