- Department: Electronic Engineering
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2024-25
Mathematical and engineering sciences are used to highlight principles governing the function of physiological systems. Simulation of normal and disease states are used in understanding, devising, and testing systems for intervention. This module aims to equip students with the foundational knowledge on the interface between engineering and medicine at the biological, physiological and clinical levels. The module will aim to convey the general engineering principles governing the body coordinating and integrating systems, the design and realisation of such medical devices, and the introduction of technology to hospitals and healthcare settings.
Learning will be achieved through case studies, exercises, models, and laboratory exercises.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
Subject content aims:
Graduate skills aims:
Investigate healthcare challenges, needs, and requirements development.
Develop system concepts that are derived from requirements, and then realised in physical and process form.
The establishment of means to verify, validate, and deploy healthcare systems that address the need and meet requirements.
Subject content learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will:
Graduate skills learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will:
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 60 |
Groupwork | 40 |
None
Students will be graded based on their individual performance. Each student will be tasked with a specific role on the mechanical, electronic, software and medical aspects of the project.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
'Feedback’ at a university level can be understood as any part of the learning process which is designed to guide your progress through your degree programme. We aim to help you reflect on your own learning and help you feel more clear about your progress through clarifying what is expected of you in both formative and summative assessments. A comprehensive guide to feedback and to forms of feedback is available in the Guide to Assessment Standards, Marking and Feedback.
The School of PET aims to provide some form of feedback on all formative and summative assessments that are carried out during the degree programme. In general, feedback on any written work/assignments undertaken will be sufficient so as to indicate the nature of the changes needed in order to improve the work. The School will endeavour to return all exam feedback within the timescale set out in the University's Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time. The School would normally expect to adhere to the times given, however, it is possible that exceptional circumstances may delay feedback. The School will endeavour to keep such delays to a minimum. Please note that any marks released are subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and Senate. Meetings at the start/end of each term provide you with an opportunity to discuss and reflect with your supervisor on your overall performance to date.
Ernesto Iadanza (2019) Clinical Engineering Handbook Book, 2nd edition. Elsevier
David Levine (2014) Whittle's Gait Analysis, 5th edition. Churchill Livingstone
Robert Plonsey and Roger C. Barr (2014) Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach. 3rd edition. New York: Springer
Northrop, R.B. (2010) Signals and Systems Analysis In Biomedical Engineering. 2nd edition. Boca Rato: CRC press.
Webster, J.G. (2009) Medical Instrumentation Application and Design. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley