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1. General information
Course:
BASIS OF RESEARCH IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: METH., INTEL. PROP. RIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSF.
Code:
14347
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
376 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN PHARMACY
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
14 - FACULTY OF PHARMACY
Group(s):
10 
Year:
5
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer: MANUEL CARMONA DELGADO - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
IDR
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
967599352
Manuel.Carmona@uclm.es

Lecturer: AMAYA ZALACAIN ARAMBURU - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
ETSIAMB/ Módulo 1/planta 1ª
CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROFORESTAL Y GENÉTICA
926 05 29 02
Amaya.Zalacain@uclm.es

2. Pre-Requisites

There are no prerequisites, any student who wants to know what the research is and how it is carried out, can enroll in this subject. Due to the methodology used, a “clausus number” of 16 students has been established.

It is highly recommended that students have:

- Good knowledge of English, since many of the materials that the teacher will provide for the work in class and autonomous work will be in this language.

- Good knowledge of TIC tools for written and oral presentations.

- Ability to work as a team, as all the work is done as a group.

- Ability to constructive criticism, to express opinions and participate actively in class.

3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession

Nowadays, it is not necessary to make a detailed justification in favor of the significance of pharmaceutical research, nor the need for graduates in Pharmacy to focus their profession towards research. Its importance is reflected in the following objectives in which the syllabus of the Pharmacy Degree is supported:

1. Establish the bases for the subsequent access to scientific research.

2. Encourage individual and collective study in order to motivate students towards active and continuous training.

3. Stimulate the ability to perform experimental designs based on the scientific method and the interpretation of scientific works in the field of health sciences.

4. Promote critical analysis in the evaluation of problems, decision making and leadership spirit.

This subject intends that, through the selection of an idea to prepare a project for a R&D call, developing the student own critical spirit, his ability to work within a team, and put into practice everything learned in many other subjects of the pharmacy degree. The ideas that students can select for further development can come from any of the knowledge fields.

 

At the same time you are expected to acquire a detailed knowledge of the R&D&I insights where you could eventually develop your research career, know how to manage simple R&D projects, and can make a first assessment of whether the results obtained could be protected and how. Finally, it is expected to acquire basic notions of how that knowledge can be transferred to the pharmaceutical industry or be exploited through the creation of a technology-based company or spin-off.

 

In short, the training provided by this subject is eminently practical and transversal. To train the future pharmacist to guide their profession towards research, the possible transfer of knowledge to the pharmaceutical industry, or its direct exploitation through the creation of a technology-based company; acquiring the following competences:

1: Demonstrate that they are capable of designing a research project in which it is necessary to carry out a critical analysis and to evaluate imprecise situations. The student will apply their knowledge and work methodology to propose a synthesis of new and more complex ideas that may produce a deeper knowledge of the Pharmacy research context in which the student may work in the future.

2: Ddevelop enough autonomy to initiate, manage and lead teams/innovative research projects/scientific collaborations, national or international, within Pharmacy topic, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a high component of knowledge transfer.

3:  Justify that they are able to participate in scientific discussions that take place at international level within the Pharmacy knowledge, and to disclose the results of their research activity to all types of public.

4: Demonstrate within the specific scientific context of Pharmacy that they are able to make advances in cultural, social or technological aspects, as well as to promote innovation in all areas in a knowledge-based society.

5: Develop those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a higher degree of autonomy.


4. Degree competences achieved in this course
Course competences
Code Description
B01 Proficiency in a second foreign language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
B02 Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
B03 A correct oral and written communication
B04 Ethical commitment and professional deontology.
B05 Ability to develop those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies.
EF04 Identify and to evaluate the potential pharmacokinetic interactions between the active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines
ELF04 Be competent in information retrieval techniques related to primary and secondary information sources (Including databases with the use of a computer)
G03 Know how to apply the scientific method and acquire skills in the handling of legislation, sources of information, bibliography, elaboration of protocols and other aspects considered necessary for the design and critical evaluation of preclinical and clinical trials.
G13 Develop communication and information skills, both oral and written, to deal with patients and users of the centre where they carry out their professional activity. Promote the capacity to work and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and those related to other health professionals.
G15 Recognise own limitations and the need to maintain and update professional competence, with particular emphasis on self-learning of new knowledge based on scientific evidence.
T02 Ability to manage quality scientific information, bibliography, specialized databases and resources accessible through the Internet.
T03 Handling of basic and specific software for the treatment of information and experimental results.
T04 Motivation for quality, safety at work and awareness of environmental issues, with knowledge of the internationally recognised systems for the correct management of these aspects.
T05 Organizational, planning and implementation skills.
T06 Ability to address human resources decision-making and management.
T07 Ability to work as a team and, where appropriate, exercise leadership functions, encouraging entrepreneurship.
T08 Develop interpersonal skills and the ability to function in an international and multicultural context.
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes
Description
Acquire basic knowledge for the transfer of knowledge to the pharmaceutical sector.
Obtain a basic knowledge for the exploitation of innovations resulting from research through the creation of a technology-based company.
Learn to use existing tools for knowledge protection.
Obtain the ability to evaluate the potential interest of ideas, elaborate them and present them as a research project to a competitive call.
Know how pharmaceutical research is carried out within companies.
Know the public-private systems of regional, national, European and international R + D + i.
Know the tools and procedures for managing R & D & I projects.
Additional outcomes
Not established.
6. Units / Contents
  • Unit 1: Familiarization with public-private R&D systems
  • Unit 2: Specific methodology in the pharmaceutical sector for the development of R&D projects
  • Unit 3: From the idea to the project
  • Unit 4: R&D project management
  • Unit 5: Tools for the protection of knowledge
  • Unit 6: Transfer of knowledge to the pharmaceutical sector
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
Training Activity Methodology Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) ECTS Hours As Com Description
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] Case Studies B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 EF04 ELF04 G03 G13 G15 T02 T03 T04 T05 T06 T07 T08 1 25 Y Y
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] Workshops and Seminars B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 EF04 ELF04 G03 G13 G15 T02 T03 T04 T05 T06 T07 T08 0.64 16 Y Y
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] Group Work B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 EF04 ELF04 G03 G13 G15 T02 T03 T04 T05 T06 T07 T08 2.24 56 Y N
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] Self-study B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 EF04 ELF04 G03 G13 G15 T02 T03 T04 T05 T06 T07 T08 0.48 12 Y N
Formative Assessment [ON-SITE] Assessment tests B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 EF04 ELF04 G03 G13 G15 T02 T03 T04 T05 T06 T07 T08 0.14 3.5 Y Y
Total: 4.5 112.5
Total credits of in-class work: 1.78 Total class time hours: 44.5
Total credits of out of class work: 2.72 Total hours of out of class work: 68

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System Continuous assessment Non-continuous evaluation * Description
Oral presentations assessment 20.00% 20.00%
Theoretical papers assessment 15.00% 20.00%
Assessment of active participation 15.00% 0.00%
Mid-term tests 50.00% 60.00%
Total: 100.00% 100.00%  
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
  • Continuous assessment:
    Criteria for evaluation of the ordinary call:
    It is an eminently practical subject where the student is able to express their progress orally and defend their ideas in a critical way in front of the classmates and the teacher. Therefore, there will be no written test and progress tests will consist of an oral presentation and team defense of the progress made in the development of the idea assigned to them.

    The evaluation will take into account the material used during the presentation, the ability to expose and transmit to their peers the knowledge acquired, and the ability to answer questions or doubts from their peers and the teacher, both individually and as a team.
    In addition, students will be evaluated continuously. In each session the students will make at least 2 oral defenses of their progress, practicing for the presentation that they will then perform in the progress tests.

    Practical tests of progress: 70% of the grade will consist of the evaluation of the presentation and defense that students will make in the 2 progress tests that will be held throughout the course.

    Practical training activity in class: 20% of the grade will consist of the continuous evaluation of the practical training activity evaluated in the daily sessions other than the progress tests.

    Theory: The evaluation of the theoretical part will correspond to 10% of the grade.

    Those students who do not pass the progress tests, will make a final test (70%) for which they will be assigned a project idea that they must develop autonomously following the methodology presented in class, and make their public exposure on the day of the exam. The evaluation will take into account the material used during the presentation, the ability to expose and transmit the knowledge acquired and the ability to answer the teacher's questions.
  • Non-continuous evaluation:
    Evaluation criteria not defined

Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
In case of not passing the final test in ordinary call, the student could be presented to the final test in extraordinary call.
Particularities of the special call for completion:
Only students who meet the requirements set out in the Student Assessment Regulations of the University of Castilla-La Mancha will be able to access this call, they will be evaluated according to the criteria applied in the extraordinary call.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours hours

Unit 1 (de 6): Familiarization with public-private R&D systems
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] 1
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] 2
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] 3

Unit 2 (de 6): Specific methodology in the pharmaceutical sector for the development of R&D projects
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] .5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] 8
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] 10

Unit 3 (de 6): From the idea to the project
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] .5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] 8
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] 10

Unit 4 (de 6): R&D project management
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] .5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] 8
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] 12
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 6
Formative Assessment [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] 2

Unit 5 (de 6): Tools for the protection of knowledge
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] .5
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] 7.5
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] 10

Unit 6 (de 6): Transfer of knowledge to the pharmaceutical sector
Activities Hours
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] 4
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] 11
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] 6
Formative Assessment [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] 2

Global activity
Activities hours
10. Bibliography and Sources
Author(s) Title Book/Journal Citv Publishing house ISBN Year Description Link Catálogo biblioteca
EU Portal web- EC_Horizonte 2020 2022 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html  
ISCIII Portal web- Instituto de Salud Carlos III 2022 http://www.isciii.es/ISCIII/es/contenidos/fd-investigacion/fd-financiacion/convocatorias-ayudas-accion-estrategica-salud.shtml  
JCCM Portal web-Junta de Comunidades de CLM 2022 http://www.educa.jccm.es/idiuniv/es/investigacion  
MINECO_Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Portal web_ Ministerio Economia, Industria y Competitividad 2022 http://www.mineco.gob.es/portal/site/mineco/idi  



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