Course syllabus for Introductory course in biomedical engineering

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Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-04 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameInledande medicinteknik
  • CodeEEN080
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKMED
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyBiomedical engineering
  • DepartmentELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 73112
  • Maximum participants70
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0120 Laboratory 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0.7 c0.8 c
0220 Project 1.5 c
Grading: TH		0.8 c0.7 c
0320 Examination 4.5 c
Grading: TH		2.3 c2.2 c
  • 08 Jan 2022 am J
  • 12 Apr 2022 am J
  • 17 Aug 2022 am J

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

No specific course requirements. Only basic eligibility for college studies.

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide an introductory and general orientation within various biomedical engineering systems and their fields of application. The purpose is further to provide an understanding of the practical use of these systems through study visits to hospitals and through laboratory experiments. The purpose is also to further focus on a selected biomedical engineering system by conducting a project work.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

Knowledge and understanding
To pass the course the student must be able to:

- show basic knowledge of bioinstrumentation, biomedical sensors, biomedical signals and medical imaging

- describe the basics of how these systems work and are used in health care

- explain basic principles for how different body phenomena can be measured and analyzed

- describe basic requirements on systems for diagnostics and treatment in health care

- explain basic principles of morality and ethics and patient safety in the field of medicine and how this affects the development of medical technology

- explain the concept of Peer-review and how the process works

Skills and Abilities
To pass the course the student must be able to:

- analyze medical technology systems at a basic level and see their limitations and possibilities

- break down basic medical technology problems into their parts

- apply their knowledge in bioinstrumentation, biomedical sensors and signals and medical imaging to describe how different medical technology solutions work

- roughly judge the reasonableness of medical technology solutions from the perspective of morality and ethics

- discuss ethics, morals and patient safety

- search for scientific articles in PubMed using Boolean search operators and keywords (MeSH)

Content

Ethics, morals and patient safety
Economically and socially sustainable healthcare
Basics in bioinstrumentation
Medical signals
Medical imaging methods
Medical image analysis
Study visit: Transcranial stimulation
Study visit: EEG stimulation
Laboratory: ECG
Project work
Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Organisation

The teaching is given in the form of lectures and classes in smaller groups as well as in demonstrations and labs. The course also includes a group work. Detailed information is provided on the course website before the start of the course.

Literature

Course literature is stated on the course website before the course starts.

Examination including compulsory elements

A written exam in the end of the course. Attendance at demonstrations and laboratory work is required. The final grade is given as a weighted average of the grade on the exam and the grade on the project. To obtain the final grade, all examination elements must be approved.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2021-04-25: Examinator Examinator changed from Mikael Persson (elfmp) to Hana Dobsicek Trefna (hanatre) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]