CHE490 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMICAL ENG.
| Course Code: | 5630490 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. PINAR ÇALIK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to enable students to:
- Analyze a bioreactor and a bioprocess by identifying, formulating, and solving engineering problems
-Propose a biochemical process and units for specified bioproduct(s) or raw materials
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to design a component or system to meet desired needs
- Define and describe the process stream variables such as flow rate, composition, and temperature
- Analyze rate data obtained in bioreactors
- Present the project results and evaluation through both oral presentations and reports
- Decide on the actions engineers have to make in the industry to design a bioproduct
- Use contemporary literature sources
- A knowledge of contemporary issues on bioproducts and biomolecules
Course Content
Review of basic biological concepts such as cell construction, cell nutrients, and enzyme kinetics. Large scale production of enzymes. Selection of bioreactors. Recovery and purification of products.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the students are expected to have:
1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||