LSI4020 – Innovation Project in Life Sciences

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

The purpose of this course is to enable the student to develop deeper knowledge, understanding, and attitudes in the context of the honors certificate in Life Science Innovations. By working on a project at the end of the certificate the students have the opportunity to delve more deeply into and synthesize knowledge acquired in previous studies.

Learning outcome

Specific learning objectives that are to be fulfilled in the innovation project are that the student should be able to:

  • in their project use essential in-depth knowledge of their major subject/field of study and relate this to the innovation process;
  • choose and state one's reasons for selecting their project with respect to the innovation idea.
  • contribute to the innovation process by evaluating the idea (or innovation project) when it comes to the goals, feasibility, competition, resource requirements, and adaptability.
  • within the specific innovation project, identify which issues are of relevance and need to be addressed (or prioritized);
  • identify and discuss needs for further elucidation of different aspects of the innovation process before decision-making or project realization, when relevant;
  • based on a holistic view, critically, independently, and creatively identify, formulate, and deal with the complex issues of the innovation process;
  • plan and, with adequate methods, carry out qualified tasks within the innovation process and also be able to evaluate this work;
  • critically and systematically integrate knowledge;
  • present and discuss their conclusions as well as the knowledge and arguments these are based upon both in spoken and written English;
  • observe and discuss ethical aspects of the idea (or innovation project), both pertaining to how it is developed as well as its impacts when realized;

Admission to the course

This course is part of the Life Science Innovation (honours certificate).

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Only students enrolled in the Life Science Innovation (honours certificate) can be admitted to this course.

Formal prerequisite knowledge