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Main References: Main References:
1. Connolly, T. & Begg, C. (2015). Database Systems: A 1. Steward Jr., C. N. (2016) Plant Biotechnology and
Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Application.
Management. 6th Ed. Pearson Education. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Campbell, A. M., Heyer, L., & Paradise C. J. (2018). 2. Govil. C. M., Aggarwal, A. & Sharma, J. (2017) Plant
Integrating Concepts in Biology. Trunity. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. PHI Learning
3. Via, A., Rother, K., & Tramontano, A. (2014). Pvt. Ltd.
Managing Your Biological Data with Python: CRC 3. 3. Prasae, B. D., Sahni, D., Kumar, P. & Siddiqui, M.W.
Press. (2017). Plant Biotechnology, Volume 1: Principles,
Techniques, and Applications. CRC Press.
SIO 2013 BIOPROCESS DESIGN PRINCIPLES
SIO 2016 PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE
The course is designed for instruction in basic principles
involved in bioprocess design and associated technology. This course covers explanation on how to regenerate
Among the topics included are introduction to engineering complete plants from various plant cells, tissues and organs
calculation, analysis and presentation of data, mass and using tissue culture system. Various topics such as media
energy balances, fluid flow, mixing, heat and mass transfer, preparation and factors affecting cell’s, tissue’s and organ’s
and unit operations. growth and ultimately plant regeneration are covered.
Other than that, production of disease-free plants through
Assessment Methods: meristem culture, various culture pathways such as
Continuous Assessment: 40% organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis, production of
Final Examination: 60% haploid and triploid plants as well as in vitro production of
secondary plant metabolites are also discussed in this
Main References: course.
1. Doran, P.M. (2000). Bioprocess Engineering
Principles, Academic Press Ltd. Assessment Methods:
2. Shuler, M.L. & Kargi, F. (2002). Bioprocess Continuous Assessment: 40%
Engineering: Basic Concepts, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall. Final Examination: 60%
3. Bailey, J.E. & Ollis, D.F. (1986) Biochemical
Engineering Fundamentals, 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill. Main References:
4. Dutta, R.(2008). Fundamentals of Biochemical
Engineering, Springer. 1. Trigiano, R. N., & Gray, D. J. (2016). Plant Tissue
Culture, Development, And Biotechnology. CRC
Press.
SIO 2014 PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ORAL 2. Abdin, M. Z., Kiran, U., & Ali, A. (Eds.). (2017). Plant
COMMUNICATION Biotechnology: Principles And Applications. Springer
Singapore.
This course is an introduction to speech communication 3. Stewart Jr, C. N. (Ed.). (2016). Plant Biotechnology
which emphasizes the practical skill of public speaking, And Genetics: Principles, Techniques, And
including techniques to enhance speaker presentations. Applications. John Wiley & Sons.
Topics will include cultural conventions and speech,
perceptions of others, verbal and nonverbal messages, and
techniques of oral presentation and persuasion. Students SIO 2017 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
will learn how to research, outline, and deliver short,
informal presentations and also sharpen their skills in This course will teach students to become more effective
critical thinking and listening. writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics
include: principles of good writing, the format of a scientific
Assessment Methods: manuscript, and issues in publication and peer review. It will
Continuous Assessment: 100% also introduce students to basic research writing skills
including aspects of a high-impact manuscript or proposal,
Main References: how to write clearly, editing and the submission process.
1. Alley, M. (2018). The Craft of Scientific Writing.
Springer. Assessment Methods:
2. Anderson, C. (2016). TED Talks: The Official TED Continuous Assessment: 100%
Guide to Public Speaking.
Main References:
1. Micael Alley, M. (2018). The Craft of Scientific Writing
SIO 2015 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY Springer.
2. Gastel, B. & Day, R.A. (2016). How to Write and Publish
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and a Scientific Paper. 8th Ed. Greenwood.
principles of plant biotechnology that are applicable to crop
improvement. It covers an array of topics such as gene SIO 3016 BIOLOGICAL DATA ANALYTICS
expression and advanced methods in plant biotechnology.
Students will be given a group assignment focusing on a This course provides a practical introduction to the writing
specific case related to plant biotechnology, which requires of R and Python programs for beginners. Students are
literature searches and understanding of recent advances introduced to the statistical analysis using R and are lead
in plant biotechnology. through the core aspects of Python illustrated by a series of
example programs for solving bioinformatics problems. An
Assessment Methods: introduction to machine learning is also included. Upon
Continuous Assessment: 50% completion of the course, students will be able to write
Final Examination: 50% simple R and Python programs and customize more
complex code to fit the needs of bioinformatics problem
solving. At the end, students will be able to create stand
alone Python programs to process biological data.

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