Minneapolis Community and Technical College · Courses
BIOT
6 courses with the subject BIOT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BIOT 1000Introduction to Bioscience1.00
(1.00 lec) This course will provide you with an overview of bioscience. You will explore educational and employment opportunities; job-search skills; basic concepts and techniques for effective work in entry-level positions; the scientific basis of the technologies and their historical development; and current applications in medicine, forensics, biomaterials, agriculture and environment. You will learn about national, state and local bioscience laboratories, including the basics of intellectual property law and regulatory agencies that oversee the industry, as well as explore ethical, legal, ecological, and societal issues related to bioscience. of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.
3.00 credit (1.00 lec/2.00 lab) This course will address principles and techniques of cell culture through lecture and laboratory sessions. You will learn about the importance and applications of primary and immortalized cells and the requirements for culturing cells. You will learn about the biosafety and regulatory aspects. You will appreciate the differences between mammalian, insect cell and yeast culture processes. You will learn about the applications of cell-culture in industry and research. You will explore the current Good Tissue Practices (cGTP) regulations of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), quality control aspects, and learn about cell and tissue banks. You will gain an overview of stem cell culture and regulations. In the laboratory sessions, you will use an applications-based approach to cell culture techniques. You will learn about biosafety and clean room processes and gain hands- on experiences in aseptic techniques, mammalian and insect cell-culture processes, preparation of growth- media, and culturing of cells from frozen master cell bank. You will document your work as per regulatory standards and maintain inventories. You will learn to monitor growth conditions, harvesting and counting of cells, scale-up procedures, and cryogenics for storage of cultured vials. You will explore primary literature for adopting cell culture models for toxicology and other studies. You will learn the methods of processing cultured cells for various downstream applications. You will learn about the regulatory affairs as applied to biologics produced from cultured cells. and CHEM 2320; instructor approval to take BIOT/ CHEM 2320 concurrently.
1.00–6.00 (1.00–6.00 Int) This course provides you with an opportunity to be an intern in an industry, government, academic or analytical services laboratory. You will participate in a full- or part time internship, projects or field experience. You will make arrangements with an internship supervisor and obtain instructor approval before registering. or BIOT 2642. 340
(2.00 lec) This lecture course will provide students with opportunity to learn the methods and processes in scientific research and is writing-intensive. You will learn about how to pursue research in the sciences, funding sources, and various approval processes. You will understand the importance of ethics in research in science and engineering, responsible conduct of research and reporting of results. You will learn about the types of literature and use library resources and authentic literature databases. You will write a synopsis proposing your research topic. You will find and retrieve primary scientific literature effectively and efficiently. You will have an understanding of embargos, copyrights and other intellectual property aspects. You will learn about patents and related aspects. You will effectively read, synthesize and analyze primary scholarly articles from peer-reviewed primary scientific literature on your chosen topic. You will evaluate the information and its sources critically and use the information effectively to write a scientific review report on the chosen topic. You will understand the different styles of citing references and incorporate the style relevant to your discipline. You will participate in peer review and editing. You will attend research seminars and participate in a field-trip to the University of Minnesota libraries. You will learn the processes involved in publishing scientific work. You will present your research work in the annual poster symposium at MCTC. - 2013–2014 Catalog | Minneapolis Community & Technical College
(2.00 lec) This course will provide students opportunities to carry out undergraduate research in the sciences in approved topics by the instructors. You will learn the scientific research methods and processes. You will write a literature review evaluating information and its sources critically and use the information effectively to write a research proposal on a chosen project approved by the instructor. You will design a scientific method for the project and carry out the proposed project under the supervision of the instructor. You will learn to do detailed laboratory work accurately with precision and incorporate good laboratory practices, documentation procedures and quality control standards. You will develop analytical ability and data analysis and management skills. Upon completion of the project, you will write a thesis and defend your thesis. You will explore the possibilities of publishing the results and do a poster presentation. 2722 AND BIOT 2320; or CHEM 2722 AND CHEM 2320; or CHEM 2722 AND BIOT 2320; Instructor approval to take BIOL 2231 or BIOT/CHEM 2320 concurrently.
