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Postgraduate Course: BioSensors and Instrumentation (PGEE11040)

Course Outline
School School of Engineering College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Postgrad (School of Engineering) Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This module takes the information on biosensors introduced in module 5 (BioSensors) and examines the ways these can be interfaced with electronics. One focus will be on transducers, meaning devices which convert information from one form of energy to another. In this case the final form for the information will be an electrical signal but the transducers themselves could be optical, mechanical, etc., and operate in a number of different ways (eg., capacitive, potentiometric, photonic). Also covered will be ways in which the electrical signals can then be amplified, digitised and otherwise conditioned using systems and techniques developed in the first semester modules on analogue electronics.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 10:00 - 12:00
King's BuildingsTutorial1-11 14:00 - 14:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Seminar Rooms D/E, Alrick Building
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:0016 sidesc/w ELEE11076
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will have a broad understanding of transducers and methods of extracting information from biosensors. They will understand how to analyse biosensor outputs through the use of analogue circuit concepts covered in semester 1 modules. They will also gain knowledge of the state of the art in this field both in research and commercial products.
Assessment Information
Essay and Exam
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords Biosensors, transducers, instrumentation, integration, Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Stewart Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5607
Email: Stewart.Smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk
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