COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BMT 0603 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET KUNTALP

Offered to

Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies

Course Objective

To introduce the students with biomedical technologies field; to discuss the contributions of different disciplines to the interdisciplinary nature of biomedical science and engineering; to teach the working principles of biomedical devices; by the help of physiological modeling, giving samples to how engineering approaches biomedical problems and solves them; to discuss the strengths and limitations of various biomedical techniques commonly used in modern biomedical research.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the definition and history of biomedical engineering, its interdisciplinary nature, its fields and applications
2   Learning basics and new advances on biomedical techniques
3   Class discussions on ethical issues and contradictory case studies in biomedical engineering

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and history of biomedical engineering
2 Review of basic anatomy and physiology, body planes and medical language for engineers
3 Biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system
4 Artificial organ design
5 Biomaterials and tissue engineering
6 Controlled drug release technology: delivery systems for pharmaceuticals, proteins, and other agents
7 Group discussion on ethical issues and/or contradictory case studies
8 Midterm
9 Acquisition of Biosignals
10 Processing of Biosignals
11 Medical Robots
12 Neural Implants
13 Home Patient Care
14 Bioinspired Systems Presentation of term projects

Recomended or Required Reading

1. J. Enderle and J. Bronzino, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering , Third Edition, Academic Press, 2011.
2. J. E . Moore Jr . and D. J . Maitland Biomedical Technology and Devices , Second Edition, CRC Press, 2013.
3. L. Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology , Second Edition, CRC Press, 2011.
4. Scientific articles provided during the semester

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Exams and project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Design Project 1 25 25
Reading 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.153545
LO.235
LO.315232

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