About this course

Introductory course in biotechnology and chemistry, including bioinformatics. Lectures in bioethics and plagiarism. Lectures and laboratory exercises covering various fields in biotechnology and chemistry. Excursion to businesses in the biotechnological and chemical industry gives insight into how chemical and biotech industry work towards reaching the UN sustainability goals. An introduction to laboratory health and safety (HSE).

Learning outcome

To pass the BIO101 course, the student must participate in all laboratory exercises and obtain a "passed" grade for all laboratory reports and the poster exercise.

After completing "Introduction to biotechnology and chemistry" (BIO101) the student will:

Knowledge

  • Have a basic overview of chemical, bioinformatic and biotechnologic research at NBMU.
  • Have obtained some knowledge on biotechnological and chemical industry and their efforts in working towards the UN sustainability goals.
  • Know both lecturers and several fellow students.

Skills

  • Be able to carry out simple laboratory experiments within microbiology, chemistry, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and bioinformatics
  • Be able to produce a scientific poster and present the content orally
  • The student is able to perform the preparations, techniques and analyses employed in the course.
  • The student masters the instruments and equipment used in the course.

General competence

  • Be able to reflect on some basal ethical and moral aspects of current biotechnological/chemical research and science.
  • Be able to retrieve and summarize scientific information.

  • Learning activities

    • Lectures.
    • Excursion.
    • Instructions in use of computers for making posters.
    • Writing reports from laboratory exercises.
    • Oral presentations of poster.

  • Teaching support

    Instruction in use of computers for literature search and poster preparation.

    Canvas.

  • Syllabus

    Handouts.

  • Prerequisites

    Higher education entrance qualification.

  • Assessment method

    BIO101 is evaluated in a continous process:

    • Participation in the lectures and laboratory exercises.
    • Participation in the excursion.
    • Approved reports from laboratory work.
      • Students get feedback on the lab journals handed in.
    • Poster presentation.
      • Students get feedback on their poster draft by their supervisor and on the finished poster by the sensor.


    Portfolio Karakterregel: Passed / Not Passed

  • About use of AI

    K3 - Full use of AI is allowed, as long as this follows NMBU's guidelines for the use of AI.

    It is the students' responsibility to familiarize themselves with and adhere to these guidelines.

    https://www.nmbu.no/en/guidelines-use-artificial-intelligence-ai-nmbu

    Descriptions of AI-category codes.

  • Examiner scheme

    Internal examiners evaluate the lab reports and poster presentations.

  • Mandatory activity

    Various activities - please see the description of the exam.

  • Notes

    Introductory course for new students in the

    • Bachelor's programme in Biotechnology
    • Bachelor's programme in Chemistry
    • Master's programme in Technology, specialization Chemistry and Biotechnology.

  • Teaching hours

    Three weeks in August with:

    • 20 hours of lectures.
    • 20 hours of exercises in the laboratory.
    • Two days' excursion.

  • Preferential right

    B-BIOTEK; B-KJEMI; M-KB.

  • Reduction of credits

    BIO140 Introduction to biology 2 sp.

  • Admission requirements

    Special requirements in Science