MEC8054 : Contemporary Case Studies in Biomedical Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Tom Joyce
- Lecturer: Professor Domenico Formica
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
• Introduce mechanical engineering techniques relevant to applications in biomedical engineering.
• Provide knowledge and understanding of key healthcare technologies and their impact.
• Raise critical awareness of the ethical and regulatory aspects of biomedical engineering.
• Introduce basic anatomy and physiology relevant to the case studies.
Outline Of Syllabus
• Broad overview of biomedical engineering
• Case studies of a medical technologies including clinical need, relevant local anatomy, clinical and engineering assessments of previous and current design solutions, medical implant regulation and assessment of current clinical issues
• Individual poster and project work on contemporary issues in biomedical engineering
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | Work for the individual assignment |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 8 | 2:30 | 20:00 | Work on the poster. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 8 | 3:00 | 24:00 | Guided critical reading activities |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 4:00 | 4:00 | 1 hour open office |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 93:00 | 93:00 | Independent Study including formative assessment - quizzes. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Induction lecture |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures will introduce the teaching material. Lectures provide the medium through which information and complex ideas can be delivered. The teaching material delivered will, through a taught case study, analyse in detail a clinical situation where a biomedical engineering solution is available. The use of case studies will allow the students to investigate contemporary areas of biomedical engineering in depth. Engineering solutions will be assessed and critiqued by students during discussions in lectures, prior to being assessed. These discussions will help the students to understand the area of biomedical engineering as well as related concerns such as regulatory requirements. Students will appraise scientific literature on the contemporary issues in biomedical engineering and produce individual assignments. Independent study supports the students' self-study in reading around the lecture material and the associated scientific literature.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 75 | 1500 word individual critique of a journal paper. |
| Poster | 1 | M | 25 | Individual poster assessment |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | 1 | M | Regular online quizzes are offered to help reinforce lecture material and guide student learning. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A quarter of the assessment will be by an individual poster. This will serve to test the students on their first contemporary case study, to evaluate to what extent they are able to analyse and critically evaluate biomedical technical literature, identify the main drivers and constraints which frame a contemporary need for a biomedical engineering solution, and show appreciation of benefits and drawbacks.
Their second and larger piece of assessment will consist of an individual critique of a journal paper which tests the student's ability to appraise a piece of scientific literature on a contemporary issue in biomedical engineering locate it within the wider scientific literature, evaluate and critically analyse benefits and drawbacks, and understand how a biomedical solution fits within contemporary ethical and regulatory framework
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MEC8054's Timetable