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Module

MEC3031 : Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

  • Offered for Year: 2023/24
  • Module Leader(s): 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: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

•       Introduce mechanical engineering techniques relevant to applications in biomedical engineering
•       Introduce basic biology and physiology relevant to biomedical engineering applications.
•       Provide knowledge and understanding of key healthcare technologies and their impact.
•       Raise critical awareness of design and use of biomedical technologies.

Outline Of Syllabus

•       Broad overview of biomedical engineering.
•       Biology and physiology for mechanical engineers.
•       Case studies of relevant technologies in biomedical engineering, including clinical needs, relevant
anatomy and physiology, analysis of design solutions and possible clinical issues.
•       Examples of possible experimental applications of biomedical technologies, with demonstration of data
acquisition and data analysis in MATLAB

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Structured Guided LearningLecture materials81:008:00Review Lecture materials
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture82:0016:00PiP lectures
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical33:009:00Data analysis in MATLAB
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching111:0011:00PiP tutorials - Weekly Q&A Sessions
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study155:0055:00Independent study
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesModule talk11:001:00PiP introduction lecture.
Total100:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Lectures provide the medium through which information and complex ideas can be delivered. The students will investigate biomedical engineering application in depth. The presented engineering solutions will be assessed and critiqued by students through guided learning, prior to being assessed. Practical sessions in MATLAB will provide basic skills for data analysis of biomedical signals. 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

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Digital Examination901A100Consists of 60 multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
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 assessment1MWeekly online quizzes are offered to help reinforce material, practice calculation and guide student learning.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Assessment will be by a multiple-choice question (MCQ) computer-based examination. This will test the students’ knowledge of the contemporary issues in biomedical engineering as well as their ability to undertake appropriate engineering calculations.

Reading Lists

Timetable