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Archived Version 2018 - 2019
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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. Critically evaluate strategies that will enable you to plan your professional career. 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 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. Develop creative thinking skills, in particular in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation. 5. Develop a comprehensive awareness and understanding of the importance of research integrity in scientific research. 6. Undertake a patent search and demonstrate how research can be commercialised and protected via intellectual property. 7. Identify and critically appraise several types of ethical dilemmas in biomedical research and diagnostics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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