n.BA.BT.W-BiNa.23HS (Biotechnology of Natural Products (optional module)) 
Module: Biotechnology of Natural Products (optional module)
This information was generated on: 21 May 2024
No.
n.BA.BT.W-BiNa.23HS
Title
Biotechnology of Natural Products (optional module)
Credits
3

Description

Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2023

 

Study Programme Biotechnology
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Biotechnology degree programme
Module Type  
  Compulsory Module    Elective Module  X Optional Module
Planned Semester 5th Semester
Module Coordinator Andreas Lardos
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 59 94 / andreas.lardos@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Samuel Peter
Entrance Requirements -
Learning Outcomes and Competencies Students will...
  • understand the role of natural substances in drug research and the   cultural history of pharmacy.
  • learn about strategies to research traditionally used plants (ethnopharmacy).
  • become familiar with examples of molecular structures and properties of natural plant substances as well as the ways in which these are used in today's pharmaceuticals, food supplements, cosmetics, etc.
  • learn about raw material sources of natural substances and the most important technologies for extraction thereof.
  • learn about the challenges of product development with multi-component active substances.
  • be able apply strategies for the characterisation and standardisation of product quality.
  • be able to immediately distinguish between the requirements for phyto-products for market authorisation in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics sectors.
  • be able to assess the role of biotechnology in both the reproducible production of plant-based feedstocks and final product manufacture.
Module Content
  1. Lectures on the following topics: pharmaceutical research with natural plant compounds, ethnopharmacology, phytotherapy, phytochemistry, phytomedicine, complementary medicine
  2. Laboratory practicals involving the production of plant preparations as a basis for pharmaceuticals, health products, or cosmetics
  3. Excursions including visits to companies or pharmacies with a focus on phytomedicine, as well as guided garden tours on medicinal plants
Follow-up Modules -
Methods of Instruction  Lectures, practicals, exercises, excursions
Digital Resources All resources on Moodle
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 14
 Guided Self-Study 22
 Independent Self-Study 54
 Total Workload 90
Classroom Attendance Attendance at lectures, practicals and excursions. Attendance is evaluated with a pass/fail grade and is a prerequisite for obtaining a certificate of completion.
Assessment Predicate 100%: certificate of completion
Language of Instruction  German
Comments The requirement for obtaining the certificate of completion includes attendance (as mentioned above) of at least 80%, as well as the submission of the completed project work (a written report of 4-10 A4 pages, excluding figures, in Arial 11 font, with a line spacing of 1.5 lines, excluding the title page, table of contents and appendices).

This optional module is not relevant for promotion and is not taken into account for the degree. The assessment of the performance and the credits earned are only shown on the data transcript.

 

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Course: Biotechnology of Natural Products (optional course)
No.
n.BA.BT.W-BiNa.23HS.V
Title
Biotechnology of Natural Products (optional course)

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 21 May 2024.