Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including tutorials/workshops/student presentations to receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including seminars will not necessarily be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events including group discussions/tutorials.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Required:
The Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup (4th edition), Peter Kolchinksy - Pdf downloads also available free from Evelexa (www.evelexa.com) – you often have to register first and the site emails you a password – If the registration system is down you can download without registering. This resource provides important background to understanding investment in biotechnology. 
Recommended:
Biotechnology: Academic Cell Update Edition, 2012; Clarke DP & Pazdernik NJ; Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-12-385063-8 o This is available from online booksellers in hard copy, and from e-book sellers as an e-book readable on any device.  (Please note that Kindle books available from Amazon can now be read on most devices with Kindle apps for those devices, and if you choose Amazon as a supplier you have an option to rent the text rather than buy it for a discounted rate.) 
Internet resources:
NZBio (www.nzbio.org.nz) is the NZ biotech industry organisation, and this website is a gateway to a directory of NZ biotech companies, plus universities and institutes involved in biotechnology.  It also carries news items on progress in the sector (under the “News and Opinion” tab).  The site holds some comprehensive sector reports (click on the “Resources” tab to find these). The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise website also carries specific information on the biotechnology sector (www.nzte.govt.nz), especially as it relates to industry development initiatives.  Look under “Explore” and “Export Markets” for information on international markets. 
The Science Learning Hub (www.sciencelearn.org.nz/topics/biotechnology) is a government-funded site aimed at high-school level education about biotechnology. It hosts some simple but very clear explanations of common technologies, and brief descriptions of the companies involved in biotechnology in NZ, and related organisations, amongst other useful resources. 
Until 2012, Statistics New Zealand published regular surveys of biotech industry activity in NZ, plus deeper reports based on available data. The surveys and reports are all freely downloadable from this government department at:  archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/science_and_biotechnology.aspx#gsc.tab=0 

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license. You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Inclusive learning  Students are urged to discuss privately any impairment-related requirements face-to-face and/or in written form with the course co-ordinator.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

You will be individually graded for your participation in the discussion that follows each of the other seminars presented by your classmates (marked out of 5, then aggregated with the 30 point mark for your own seminar presentation, to form 35% of your total course mark). The instructions for what is expected in your class participation will be described in the instructions for seminars, to be distributed via Canvas in due course. Clearly your attendance at each of the seminar presentations by your classmates will be required in order for you to be graded. If you know of any impediment to attending these seminars, please let the course co-ordinator know as soon as possible.  Similarly, absences due to ill health will need to be documented, since attendance and participation are part of the formal grading of the course.

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Staff welcome feedback on the course throughout the semester, including the SET evaluations. Please contact your course coordinator or student representative at any time with your feedback.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor. Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.