| Course Name |
(中) 應用微生物學(2073) |
| (Eng.) Applied Microbiology |
| Offering Dept |
Department of Plant Pathology |
| Course Type |
Elective |
Credits |
3 |
Teacher |
Li-Hung Chen |
| Department |
Department of Plant Pathology/Undergraduate |
Language |
English |
Semester |
2025-SPRING |
| Course Description |
This course will provide students with the principles and concepts of applied biology and will introduce microbial applications in food, chemistry, agriculture, and medicine. In addition, the course will also cover new biotechnology technologies, including gene silencing, synthetic biology, microbiota, Omics, and genome editing. |
| Prerequisites |
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self-directed learning in the course |
N |
| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| Students will learn how to apply microbes to produce valuable products, and how microorganisms are used in different fields such as life, food, industry, medicine, and agriculture. |
| 3.Microbiology-related knowledge |
| 4.Skills on agricultural biotechnology and its application |
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| Lecturing |
| Visit |
| topic Discussion/Production |
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| Quiz |
| Oral Presentation |
| Attendance |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Introduction |
| Week 2 |
Microbial diversity |
| Week 3 |
Holiday |
| Week 4 |
Microbial technology: Examples and scopes |
| Week 5 |
Production of protein in bacteria and fungi |
| Week 6 |
Vaccine |
| Week 7 |
Plant-microbe symbionts and transgenic plants |
| Week 8 |
Spring Break |
| Week 9 |
Microbial insecticides |
| Week 10 |
Mid term |
| Week 11 |
Primary Metabolites: organic acids and amino acid |
| Week 12 |
Ethanol |
| Week 13 |
Secondary Metabolites: antibiotic and more |
| Week 14 |
Polysaccharides and Polyesters |
| Week 15 |
Microbiome and OMICs |
| Week 16 |
Genome editing and synthetic biology |
| Week 17 |
Field trip |
| Week 18 |
Final exam |
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| Evaluation |
| Midterm and Final(50%)、Report(40%)、Attendance(10%) |
| Textbook & other References |
| Microbial Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Applied Microbiology, 2nd Edition by Alexander N. Glazer and Hiroshi Nikaido, Cambridge University Press |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
Instructor’s presentation
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| Office Hours |
| Make appointments with instructors. |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 02.Zero Hunger 03.Good Health and Well-Being | include experience courses：N |
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