Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description Module aims: In this module students will develop a wide range of critical and transferrable skills for a successful career in Biomedical Sciences, Diagnostics and Biopharma. These topics include Career Planning, Research Integrity, Intellectual Property and Patent Searching, Science Communication (Writing for Science and Presentation skills), Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Scientists, and Ethics in Scientific Research. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Develop creative thinking skills in entrepreneurship and innovation and identify the key attributes of leaders in the diagnostic and biopharmaceutical sectors. 2. Develop a critical awareness of the principles of communicating science through science writing, oral presentations and poster presentations. 3. Develop a systematic understanding of specialist knowledge in science communication by analysing a fundamentally important publication in the field of diagnostics or therapeutics and writing an opinion piece article designed for an expert audience and a lay audience. 4. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the importance of research integrity in scientific research. 5. Identify and critically appraise several types of ethical dilemmas in biomedical research and diagnostics. 6. Undertake comprehensive and in-depth patent searches and demonstrate how research can be commercialised and protected via intellectual property. 7. Critically evaluate strategies that will enable you to plan your professional career. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Professional SkillsOverview of a wide range of critical and transferrable skills for a successful career in Biomedical Sciences, Diagnostics and Biopharma. Topics include Career Planning, Research Integrity, Intellectual Property and Patent Searching, Science Communication (Writing for Science and Presentation skills), Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Scientists, and Ethics in Scientific Research. The interplay between the regulatory/commercial aspects and patenting/IP elements will be highlighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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