Objectives:

• Define biotechnology.
• Discuss the applications of biotechnology.
• Define biotechnology education.
• Describe the educational objectives of biotechnology.
• Discuss the effect of biotechnology education on the curriculum with
particular reference to Community, Secondary, Technical and
University education.
• Explain the challenges and limitations of biotechnology.
 What is Biotechnology?
• Biotechnology is a synthesis of a number of disciplines which depend
on inputs from a wide range of scientific and technological fields.
• Biotechnology as the techn ical use of biological knowledge in
production.
• The science whereby technical tasks are performed normally under
the direction and supervision of biological scientist.
 Application of Biotechnology

• waste treatment and waste disposal processes

• plant tissue culture
• food production
• single cell protein research
• the derivation of animal feedstuffs
from Lingno cellulose and
fermentation technology.
 Biotechnology
Education
• What is Education?
• Education as "the result of teaching or the training of the mind and
character“
• Fafunwa, (1974)defined education as the aggregate of all the processes
by which a child or young adult develops the abilities attitudes and other
forms of behavior which are of positive value to the society in which he
lives.
• Education, as a discipline, is a field of knowledge dealing with how to
teach effectively.
 Biotechnology
Education
• "why study Biotechnology education"?
• Kille (1987), gave some reasons for considering education and
training for Biotechnology.
• The fact that Biotechnology is fast becoming a vogue.
• The need to differentiate and identify the skills and activities of
the new industries in Biotechnology.
• To examine ways in which educational systems can be adapted to
meet the new requirements.
 Educational objectives of
Biotechnology
• According to Kille (1987), Demain and Solomon (1986),
the objectives are based on the activities associated with
the new industry which they identified as research,
development, production control and marketing.
 Four career Outlets in
Biotechnology
•Research
•Devlopment
•Production Control
•Marketing
Effect of Biotechnology Education on
the Curriculum
• Biotechnology will require a much broader
understanding of Biological and Physical
Sciences, which goes beyond their purely
academic interest towards their industrial
application and management.
• Biotechnology will require a number of posts
to be taken by professional technologists and
technicians.
 Challenges and limitation of
Biotechnology

• Biotechnology demands the

application of a wide range of
skills and also offers a wide
range of potential services for
the new industries.