Identifying Data

2020/21

Subject (*)

Plant Biotechnology

Code

610441019

Study programme

Mestrado Universitario en Bioloxía Molecular , Celular e Xenética

Descriptors

Cycle

Period

Year

Type

Credits

Official Master's Degree

2nd four-month period

First

Optional

Language

Spanish

English

Teaching method

Face-to-face

Prerequisites

Department

Bioloxía

Coordinador

Bernal Pita da Veiga, María de los Ángeles

E-mail

angeles.bernal@udc.es

Lecturers

Bernal Pita da Veiga, María de los Ángeles

Pomar Barbeito, Federico

E-mail

angeles.bernal@udc.es

federico.pomar@udc.es

Web

General description

Contingency plan

1.Modificacións nos contidos
Non se modificarán os contidos
2. Metodoloxías
Ao tratarse dunha materia do segundo cuatrimestre pódense dar tres situacións:
A- Docencia presencial normal, si o acceso á Facultade estivera permitido nun horario e aforo como os de antes da pandemia. Nese caso voltaríase a un sistema totalmente presencial.
B- Docencia híbrida ou semipresencial, si o acceso á Facultade estivera restrinxido en horario ou aforo. Nese caso habería una combinación de docencia presencial e on-line.
C- Non presencial, si o acceso á Facultade estivera totalmente prohibido nese cuatrimestre. Nese caso a docencia sería totalmente non presencial
*Metodoloxías docentes que se manteñen
No caso A, todas.
No caso B as actividades iniciáis desenvolveranse de xeito presencial rotatorio (aforo presencial limitado tendo en conta o número final de estudantes) e ao tempo a clase retransmitiríase on-line con Teams.
*Metodoloxías docentes que se modifican.
No caso C, as actividades iniciais desenvolveríanse totalmente on-line.
3. Mecanismos de atención personalizada ao alumnado
Correo electrónico, titorías por Teams e foros en Moodle, con atención diaria no caso do correo electrónico e foros, e previa petición do alumnado no caso das titorías por Teams.
4. Modificacións na avaliación
No caso A, presencial. Nos casos B e C, avaliación on-line (Moodle e outras ferramentas institucionais).
*Observacións de avaliación:
5. Modificacións da bibliografía ou webgrafía
No caso A, ningunha. Nos casos B e C: se fose posible libros alternativos e/ou adicionais en formato electrónico aos que se puidera ter acceso dende o inicio dese cuatrimestre (condicionado a que se publiquen en aberto nos vindeiros meses ou haxa suscripción institucional), e en calquera caso materiais adicionais ad hoc xerados polos profesores.

Study programme competencies

Code	Study programme competences
A4	Skills to apply molecular techniques to the study of the plant cell physiology, its response to external triggers and their biotechnological applications.
A5	Skills of understanding the microorganisms' role as pathogenic agents and as biotechnological tools.
A8	Skills of having an integrated view of the previously acquired knowledge about Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics, with an interdisciplinary approach and experimental work.
A10	Skills of modifying genes, proteins and chromosomes with biotechnological applications
B1	Analysis skills to understand biological problems in connection with the Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics.
B3	Skills of management of the information: that are able to gather and to understand relevant information and results, obtaining conclusions and to prepare reasoned reports on scientific and biotechnological questions
B8	Critical reasoning skills and ethical commitment with the society: sensitivity in front of bioethical problems and to the ones related to the natural resource conservation
B9	Skills of preparation, show and defense of a work.
C1	Adequate oral and written expression in the official languages.
C6	Acquiring skills for healthy lifestyles, and healthy habits and routines.
C8	Valuing the importance of research, innovation and technological development for the socioeconomic and cultural progress of society.

Learning aims

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Ability to manage information: gather and interpret data, information and relevant results, draw conclusions and issue reasoned reports on scientific and biotechnological issues		BR1 BR3 BR8 BR9
Knowing the importance of research, innovation and technological development in the economic and cultural advancement of society.	AR5 AR10	BR8	CC6 CC8
Ability to understand the current state of the Plant Biotechnology and use Basic terminology used in the field	AR4 AR8	BR1	CC8
Adequate oral and written expression in the official languages			CC1

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Module 1. Historical development of the Plant Biotechnology	1. The 1ª and 2ª Green Revolution 2. What is thePlant Biotechnology?
Module 2. Technical approach of the Plant Biotechnology	1. Genetic engineering in plants: general concepts 2. Methods of obtaining of transgenic plants
Module 3. Main applications of the Plant Biotechnology	1. Transgenic Plants applications 2. Phytoremediation

Planning

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Introductory activities	C1 C8	0	1	1
Online forum	B1 C6	0	1	1
Document analysis	A4 A5 A8 A10 B1 B3 B8 B9	0	35	35
Collaborative learning	A4 A5 A8 A10 B1 B3 B8 B9 C1	0	35	35
Binary questions	A4 A5 A8 A10 B1 B3	0	1	1

Personalized attention		2	0	2

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies	Description
Introductory activities	Activities used at beginning of any teaching-learning process to obtain information regarding student competences, interests and/or motivations in relation to specific learning outcomes, which educators may then incorporate in their planning to create more meaningful, effective learning experiences based on students’ existing knowledge.
Online forum	Informal discussion space for students to exchange ideas concerning specific problem or topic. Interaction takes place in online learning environment using asynchronous communication tools (‘forum’).
Document analysis	Research skills development involving use of audiovisual and/or bibliographical documents (documentary or film extracts, news items, advertising images, photographs, articles, legal texts, etc.) relating to specific topic of study, with targeted analysis activities. Used as introduction to topic, as focus for case study, to explain abstract processes and present complex situations, or as strategy for synthesising content (theoretical and practical).
Collaborative learning	Guided teaching-learning procedures (overseen in person and/or using ICT methods) based on organisation of class in which students work together to solve tasks assigned by teacher, with aim of optimising their learning experience and that of other members of group.
Binary questions	Objective test in which students are required to respond to a specific question using one of two closed answer options. (Answer options for binary questions are ‘yes/no’ or ‘true/false’.)

Personalized attention

Methodologies

Introductory activities

Binary questions

Collaborative learning

Online forum

Document analysis

Description

In tutorial sessions, each student will discuss with the teacher the progress of the course, and all questions that are submitted to the content thereof.
This tutorial sesions will be by Teams preferently, with previously date by mail.

Assessment

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Binary questions	A4 A5 A8 A10 B1 B3	To minimum qualification to surpass to matter will be of 5 points	30
Collaborative learning	A4 A5 A8 A10 B1 B3 B8 B9 C1	Concretion and clarity in the contents Consults of different sources of information	30
Online forum	B1 C6	Participation of active form and proposal of new threads of conversation in the forum	20
Document analysis	A4 A5 A8 A10 B1 B3 B8 B9	His contribution is not a reproduction of the text of origin, but a coherent synthesis in which only they appear the most important appearances of the same	20

Assessment comments

Sources of information

Basic	(2014). A Really Useful Pathogen, Agrobacterium tumefaciens. American Society of Plant Biologists. The Plant Cell (2013). Genetic Improvements in Agriculture. The Plant Cell (2000). Plantas transgénicas. Preguntas y respuestas. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Biotecnología (2010). The past, present and future of crop genetic modification. New Biotechnology Volume 27, Number 5
	Serrano M, Piñol T, Biotecnología vegetal,1991, Ed. Síntesis Caballero JL, Muñoz J, Valpuesta V, Introducción a la biotecnología vegetal: métodos y aplicaciones, 2001, Ed.Publicaciones y Obra Social y Cultural Cajasur Slater A., Scout N, Fowler M., Plant biotecnology: the genetic manipulation of plants, 2003, Ed. Oxford UniversityPress Henry RJ, Plant conservation genetics , 2006,Food Products Press Reinhard Renneberg, Darja SüBbier , Biotecnologíapara principiantes , 2008, Reverte Herman, EB, Micropropagation systems,techniques and applications : 2006-2010 , 2010, Agritech Consultants
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Cellular Techniques/610441001

Molecular Techniques/610441002

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction Mechanisms/610441018

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.