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Biotechnology Internship
The student will be paired with a scientist as a mentor in a biotechnology industry as a lab scientist intern. They 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.
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120
Tina Fugate
or
Robin Schott
Biology I
Chemistry
Biotechnology I&II
Advanced Biotechnology
Biotechnology skills acquired in prerequisite courses
Soft skills necessary for employment
Content knowledge acquired in Biotechnology I, II, and Advanced
Referenced Standards
National Science Standards (5th 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}
Biotechnology Industry Standards
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 fofr 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