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LSC-30055 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 18 April 2024

LSC-30055 - Biomedical Engineering
Coordinator: Marcelo Andrade De Lima
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734414

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Biomedical engineering is rapidly changing, progressive field. You will learn how knowledge of physiological measurements, biosensors, biomaterials, bioimaging and biomechanics can be used to develop new medical devices, transforming patient care.
This is a cross-disciplinary field that will be of particular interest to you if you are considering work in primary care, rehabilitation, neuroscience or medicinal chemistry. The interdisciplinary skills that you will develop would also prove useful for postgraduate study and a broad range of employers.

Aims
The aim of this module is to provide students with essential engineering principles which can be applied to the development of medical devices and materials for diagnostics and treatment purpose.
This module will introduce diverse knowledge and technologies across the biomedical field to cover the underlying principles of engineering, physics, materials, imaging and biology. Students will be introduced to the most contemporary advances in biomedical engineering and some of the obstacles yet to be overcome.

Intended Learning Outcomes

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Study hours

Active learning:
19x 1-hour in-situ lectures/tutorials
2x 1-hour workshop
10x 2-hour engagement with asynchronous content
Independent study:
2 hour unseen exam
28 hours of private study: assessment preparation for lay article
79 hours independent study and preparation for open-book examination

School Rules

LSC-30039

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 25%
A concise, 500-word article designed for a layperson
Concise, 500-word assignment. Students will write an article to describe a new, contemporary medical device or technique. The article should be written in the style of a newspaper report or popular magazine where the targeted readership is the general public.

2: Open Book Examination weighted 75%
2-hour, online open book exam to be taken within a 28-hour window
The paper will be released on KLE as a Word document at 9am on the morning of the exam. You will be asked to write two essays from a choice of four questions. Students should answer each question using Word, clearly labelling each question as they provide their answers. Work will be submitted to Turnitin no later than 1pm on the day following the KLE release date. International students will be asked to notify the School if they need an extension due to different time zones. Although students have been given significant time to complete this exam script, we expect most students to spend no more than 2 hours. Answers should be as accurate and concise as possible. For essay-based questions, typical answers would be in the range of 500-750 words per question. We recommend that students do not exceed 750 words per essay-based question as we will be assessing the quality of your answer, not the quantity.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 18 April 2024