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BT5506: BUSINESS OF SCIENCE (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

This is a short introductory course to outline the basics of the commercialisation of bio scientific ideas.

The main aim of this course is to introduce you to the language of business and demystify some of the jargon that surrounds business models, intellectual property rights (IPR) and finance. This is an opportunity to understand the basics of Bio-business and the commercialisation of bioscience.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Heather Wallace

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of MSc Clinical Pharmacology (Studied) or MSc Immunology (Studied) or MSc Bio-Business and Medical Sciences (Studied) or MSc Medical Physics (Studied) or MSc Medical Imaging (Studied) or MSc Genetics (Studied) or MSc Microbiology (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

A series of lectures and tutorials which cover the 'language' of bio-business using a number of real case studies from companies in the medical sciences space. E.g. What is a company? What is management? How do markets work? decision Making process.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Continuous assessment 100%: group presentation (50%), essay (50%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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