SCBC121

BIOMEDICAL ETHICS
Introduction

Ms Grace Ijoma

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 IMPORTANT
• You will be issued with study notes.
• You will not be given an extra copy if it is misplaced
• Each week you would be given study notes corresponding to the topic.
• You are expected to read your textbook and do copious online reading to
augment these notes
• My PowerPoint presentations are strictly a teaching aid and should not be
viewed as notes. You are advised to study and make your personal notes in
addition to your study notes
• All materials that I wish to give you will be posted on E-Learn
http://eportal.midranduniversity.com/
• You have to ensure that you have been allocated a user name and
password for E-Learn
• You have to regularly log on to E-Learn to make sure that you are up to
date with regard to announcements/ information regarding this course
• Every weekend I shall place your Learning opportunities for the next topic
to allow you read and prepare for class.

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 • This course requires that students
participate actively to achieve the learning
outcomes

• Lecturer: Ms Grace N. Ijoma

• Office: N3
• Phone: 061 459 6326 (only text to this number)
• Email: gracei@mgi.ac.za

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 • Theory
– 2 double periods per week (??)
– Venues: Mondays: 4B
Tuesdays: T2

• Facilitated Activity
– The first few weeks would be devoted to presenting ethical theories;
Students must follow class activity and would be advised on when
these class assignments would take place.
– It is compulsory that students attend these activity weeks and
feedback sessions. They will not be repeated
– Students cannot submit this portion of the work as take-home
assignments, all measures will be put in place to ensure this!!
– You must keep your activity work book safe, there will be no re-issue,
there will be no re-mark for any reason.
– Write in pen through out, if you cancel anything on this book, ask the
Lecturer to immediately sign and date it.
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 Prescribed Textbook
Thiemann W.J. & Palladino M.A. 2013.
Introduction to Biotechnology. 3rd Ed. Pearson
Education Inc.
• You are advised to visit the following website
http://wps.aw.com/bc_palladino_biotech_3/214/54840/
14039075.cw/index.html
• Use the resources – practice questions relevant to
topics on biotechnology that are taught in class to
assist you to prepare for the online quizzes.

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 Assessments
• Tests (20% to semester mark)
– 2 tests, both compulsory.
– Test 1: See module outline
– Test 2: See module outline
– Tests will cover up to work done 1 week before the test.
Remember that this course has two components and in all the tests you
would be tested on both. You are advised in your head to treat them as
separate, don’t hope to pass by doing well in only one aspect!!!
• Assignment (30% to semester mark)
• There will be 2 assignments, each worth 15% ( I am concerned with the
biotechnology and biomedical ethics component)
– Activity workbook has two segments:
– The class activity that must be done in class!
Both carry 10%
– The take-home segment
– Weekly online quizzes the entire semester will carry 5%
NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY DO THE ONLINE QUIZZES IF YOU ARE PRESENT
6 FOR THE CLASS THAT WEEK
 GOOD LUCK!!!!!

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