Course Title

Biotechnology Internship

Course Description

The student will be paired with a scientist as a mentor in a biotechnology industry as a lab scientist intern. He/She will work in varied roles in order to get a full picture and scope of what it takes to be employed in a biotechnology industry. A final paper and review about the intern experience is part of the course. Hours vary per schedule but should total 120 hours.

Contact

Robin Schott
405-743-5554
rscho@okcareertech.org
or
Tina Fugate
405-743-5139
tfuga@okcareertech.org

Knowledge and Skills

Biotechnology skills acquired in prerequisite courses

Soft skills necessary for employment

Content knowledge acquired in Biotechnology I, II, and Advanced Biotechnology

Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures

Referenced Standards

 National Science Standards (5^th ed). (1998). National Research Council, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences

Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (2003). Oklahoma State Department of Education-PASS-{ www.sde.state.ok.us}

Industry Alignments

Biotechnology Industry Standards

Curriculum Resources

Clark & Russell, (2000), Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun, Cache River Press.

Barnum, Susan R., (2007), Biotechnology: An Introduction, Brooks/Cole.

Daugherty, Ellyn, (2007), Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium, Paradigm Publishing.

Thieman and Palladino, (2004), Introduction to Biotechnology, Pearson Benjamin Cummings.

Micklos and Freyer, (2003), DNA Science: A First Course, Cold Spring Harbor Press.

Alcamo, (2001), DNA Technology: The Awesome Skill, Harcourt Academic Press.

Campbell and Reece, (2005), Biology: AP Edition, Pearson Benjamin Cummings.

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