Biomedical Engineering Research, Design and Practice

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Outline biomedical engineering design methods, including patient and public involvement and engagement and co-design.
• Describe and explain regulatory frameworks and security and risk mitigation approaches for medical devices, their design and operation.
• Explain and analyse research methods in healthcare research, including qualitative and quantitative approaches, study designs and the need for and basic concepts of statistical analyses, in order to reach substantiated conclusions.
• Outline benefit and importance of, as well as professional expectations in supporting equality, diversity and inclusion

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Develop design brief and evidence-based specifications for a healthcare technology design project.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Select and apply appropriate computational and analytical techniques to model complex problems in medical engineering, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed.
• Select and apply appropriate materials, equipment, engineering technologies and processes, recognising their limitations, especially in the context of engineering for health
• Formulate research questions and design experimental studies and data analysis methods for research in biomedical engineering that involve evaluating data (that may be uncertain or incomplete) and use mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles as well as engineering judgment and discussing the limitations of the techniques employed.
• Select and critically evaluate technical literature and other sources of information to solve complex problems in medical engineering
• Design inclusive solutions for complex medical engineering problems that evidence some originality and meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer needs with particular attention to healthcare and wellbeing, as appropriate.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate effectively in a multidisciplinary context on complex engineering matters with technical and non-technical audiences, evaluating the effectiveness of the methods used.
• Plan and record self-learning and development as the foundation for lifelong learning/CPD

1.Biomedical research methods, including

a.Study design

b.Statistical analysis

c.Mathematical modelling

2.Principles of professional and research ethics

3.Biomedical engineering design:

a.Inclusive design, including co-design, biodesign and patient and public involvement and engagement as well as usability assessment

b.Healthcare technology assessment

c.Product life-cycle, including sustainability and quality management

4.Regulatory frameworks, safety and security risk assessment and mitigation for medical devices

Learning and teaching methods include

1)Lectures and presentations by academic staff, clinicians and users

2)Practial: research study

a.Mock ethics committee

b.Mathematical modelling

c.Data analysis

3)Interactive sessions with users and clinicians

4)Case studies

5)Design activity

a.Write project proposal

b.Peer review

6)Independent study

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Design Report

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Analysis and report

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.