BMET5953: Rehabilitation Engineering (2021 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | BMET5953: Rehabilitation Engineering (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr McEwan, Alistair
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Rehabilitation Engineering is a staple course of biomedical engineering programs worldwide. This unit focuses on rehabilitation devices, external and internal, for communication and mobility. Rehabilitation engineering is the application of engineering analysis and design expertise to overcome disabilities and improve quality of life with assistive technologies. The course will cover the inclusive design or 'design for all' process with consumer engagement, human-computer interfaces, mobility and communication needs. All students will design a project that addresses an unmet need. There will be visits to disability services organisations and learn about the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The course will be taught through lectures and the design lab including computational and hands on design. Communication skills will be tested through a project 'pitch' presentation. Some teaching will be provided by rehabilitation engineers working in industry. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | 1000-level mathematics and 1000-level biology |
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| T&L Activities: | Engineering analysis and design, consumer engagement, human-computer interfaces, mobility and communication needs. All students will design a project that addresses an unmet need. There will be visits to disability services organisations and learn about the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The course will be taught through lectures and the design lab including computational and hands on design. Communication skills will be tested through a project 'pitch' presentation. Some teaching will be provided by rehabilitation engineers working in industry. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Design for disability, communication and mobility | (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 3) |
| User based design methods project | (4) Design (Level 3) |
| Design for inclusion | (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 4) |
| Major project presented in report and pitch | (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 3) |
| Team project through laboratory and participation | (7) Project and Team Skills (Level 3) |
| Human centred research | (8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 3) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Quizzes: quizzes to provide early feedback Lab Skills: Laboratory work Pitch: Project product pitch Participation: lecture participation, lab work, discussion boards Lab project report: individual written report and business plan You must get 50% in the individual (non-group work) components to pass the unit, regardless of the sum of your individual marks. The penalty for lateness is 5% per day. Assignments more than 10 days late get 0. The University has authorised and mandated the use of text-based similarity detecting software Turnitin for all text-based written assignments. |
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| Assessment Feedback: | continuous quiz results and solutions, detailed feedback in lab sessions and from marked reports and assignments |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Lecture: Introduction to rehabilitation engineering |
| Week 2 | Introduction to user based design for inclusion |
| Week 3 | Communication needs |
| Week 4 | Mobility needs |
| Week 5 | Rehabiliation robotics |
| Week 6 | Neuroplasticity |
| Week 7 | How to pitch |
| Week 8 | Human computer interfaces |
| Week 9 | Ethics and regulation |
| Week 10 | National disability insurance scheme |
| Week 11 | Cybernetics |
| Week 12 | Human clinical trial design |
| Week 13 | Review |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 3) | Yes | 30% |
| (7) Project and Team Skills (Level 3) | Yes | 5% |
| (8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 18% |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 4) | Yes | 15% |
| (4) Design (Level 3) | Yes | 14.5% |
| (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 4) | No | 0% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 3) | Yes | 17.5% |
| (1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 3) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
