| Unit name | Impact, Translation and Commercialisation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PANMM0026 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Darryl Hill |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
PANMM0023 |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
Turning science into medicine, how to translate our research into medical application.
This unit will build upon teaching in year three (Level H/6) and requires an application of not only core academic knowledge but programme transferrable skills including communication.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit allows you to work together with others as a member of a collaborative development team. The result will be a business plan and elevator pitch which is presented to an investor panel.
This unit provides an opportunity to refine and exercise a highly transferrable set of skills including collaboration, self-awareness, self-reflection, self-management; research; analysis, critique and evaluation.
An overview of content
Teaching will be delivered by individuals with relevant business and commercial experience.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
Students will have gained competence and confidence in applying their scientific and research skills to create a business plan and elevator pitch. Students will be able to demonstrate innovative, commercial and scientific skills, with ability to work individually and as part of a team, recognising and valuing the views and differences of others.
This unit demonstrates real career value and showcases the skills employers want to see, research, design thinking, business development knowledge. You will be able to select and apply these to real and imagined scenarios.
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the requirements to translate and commercialise research
2. Communicate scientific material in both oral and written format
3. Work collaboratively and creatively as part of a team
Teaching will be delivered by individuals with relevant business and commercial experience. Students will work together to apply their scientific knowledge for commercial applications.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Students will be trained in skills and considerations for disseminating research, commercialising research and measuring impact. Students will create a "pathways to impact" document which will be peer reviewed and feedback provided.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Students will be provided with a research topic and will work as a team to establish a mock company, business plan and deliver an "elevator pitch" to a Dragons Den style investor panel comprising individuals with business experience. The elevator pitch will be summative assessment (100%).
When an assessment does not go to plan
In the case of a group assessment; we would enable anyone who was not able to take the assessment as a first attempt to give an individual presentation and the opportunity to answer questions from at least one member of staff.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PANMM0026).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
