 | | Course ID: | BTEC 3000. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethics and Communication in Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Students will receive training in effective oral communication
skills and will be exposed to concepts of ethics and ethical
behavior. Each student will then pick a topic in biotechnology
and examine the ethical ramifications associated with it. Each
student will present his/her case study in a seminar for the rest
of the class. Students will have the opportunity to practice and
fine tune their presentations, which will be followed by a brief
class discussion and analyses of the delivery and the content of
the presentation. | | Athena Title: | Ethics and Comm in Biotech | | Nontraditional Format: | Lectures and student presentations, practice sessions for
presentations, and group discussions/analyses of student
presentations. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or ADSC 3130 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC 3910. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Applied Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Provides work experiences with private companies, governmental
agencies, or research laboratories working in biotechnology. A
report and presentation are required upon completion of the
internship. | | Athena Title: | BTEC Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange work hours with sponsoring agency.
Faculty will arrange meetings with student to discuss progress. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC(BCMB)(PBIO) 4000L. 4 hours. 8 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Methods in Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Laboratory instruction in the methods for manipulation of plants,
microbes, and animals for biotechnological purposes. | | Athena Title: | Methods in Biotechnology | | Prerequisite: | BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H | | Pre or Corequisite: | BIOL 3110L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC(ENTO) 4100E/6100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Entomological Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Biotechnological approaches that either control insect pests of crops and vectors of human disease or optimize beneficial aspects of insects used for food, environmental, and medical purposes. Innovative technological approaches involving insects can be part of solutions to food insecurity, human diseases, and environmental bioremediation. | | Athena Title: | Entomological Biotechnology | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Entomological Biotechnology is organized into modules with each module available to students for one to two weeks. The major instructional content includes videos of presentations with audio and captioning posted on eLearning Commons. Course content also includes informational videos and popular and scientific literature. Interactive components within the modules include discussion topics and group work. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BCMB(ENTO)(BTEC) 4200/6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Applied aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology in various fields, with emphasis on the use of recombinant DNA methods and protein engineering. | | Athena Title: | Biotechnology | | Prerequisite: | (BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 4010/6010) and GENE 3200-3200D | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC 4960. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Independent Research in Applied Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Independent research in biotechnology under direction of
individual faculty members. Research pre-proposal and a final
report are required. | | Athena Title: | Indepen Rsch in Appl Biotech | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will provide student credit for conducting a
research problem under the direction of a faculty member. Scope
of the research project will be commensurate with 4 credit hours. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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