MEC8060 : Tissue Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Module Leader(s): Dr Oana Bretcanu
- Lecturer: Dr Katarzyna Pirog, Professor David Young
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Aims
The module covers fundamental aspects of tissue engineering with an emphasis on bone and cartilage tissue engineering. The tissue engineering concept and its applications in the medical field, such as vascular, cardiac and skin grafts, will be explored.
Outline Of Syllabus
-Introduction to tissue engineering
-Bioreactors
-Stem cells
-Bone scaffolds
-Applications of tissue engineering (bone, skin, heart, etc.)
-Cartilage engineering (delivered by staff from the Medical School)
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 0:30 | 0:30 | Practice for oral presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 38 | 3:00 | 114:00 | Recommended revision for assessments, assuming prior regular independent study throughout teaching. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Module summary and final discussions (last teaching week) (PiP) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Lectures covering the whole syllabus (PiP) |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 20 | 3:00 | 60:00 | Recommended regular personal study throughout teaching period to follow up taught classes |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | End of module in class online PC assessment covering whole syllabus (PiP) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 0:30 | 0:30 | Oral presentation and answers to questions (PiP) |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures cover fundamental knowledge and help students to apply what they learnt to specific case studies.
Private study supports the students’ self-study in reading around the lecture material and learning to solve the practical engineering problems identified during lectures.
Alternative online sessions will be offered to students if in-person sessions are not possible (due to unforeseen circumstances such as a pandemic). In that case:
- A mixture of asynchronous and synchronous delivery will be used for the PiP lectures
- Weekly ‘drop-in’ synchronous sessions will be introduced
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC Examination | 60 | 2 | A | 70 | End of module in class PC assessment covering whole syllabus |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Examination | 2 | M | 30 | 10 minute presentation followed by questions |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC Examination | 2 | M | Short online Canvas quiz to practice the PC Exam format |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The assessments provide an appropriate way to assess both theoretical understanding and problem-solving skills. The students should be able to apply a broad range of knowledge to the healthcare applications of tissue engineering.
If in-person PC and Oral examinations are not possible due to unforeseen universal circumstances (such as a pandemic), the following will happen:
- Oral presentation will take place synchronously
- PC examination will be changed to a suitable asynchronous assignment, such as a report
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MEC8060's Timetable