BT4506: Advanced Bio-Business - Catalogue of Courses

BT4506: ADVANCED BIO-BUSINESS (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

this is the final course of 3 on Bio-Business and deals in depth with finance, corporate governance and business models;
the major assessment involves the students working together in teams to set up a virtual bio-business and to pitch this business to a group of experts in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector;
the team will adopt the roles of senior management team and present to the experts their part of the business

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	20 credits (10 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Professor Heather Wallace

Qualification Prerequisites

Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of Anatomy (AN) (Studied) or Biochemistry (BC) (Studied) or Biomedical Sciences (BM) (Studied) or Biotechnology (BT) (Studied) or Developmental Biology (DB) (Studied) or Genetics (GN) (Studied) or Immunology (IM) (Studied) or Molecular Biology (MB) (Studied) or Microbiology (MC) (Studied) or Pharmacology (PA) (Studied) or Physiology (PY) (Studied) or Sports Science (SR) (Studied)
Either Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
BT3502 Bio-Business (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

A series of lectures and tutorials that will challenge the students to apply what they know (on their own or as part of a business team) to a "real" company.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay 25%

Executive summary 30%

Infographic 10%

Presentation 35%

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.

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