307698 (v.1) Biotechnology 331

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Studio:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

307691 (v.1) Molecular Biology 232

Syllabus:

Explores the biotechnology industry from the laboratory to the market place. Traditional biotechnology processes. Overview of the modern biotechnology industry and applications of - biopharmaceuticals, transgenics, genomics, proteomics, monoclonal antibody technology, DNA chips and diagnostics, rational drug design. Commercialisation of research and development, what is intellectual property. Patenting IP, contracts and licensing technology, establishing and managing a biotechnology company. Raising venture capital, stages from research and development to production, distribution, sales and marketing.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External