MICR40100 Emerging Issues in Biotechnology

Academic Year 2021/2022

The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the global opportunities and challenges for Biotechnology. The course will investigate a broad range of topics including the occurence, effect, and treatemnt of antibiotic reisistance in microorganisms, disease diagnosis and treatment, future sustainable production of chemicals, fuel and polymer production, DNA technology for source tracking as well as animal trait identification, synthetic biology, bio-ethics, and laboratory management and intellectual property. Students will perform written case studies and present findings on course work in poster format.

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Learning Outcomes:

An appreciation and understanding of the major issues affecting society and the biotechnology industry. Understanding strategies developed to address challenges for society which provide opportunities for the biotechnology industry. The ability to critically assess the benefits and shortcomings of emerging technologies through team project work as well as individual desk based research will be one of the independent learning outcomes. The presentation and argument of findings on homework through oral and poster presentations is also a major learning outcome

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Conversation Class

2
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Not yet recorded 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: Group project poster Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

38
Essay: Essay on assigned project Unspecified n/a Graded No

50
Continuous Assessment: Attendance and participation in lectures Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

12

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 

Not yet recorded
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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Name Role
Dr Patrick Caffrey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Gerard Cagney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Eoin Casey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Reeta Davis Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Joanna Drabinska Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Hilary McMahon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Raul Miranda Caso Luengo Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor David O'Connell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Tadhg Ó'Cróinín Lecturer / Co-Lecturer