The course covered an introduction to IP, what types of IP existed(copywright, PBR, patents) and what is involved in securing IP (costs and duration). Several cases were presented to the participants as examples. Two case studies of CRDC 'real' proposals were conducted and the participants were subdivided and asked the simple question, 'should we fund this project?'. The groups were provided a IP checklist to compare the application and see if sufficient information was provided.