QUESTION
‘Biotechnology is a very important industry nowadays, and biotechnology firms have promising future and are developing products which can improve our health and wellness'.
Discuss the above statement using examples from B200A material, and do a STEP analysis for such an industry (including pertinent social factors, relevant government policies, job creation, and technological achievements of major biotechnology firms like Amgen or Celgene). Consider in your discussion the latest trends and latest technologies in the biotechnology sector.
Word count: Discuss the above statement in no more than 1500 words.
Referencing: You must acknowledge all your sources of information using full Harvard Style Referencing (in-text referencing plus list of references at the end).
Plagiarism: It is very important to use your own words. Plagiarism will lead to a significant loss of marks. Extensive plagiarism could mean that you failed your TMA.
Plagiarism means copying from internet, from unreferenced sources, from other students' TMAs or any other source. Penalties for plagiarism ranges from failure in the TMA to expulsion from the university.
Answering: Your response to the question should take the form of a full essay format divided into a number of paragraphs with introduction and conclusion without subheadings and bullet points. Use reader one chapters 1 to 6, as well as your own search on the biotechnology industry and its importance.
Essay Guidance:
• Discuss concepts that you have learned from B200 module 1: Environments.
• Review each chapter's learning outcomes in the B200 study guide, module one.
• Plan what you will write, and have a well organized outline. Use E-Library (EBSCO) to get journal's articles and use in-text referencing.
• While answering the question, you should avoid descriptive writing, you are asked to discuss a statement relying on B200 materials and your own search.
• You should support your discussion by using examples from module one chapters and study guide, as well as the industry in question.