Biotechnology Course Outcome

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

I Semester

BT 1.1
BIOMOLECULES AND CELL BIOLOGY

• Explain the definition, classification, biological function, structure and interactions of Biomolecules.
• Discuss and differentiate the basic structure and function of cell components in prokaryotes and eukaryotes cells.
• Analyse the functioning of life at cellular level.

II Semester

BT 2.1
MICROBIOLOGY AND GENETICS

• Explain the principle and application of various types of Microscopy
• Describe the structure and Classification, staining, culturing, physiology, of microorganisms
• Restatethe various types of gene interactions and genetic recombination

III Semester

BT 3.1
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS

• Explain the concepts of DNA replication, DNA damage and repair, and gene expression in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms.
• Perform the statistical analysis of the experimental outcomes.

IV Semester

BT 4.1
GENETIC ENGINEERING

• Explain the basic principles and, the tools and techniques of Genetic engineering
• Describe the applications of genetic engineering in various fields.
• Debate on ethical issues concerned with Genetic engineering

V Semester

BT 5.1
IMMUNOLOGY AND ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Explain the concepts of innate and adaptive immune response and techniques for clinical diagnosis.
• Illustrate the methodology to establish animal cell culture.
• Describe the importance of engineering animal cells for the production of therapeutic proteins

BT 5.2
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Establish different types of plant cultures.
• Apply the technical skills learnt to establish nurseries for horticultural and agricultural crops.
• Compare the pros and cons of transgenic plants on environment
• Explain the concepts of intellectual property management and handling of GMOs.

VI Semester

BT 6.1
INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Illustrate the various aspects of Biotechnological applications in Fermentation Industries.
• Describe the principles underlying design of Fermenters, Fermentation Process and downstream processing and its applications.
• Integrate scientific and technological knowledge on the use of bioprocesses for industrial products
• Apply the practical skills for entrepreneurial development.

BT 6.2
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS

• Apply the concepts of Biotechnology in Environmental Management.
• Describe the concept of pollution management.
• Perform multiple sequence and pair-wise alignment using bioinformatics tools.
• Elucidate the phylogenetic relationship
• Explain the basics of NGS.