Project 1 Smjc4543

SMJC 4543 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY PROJECT 1 SEM 2 2018/2019 MJIIT, UTM KL

PRESENTATION (10%) AND WRITTEN PROJECT (20%) 1. 2. 3. 4.

Group project Each group should consist of 5-6 students. to be submitted by week 8 Format of written assignment: a. Font 12: Times New Roman b. Pages: 5 pages

Students are required to submit report of their presentation related to this course subjects at the presentation time. The possible topics should focus on how to develop biotechnology solution with microbial application that can reduce detrimental impacts on the environment. The chosen topic of your presentation must focus on some aspect of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology and the case study must be based upon a journal article published since/after January 2015. A primary journal is one in which the articles are research based – NOT review articles. Your presentation must broadly summarize the chosen subject and a case study in the chosen article and specifically address the following points: • What was the purpose of the study? • What specific questions were addressed and how? • What significant methods were used, and the results were obtained? • What was particularly striking about this study and its findings? • What questions did this study not answer and how might these be approached? Students are expected to give an oral presentation. The oral presentation is usually limited to a 20-minute presentation of your subject, followed by a 5-minute question & answer period.