Undergraduate Course: Engineering in Medicine 5 (MECE11010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mechanical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will give an introduction to the applications of engineering within medicine. This will be a wide ranging course which will provide participants with knowledge of the essentials of skeletal, cardiovascular and nervous systems of the body and the principal biomedical devices developed for these systems. Current best practise and future developments will be studied with particular focus on where engineering can make a particular impact. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
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Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Daniel Rutherford Lecture Theatre 1 |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the main components of three anatomic systems (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and ophthalmic), their physiological function, and physical properties;
2. Give an overview of the common injuries and diseases associated with these systems, their geographical distribution, societal impact and the value of the market for interventions addressing these complaints;
3. Describe an engineering intervention made within each of these systems, showing an appreciation of the required functionality, operating environment and design constraints;
4. Transfer their appreciation gained on these anatomic systems to an additional area of biomedical engineering;
5. Show a knowledge of biomaterials, their engineering properties and range of uses;
6. Explain the immunological reaction to the presence of an engineering material used within and out with the body;
7. Show an appreciation of the legal and ethical issues surrounding the application of engineering in medicine.
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Assessment Information
Final Examination 50%
Written Assignment 50% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | biomedical engineering orthopaedic engineering cardiovascular devices spinal injury and rehabilitati |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alistair Elfick
Tel: (0131 6)50 7254
Email: Alistair.Elfick@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk |
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