Attendance is mandatory laboratory practices to be evaluated, as well as having delivered and / or filled in a timely manner the tasks identified as mandatory.
To account for the final grade in the value obtained in sections of seminars, practical and oral presentation, the student must have passed the mixed test, corresponding to the theory of the subject.
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he students that not pass the course at the first choice, must overcome the unapproved part at the second chance.
In the case of very exceptional circumstances and properly justified, the Professor could exempt total or partially to the student in that concur of any process of evaluation. This Student would have to subjected it a particular examination that will not leave doubts envelope his level of knowledge, competitions, skills and habilities.
NO PRESENTADO" mark is obtained only when the student has not been submitted to the mixed test.

Exceptionally, the teacher should take appropriate actions in order to not prejudice her/his evaluation in case a student is not able to take all the continuous evaluation examinations, for justified reasons (part-time students or specific learning and diversity support circumstances).

If the number of "Matrículas de Honor" (Distinction Award) that can be granted in the first option, you will not be granted in the second chance even when the maximum score is reached.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Understand the role of microorganisms in natural environments and how their metabolic capacities are integrated into the ecosystem energy and material fluxes	A1 A2 A4 A13	B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12
Apply the metabolic capacities of microorganisms and their interaction with other organisms (mainly animals and plants) to solve environmental problems and other socially relevant processes	A2 A4 A9 A13 A14 A15 A26 A30 A31	B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12

Topic	Sub-topic
INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT	-Environmental Microbiology: an historical overview
MICROBIAL BEHAVIOUR	-Cellular behaviour and environment -Microbial cooperative behaviour
MICROBIAL METABOLISM AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES	-Microbial activity in the carbon cycle -Microbial activity in the nitrogen and sulfur cycles -Microbial conversions of other chemical elements
MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS	-Interactions between microorganisms and plants -Non-pathogenic interactions between microorganisms and animals
BIODEGRADATION, RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY	-Extremophiles -Microbial biodeterioration -Water treatment, depuration and control -Urban solid waste treatment -Bioremediation -Microbiological control of pests

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1	24	48	72
Seminar	B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B12	8	32	40
Laboratory practice	A2 A4 A9 A13 A14 A15 A26 A30 A31 B4 B5 B7	15	9	24
Oral presentation	B3 B4 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11	2	3	5
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 B6 B7 B8	3	0	3

Personalized attention		6	0	6

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

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Exhibition by the teaching staff of the theoretical bases of the subject
Seminar	For small group classes in this subject, the PBL (Project Based Learning) methodology will be applied, in which we will work on theoretical-practical contents of the subject
Laboratory practice	Laboratory practices are mandatory attendance. In them will be addressed, from the experimental point of view, points in the session and keynote in the seminars.
Oral presentation	The students will elaborate an oral presentation (10-15 minutes) to expose to the classmates the results obtained in their work of type PBL. The guidelines for this presentation will be determined throughout the seminars of the subject
Mixed objective/subjective test	Written test in which will value the degree of knowledge and understanding achieved by the student.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 B6 B7 B8	An examination (or examinations) in writing is made to assess the level of knowledge achieved.	60
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1	Computed on the mixed objective/subjective test	0
Seminar	B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B12	The student will obligatorily carry out a project based on the reasoned critique of research works that endorse the work plan proposed to respond to the proposal made at the beginning of the seminars. Critical and synthesis skills will be valued	15
Laboratory practice	A2 A4 A9 A13 A14 A15 A26 A30 A31 B4 B5 B7	Laboratory practices must be carried out by the student in the fixed dates. Continuous evaluation and a final test will be done to assess the level of knowledge of the student.	15
Oral presentation	B3 B4 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11	At the end of the seminars and in an obligatory way, the student will present in the classroom the results obtained in their searches about the proposal of the seminars. The fluency of the scientific language, the oral presentation and the answers to the questions posed at the end of the presentation will be valued.	10

Assessment comments
Attendance is mandatory laboratory practices to be evaluated, as well as having delivered and / or filled in a timely manner the tasks identified as mandatory. To account for the final grade in the value obtained in sections of seminars, practical and oral presentation, the student must have passed the mixed test, corresponding to the theory of the subject. T he students that not pass the course at the first choice, must overcome the unapproved part at the second chance. In the case of very exceptional circumstances and properly justified, the Professor could exempt total or partially to the student in that concur of any process of evaluation. This Student would have to subjected it a particular examination that will not leave doubts envelope his level of knowledge, competitions, skills and habilities. NO PRESENTADO" mark is obtained only when the student has not been submitted to the mixed test. Exceptionally, the teacher should take appropriate actions in order to not prejudice her/his evaluation in case a student is not able to take all the continuous evaluation examinations, for justified reasons (part-time students or specific learning and diversity support circumstances). If the number of "Matrículas de Honor" (Distinction Award) that can be granted in the first option, you will not be granted in the second chance even when the maximum score is reached.

Basic	Castillo y colaboradores (2005). Biotecnología ambiental. Editorial Tébar Marín, Sanz y Amils (2014). Biotecnología y medioambiente. 2ª edición. Editorial Ephemera Madigan, Martinko, Bender, Buckley y Stahl (2015). Brock Biología de los microorganismos. 14ª edición. Pearson Educación Willey, Sherwood y Woolverton (2009). Microbiología de Prescott, Harley y Klein. 7ª ed.. McGraw-Hill Martín y colaboradores (2019). Microbiología Esencial. Editorial Panamericana

Complementary	http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/MicrobeWiki (). . Winans y Bassler (2008). Chemical Communication among Bacteria. ASM Press Pepper, Gerba y Gentry (2015). Environmental Microbiology, 3rd edition. Academic Press Allsopp, Seal y Gaylarde (2005). Introducción al biodeterioro. Editorial Acribia

Other comments
The student has access to teacher presentations via Moodle, being these presentations only a guide for the study but never will be the total content of the matter.