Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaIntroduction to Biomedical Companies
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Head instructor
Dr. Luis Antonio RUIZ - lruiz@uic.es
Office hours
Questions that students may have will be resolved before or after class in person, or via email through direct contact throughout the course.
The course is aimed at giving students a complementary view of science that allows them to be informed and, where appropriate, make decisions in relation to the development of a career in the field of creation and management of biomedical oriented companies and R&D. It is presented at an introductory level, as within the curriculum there will be core and optional subjects that will develop in depth some of the issues raised.
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At the end of the course, the student will:
Master classes: presentation during 2 sessions of 50 minutes of a theoretical topic by the teacher.
Practical classes and case methods (CM): Approach to a real or imaginary situation. Students interact directly with those involved in the creation of biomedical companies in Spain and Catalonia, and work on the questions in small groups or in interaction with the teacher and discuss the answers. The teacher and the speakers take an active part and, if necessary, contribute new knowledge.
Virtual Education (VE): Online material that the student can consult from any computer, at any time, that will contribute to the self-learning of concepts related to the subject
Assessment parameters in the first sitting:
20% Class attendance
20% Attitude and participation
20% Partial exam
40% Final exam (first sitting)
Assessment parameters in the second sitting:
In the second sitting, the part of the mark related to attendance, attitude and participation in class will be saved, so the mark will be composed of the following parameters:
20% Class attendance (saved from the first sitting)
20% Attitude and participation (saved from the first sitting)
60% Final exam (second sitting)
Class attendance (both in Master classes and in the case method):
Attendance ≥ 80% of sessions: Mark = 10
Attendance <80% of sessions: Mark proportional to the level of attendance
Attitude and participation in class and case studies:
Subjective assessment by teachers and speakers, based on:
Predisposition to learning, positive and constructive attitude
Proactivity in discussion dynamics
Active participation in the questions posed by the teacher / speaker
Asking questions throughout the sessions
Response to the ideas expressed by classmates
Exams:
You must get a mark of 5 or higher on the exam in order to average the final mark.
Partial examination
60% of the mark:
Test with 20 multiple choice questions, 4 answer options. Rating +1 in case of correct answer. The incorrect answer does NOT count towards the overall mark
40% of the mark:
Two development questions (15 lines): Critical explanation of a news item (chosen from 3 options) and explanation of the activity profile of a company (to choose between 3 companies seen in class)
Final exam (first and second sitting)
60% of the mark:
Test with 30 multiple choice questions; 4 answer options. Rating +1 in case of correct answer. The incorrect answer does NOT count towards the overall mark
40% of the mark:
2 development questions (15 lines): Explanation of the activity profile of a company (chosen from 3 companies seen in class) and explanation of a theoretical concept described in the Master classes
Ciencia y Negocio, una visita a Businesslandia. Luis Ruiz Avila, Editorial EUNSA, 2020.
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