Course syllabus for Practical Placement 2

Specific entry requirements

At least the grade Pass on the courses in Theory in bioentrepreneurship, Industrial Management, Project Management - Theory, Communication in bioentrepreneurship 1, Market analysis, Module 1 of Product Development in the Life Sciences, Communication in bioentrepreneurship 2 and Practical Placement 1 within the Master's programme in bioentrepreneurship.

Students who fail to meet the requirements for work-based practise by demonstrating serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitudes that the trust of the collaborating partner has been jeopardised, will be eligible for re-qualification for new work-based education only after an individual action plan has been successfully completed.

Outcomes

The aim of the course is for the student to deepen his/her understanding of the life science industry through the applied project.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to, in a practical setting:

• Plan and perform, analyse and present a project that demands deep knowledge and skills within an area that is relevant to the study programme.
• Reflect on one's own personal experience and individual contribution to the project.
• Methodically analyse, review and evaluate other students' projects and be able to present and discuss one's own work.
• Show skills such as cooperation, individual responsibility, project management and oral as well as written communication.
• Critically reflect on and carry out project work in a scientific and business ethical correct manner.
• Analyse the context of the project/company from a bioentrepreneurial perspective.
• Reflect on the life science scene as a future workplace.
• Systematically and independently evaluate factors for sustainable business.

Content

The course consists of projects in the field of life science. The project can be done in collaboration with companies or organisations and aims to illustrate or resolve specific issues.

The project can for example be focused on:

• Project management
• Market analysis
• Product development
• Regulatory issues
• Reimbursement
• Intellectual property rights
• Marketing and Sales
• Business development
• Investments and Venture Capital (VC)

Teaching methods

The teaching mainly consists of the practical work performed in the company/organisation as well as other compulsory sessions and presentations.

The course is offered at master’s level, where the students are assumed to be familiar with the most common study methods in higher education. The course’s pedagogical approach is based on entrepreneurial learning and requires active student participation.

Examination

The examination for component 1 (Theoretical Value Creation) consists of:

• a written individual reflection
• a project proposal

The examination for component 2 (Practical Value Creation) consists of:

• a written report
• an oral presentation of the project work
• an opposition on another student project work

All examinations will be graded Pass/Fail. In order to pass the entire course, the student needs to get the grade Pass on all examinations.

Compulsory participation
Workshops, seminars and presentations are compulsory. The student must also follow the attendance agreement established in connection with the internship. The examiner assesses if and, in that case, how absence from compulsory components can be compensated. The student must participate in all compulsory parts or compensate for absence in accordance with the examiner's instructions, in order to pass the course. Absence from a compulsory activity may result in the student not being able to compensate the absence until the next time the course is given.

**Limited number of examinations
**Students who have not passed the regular examination are entitled to participate in five more examinations. If the student has not passed the exam after four participations, he/she is encouraged to visit the study advisor. If the student has failed six examinations/tests, no additional examination or new admission is provided.

Physically attending or otherwise commencing an examination is regarded as an examination session. An examination, for which the student registered but did not participate, is not counted as an examination session.

Project placement
The examiner may immediately suspend a student's project placement or equivalent if the student demonstrates serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitudes in a way that trust with the partner may be damaged or broken.

When the project placement is interrupted in this way, the student will fail the current course element and one project placement opportunity is consumed. The same applies if the placement is not considered passed. In such cases, an individual action plan will be formulated by the course leader, setting out what activities and knowledge tests are required for the student to be able to pass the course.

Adaptation of examination
In the event of special circumstances, or if a student with a disability is in need of certain adjustments, the examiner may decide to depart from the syllabus' regulations on examination form, number of examination opportunities, possibility of completion or exemption from compulsory educational elements, etc. Content and intended learning outcomes as well as the level of expected skills, knowledge and abilities must not be altered, removed or lowered.

Transitional provisions

The course has its last regular study start in the fall semester of 2025 and shall thereafter be formally discontinued. Examination will be provided until the fall semester of 2026 for students who have not completed the course. Examination dates will be announced on the course website.

Other directives

The course language is English.

Literature and other teaching aids

Literature from previous courses will be used as reference literature and the student will also need to apply earlier acquired knowledge to find the relevant information required for the project tasks.