FSG571: Ethical and Legal Issues in Science and Biotechnology / Faculty of Applied Sciences

This course include moral and ethical issues of biotechnology, advantages and disadvantages of using biotechnology, legal issues pertaining to biotechnology, issues of concern in biotechnology and scope of work of a plant biotechnologist. Students are taught on a self learning basis using a combination of distance learning, self study, group interactions and tutorials. Students are encouraged to examined, evaluate and debate the various aspects of biotechnology through group discussions, case study analysis and mock debate. Students are also exposed to the moral dimension of entrepreneurship, e.g. responsible and sustainable entrepreneurship.