ENCH281-22S2 (C) Semester Two 2022

Principles Of Biology For Engineers

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 July 2022
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 31 July 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 2 October 2022

Description

An introduction to biology, bioprocessing and biotechnology for engineers.

The aim of this course is to introduce engineers to biology in a general way by providing a framework for understanding life at the cellular and molecular levels, and to introduce you to microorganisms and their central role in chemical and process engineering. The course is especially designed for Engineers. An understanding of basic chemistry is assumed, but if at any stage you feel that you do not understand the basics of biology and chemistry, then seek help from the course lecturers as soon as possible.

Learning Outcomes

  • As a student in this course, I will:
  • Appreciate that a cell as a basic unit of life whether animal, plant or microorganism, and that the structure and functions of the cell impacts on all other levels of life including organisms, ecosystems and the biosphere (assessment item: final exam).

  • Understand that if I (as an engineer) want to manipulate biological processes, then it is crucial that an understanding of the molecular composition, metabolism and/or organismal limitations/capabilities of the process is understood (assessment items: test and final exam).

  • Analyse and interpret experimental data, as well as accessing and utilising literature on the molecular structure and biochemical interactions between the molecules of life, and between microorganisms and the environment (assessment items: lab quizzes and write-ups).

  • Understand the importance and capabilities of microorganisms in industrial processes (assessment items: lab quizzes and final exam).

    As a student in this course, I will develop the following skills:

    1. Completing tasks in a laboratory. Important in many science- and engineering-related courses and jobs. A laboratory manual with instructions on what is required in each lab session will be provided.

    2. Providing required information in a written form of acceptable standard. This is necessary in most science- and engineering-related courses and jobs. We will have previous ENCH281 mid-term tests and end-of-term exam questions available on Learn, and will provide feedbacks on any submitted answers to these questions.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

Restrictions

Timetable Note

Lectures: Three times a week
Labs: five labs (3 hours each)
Field Trip : 4 hours in term 4

Course Coordinator

Carlo Carere

Lecturers

Matthew Stott , David Leung and Grant Pearce

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 50% Exam of lectures 13-36
Short Lab Quizzes 25%
Test 14 Sep 2022 25% Test of lectures 1 - 12

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Campbell, Neil A. , Reece, Jane B; Biology ; 8th ed; Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2008.

Madigan, Michael T. et al; Brock biology of microorganisms ; Fifteenth edition; Pearson, 2018.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,002.00

International fee $5,625.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

All ENCH281 Occurrences

  • ENCH281-22S2 (C) Semester Two 2022