Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses 2012/2013
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Course Co-ordinator: Dr Heather M Wallace
Pre-requisite(s): None
Co-requisite(s): None
Note(s): Normally only available to level 1 or 2 students studying MSci/BSc degree programme disciplines taught within the School of Medical Sciences.
This course will be additional to the 120 level 1 or 2 credits required for the chosen degree programme.
The course will comprise a series of lectures and tutorials which will cover the "language" of biobusiness using a number of real case studies from companies in the medical sciences (e.g. What is a company? What is management? How do markets work? Decision making process).
One lecture/tutorial/Group work session per week.
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%). Group presentations and essay.
Resit: 1 two-hour written exam.

