FOOD SYSTEM: MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNOLOGIES

Professor: Elena MAESTRI
Academic discipline: Biologia applicata (BIO/13)
Field: A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity: Student's choice

48 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable unavailable

exam calls

Learning objectives

To provide fundamental knowledge on the production of transgenic eukaryotic organisms and the critical tools to understand the impacts.

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisite. It is advisable to have basic knowledge of biology and genetics.

Course unit content

The course deals with transgenic organisms (fungi, plants, animals) in their possible applications, with a special consideration of technical, ethical, social, legal, environmental issues

Full programme

Introduction - Basic information about biotechnological methodologies

How transgenic organisms are produced

Examples of application of transgenic organisms in research (international literature)

Main applications of transgenic organisms (International literature)

-Agriculture

-Medicine

-Environmental problems

Information about ethical, legal, social and environmental issues

Bibliography

The Elly platform provides the complete material shown during the lectures, original texts as reference and other activities the student can perform at home

Teaching methods

The course is organised with frontal lectures in which slides are shown. The material derives from the recent international scientific literature; during lectures, extracts from original papers are read and discussed.

Distance learning (full or blended) will be considered based on health risks.

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam requires submission of an original essay concerning one application of transgenic organisms, with the topic chosen by the student. The essay is prepared according to instructions published on the website (format, length, content). It must be an essay concerning a research paper from the scientific literature, including a personal comment about the ethical, social, legal implicaztions of GMOs.
Verification of abilities (Dublin descriptors):
-knowledge is included in the essay, snce the students describes the methods
-application of knowledge is included in the essay, since the student rads and comments on a paper
-communication skills are verified by the quality of the essay and compliance with requisites
-making judgements is verified in the choice of the topic and in the personal comments
The basal knowledge required to pass the exam concerns: correct description of the transgenic organism, provide a personal opinion about the ethical-legal-social-environmental issues, with no plagiarism from other sources.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

The applications of transgenic organisms which are discussed in the lectures concern agriculture, health and environmental protection; they concern different objectives - mainly 2, 3 and 13

Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.economia@unipr.it
T. + 39 0521 032377

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Mrs Barbara Violi
T. + 39 0521 032296
E. Office didattica.sea@unipr.it
E. Manager barbara.violi@unipr.it

President of the degree course

prof. Marco Ferretti
E. marco.ferretti@unipr.it

Faculty advisor

prof. Donata Tania Vergura
E. donatatania.vergura@unipr.it

Career guidance delegate

prof. Chiara Panari
E. chiara.panari@unipr.it

Tutor professors

prof. Silvia Bellini
E. silvia.bellini@unipr.it

Erasmus delegates

prof. Maria Cecilia Mancini
E. mariacecilia.mancini@unipr.it
prof. Donata Tania Vergura
E. donatatania.vergura@unipr.it

Quality assurance manager

prof. Giulio Tagliavini
E. giulio.tagliavini@unipr.it

Internships

E. tirocini@unipr.it

Tutor students

https://sea.unipr.it/it/tutor-economia

TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS FOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS - QUALIFICATION cod. 1008158