BIOT 350 - Ethics and Professionalism in Biotechnology

(3 units) CO12

Provides formal training in literature searches, primary literature interpretation, science writing, workforce preparation, ethics and honesty in the workplace, and the resolution of ethical issues in a research environment.

Corequisite(s): BIOL 190A

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify ethical concerns in research and intellectual contexts, including academic integrity and objective presentation of data.
2. identify the multiple ethical interests at stake in real-world situations and in practice (Good lab Practices [GLP] and resume evaluations).
3. continue to build on their foundation in core writing by learning how to read and summarize scientific papers and produce an introduction for an EPSCOR undergraduate research proposal.
4. build their skills in quantitative reasoning by practicing and being tested on the manipulation of algebraic formulas associated with formulation chemistry.

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