This module focuses on the managerial aspects to addressing the future sustainability of the Life Science sector through the Sustainable, Human-Centric and Resilient framework.
Participants will develop an understanding of environmental sustainability in the planetary boundaries, finite resources, and the impacts of the Pharmaceutical, MedTech and Diagnostic sectors on the safe operating space of the earth’s socio-ecological systems.
In addition, through inquiry-based and evidence-based approaches, the module will explore the role of the Life Sciences sector in meeting the needs of patients globally and economically while minimising their environmental footprint.
This module focuses on addressing the emerging drivers for the industry of the future and integrating sustainability into long-term business planning within a holistic framework informed by the Sustainable, Human-Centric and Resilient framework.
The workshop aspect of the module is underpinned by key sustainability and pedagogical theories and delivered through applied experiential project-based learning. Inter-disciplinary student teams engage directly with the complex, real world challenges proposed by partners (such as government agencies, local authority, social enterprise or NGOs). The teams will design and pitch the innovative solutions to the partner with a view of the solutions being implemented in practice.
The students will be provided with a range of relevant methodological tools and techniques (such as design thinking and business model canvas).
As the module progresses, student teams will be required to discover and validate customer needs and to continually build iterative prototypes to test whether they understood the problem and solution. Teams take a hands-on approach requiring close engagement with the partner organisations, end-users and their lecturer-mentor.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |