Micro-Credential in Biosafety and Bioethics in Biotechnology
Programme Overview
Biosafety and Bioethics in Biotechnology programme is a lecture and tutorial-based subject focusing on providing students with the theoretical understanding of biosafety and ethical perspectives of biotechnological systems. The course also helps to secure meaningful information for participation in decision making on development of moral, ethical and biosafety issues of modern biotechnology, alongside its practice and application so that students will appreciate its benefits and possible pit-falls. The course covers good laboratory practices, risks related to GMOs, international rules and regulations for biosafety and GMOs, ethical issues regarding GMOs, euthanasia, issues related to reproductive and cloning technologies, issues to transplants and eugenics, patenting, commercialization and benefits sharing, role of national bioethics committees.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course participants should be able to:
- Explain the fundamental principles of biosafety, bioregulation and biotechnology.
- Asses social and ethical issues related to plant and animal biotechnology.
- Assess the relevance of intellectual property rights to modern biotechnological innovations by adhering information from different source.
- Present on the issues related to biosafety, bioregulation and bioethics in field of biotechnology.
Course Progression
Credits from this Micro-Credential Programme are transferable to the following full academic programme:
- Master of Biotechnology
Assessments
- Coursework 60%
- Final Examination 40%
Study Plan for Micro-Credential in Biosafety and Bioethics in Biotechnology
Week 1 | Introduction to Biosafety · Abuses of genetic information · Biohazards · Good laboratory practices · Infectious disease transmission · Risk assessment and risk management related to GMOs · International rules and regulations for biosafety and GMOs · Introduction to bioethics, ethical issues regarding GMOs · Euthanasia · Levels of Biosafety · Biosafety Cabinets · Animal Biosafety · Issues related to reproductive & cloning technologies · Issues to transplants and eugenics
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Week 2
| Issues to transplants and eugenics · An Overview of the Legal and Socio-economic Impacts of Biotechnology – Biosafety Regulations · Patenting · Commercialization and benefits sharing · Role of national bioethics committees · National and international level Biosafety regulations · Trials on-field · Upscaling of field trials · Biosecurity · Lab Biosecurity and Waste Disposal · Biosecurity: Dual use and Bioterrorism
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Week 3
| Process Biosafety and Hazard Analysis · Biosafety and Recombinant DNA Technology · Screen–a newsletter on biosafety · Risks versus benefits · Good manufacturing Practices · Good laboratory practices · Good laboratory practice principles
| Lecture, practical |
Week 4
| Intellectual Property Rights · Implications of IPRs and agricultural technology · World trade organization (WTO) · WTO agreements · Developing countries development and trade · General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)
| Lecture |
Week 5
| Intellectual Property Rights · Patenting and the Procedures · Steps to a patent · Examples of patents in biotechnology · Bioethics in biodiversity · Ethics of resource management · Impacts of patenting on biodiversity-rich developing countries · Impact of GM crops and GM foods | Lecture, practical |
Week 6
| Projects · Human genome projects · Standard operating procedure · Ethical issues of the human genome project · Stem cell research · Introduction · Applications
| Lecture, practical |
Week 7
| Projects · Ethics involved in stem-cell research · Organ transplantation in human beings · Ethics in xenotransplantation · Bioethical issues
| Lecture, practical |
Week 8
| Final Examination | Conclusion Session Awarding of Certificates Presentation by VC or Representative of VC
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Why Micro-Credential in Lincoln University College (LUC), Malaysia?
Micro-credentials in Lincoln University College (LUC), Malaysia offer a flexible, targeted, and accelerated pathway of acquiring industry-relevant skills that meet the demands of today’s evolving job market. Designed for students, professionals, and individuals seeking to upskill or reskill, credentials offer learning experiences and formally recognized certifications, with enhanced employability, and serving as stepping stones to higher qualifications. LUC’s micro-credential programs are supported by strong academic frameworks and offer clear progression pathways into full-fledged degree programs. After completing this Micro-credential course, professionals can use their updated skills to apply for promotions or switch to a different job role.