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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title INTRA School of Biotechnology
Module Code IN312 (ITS) / BTE1041 (Banner)
Faculty Science & Health School Biotechnology
Module Co-ordinator-
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 30
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
Repeat the module
Category 2 - repeat module
Description

Module Aims • To assist the student in CV/ resumé preparation and to provide experience of interviews. • To acquaint him/her with systems and terms used in a GMP bioprocessing facility. • To afford him/her an experience of working in a (bio)processing, laboratory or office workplace, in accordance with relevant health and safety practices. • To apply his/her theoretical knowledge and/or practical skills, learned to date, to the workplace tasks-in-hand. • To develop transferable skills, which may include: communication skills; recording, handling and analysis of data; report writing and presentation; problem solving; working as a team member, showing good organization as part of a team; ethical and safety awareness; independent thinking. • To prepare and submit an electronic placement report as the basis of a dynamic ePortfolio.

Learning Outcomes

1. Perform various tasks appropriate to a particular (bio)processing, laboratory or office workplace.
2. Critically evaluate the results obtained for accuracy and precision.
3. Describe the significance of these results for the host workplace’s activities.
4. Record data and comments in a clear and organized way, in hard copy and electronically.
5. Describe his/her activities/results to the mentor, implement the mentor’s advice and demonstrate good workplace qualities, including attendance, punctuality, reliability.
6. Summarize his/her activities in an end-of-placement report.
7. State the personal protection measures and safe practices appropriate to the host workplace and to the procedures conducted in it.
8. Apply the knowledge gained from the host workplace, and from the preceding application/ recruitment experience, to the final year of their scientific programme.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture3No Description
Integrated training (INTRA)720No Description
Report25No Description
Independent Study2No Description
Total Workload: 750

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

There is no general indicative syllabus since each placement is custom, and is laboratory-, project- or office-specific.
There is no general indicative syllabus. Since each placement is custom, and is laboratory-, project- or office-specific, there is no general indicative syllabus. The mentor will supply a tasklist, project specification, standard methods/ operating procedures and/or other material, as appropriate.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Performance evaluationThe module is assessed by a combination of (i) inspection of the student’s workplace notes/ data, (ii) the student’s formal end-of-placement report and (iii) the mentor’s assessment of the student’s performance. The last may include remarks on any or all of the following: Technical Knowledge, Quality of Work, Efficiency, Initiative, Reliability, Interaction with others, Attendance/punctuality.100%As required
Indicative Reading List

  • Behme S. Wiley-Blackwell: 2015, eBook: Manufacturing of pharmaceutical proteins: from technology to economy., Wiley-Blackwell, 9783527683093
  • Behme S.: 2015, Manufacturing of pharmaceutical proteins: from technology to economy., 2nd Ed., 2nd, Wiley-VCH Weinheim, 9783527337668
Other Resources

None

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