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MECH3921: Biomedical Design and Technology (2018 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | MECH3921: Biomedical Design and Technology (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Boughton, Philip
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | (AMME2302 OR AMME1362) AND MECH2901 AND (MECH2400 OR ENGG1960 OR AMME1960). |
| Prohibitions: | AMME5921. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit aims to give students an understanding of the Australian and International biomedical industry and in the development, manufacture and uses of biomedical engineering products in therapeutic, rehabilitation and clinical settings. Students will gain an understanding of the process of biomedical regulation in Australia and other major international markets as well as the entire process of creating a new biomedical engineering product, from design through to marketing and monitoring of the product. Students will design a biomedical device including the preparation of a detailed design brief. This will be done as a team project. Each team will work on a specific biomedical design project following formal design protocols, including design control, regulatory considerations, and commercialisation/IP considerations. Course content will cover: - Health impact and accessibility context for medical technology - Biomedical Design & Development following ISO standard guidelines - Intellectual Property and prior art research and considerations for development - Ideation process for arriving at design specifiations from captured requirements and design risks. - Ethical practices in design - Clinical-readiness, sterilization, packaging, deployment and usage considerations - Verification and validation - Prototyping and scale-up considerations - Regulatory and clinical considerations in the biomedical industry. - Commercialisation strategies in the medical device sector. - The Australian biomedical industry - an overview. Includes site visits. - The global biomedical industry - an overview. Includes site visits. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | A basic understanding of human physiology and anatomy and an understanding of the engineering design process. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Professor Ruys, Andrew
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| Tutor/s: | Boughton, Philip - [email protected] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable: | MECH3921 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Presentation: Group seminars in the final week of semester presenting design project. Industry site visits. |
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 |
| Gain an understanding of the development, manufacture and uses of biomedical engineering products in therapeutic, rehabilitation and clinical settings. Understanding of designing in an ethical framework that accounts for accessibility & sustainability. Define the health challenge by reflecting on key questions which define the area and the degree of impact. Generating engineering specifications which meet the given constraints. Awareness of & adherence to occupational health & safety requirements during any design, prototyping & test activity. | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 3) |
| Use of online database resources, patent searching and expert advisers for completion of design project. Understanding and articulating questions surrounding device clinical need and technical constraints. | Information Seeking (Level 3) |
| Ability to communicate knowledge gained in the form of written assignments, group work and the final seminar. Ability to work within a team, including articulating design views and integrating with a range of team reflections. Documentation of the design process. An awareness of the importance of maintaining confidentiality through the design process, and in consultation with other parties. | Communication (Level 3) |
| Understanding of the biomedical industry in terms of the companies, job roles, and the career and workplace dynamics. Understanding of the ethical, social & professional context of the biomedical and healthcare industries. Understanding of legal obligations including honesty in authorship of work and ideas, confidentiality during the design process particularly relating to Intellectual Property protection. | Professional 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.
Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: | Site visit reports: Due Fri 4pm the following week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Note on Resources: | No textbook. |
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 | Unit Introduction |
| Week 2 | Super tutorial |
| Week 3 | Super tutorial |
| Week 4 | Super tutorial |
| Week 5 | Super tutorial |
| Week 6 | Super tutorial |
| Assessment Due: Team Progress Report | |
| Week 7 | Super tutorial |
| Week 8 | Super tutorial |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Week 9 | Super tutorial |
| Week 10 | Super tutorial |
| Week 11 | Super tutorial |
| Week 12 | Talk Trials |
| Week 13 | Other: Team Seminars |
| Assessment Due: Work Log | |
| Assessment Due: Team Final Report | |
| Assessment Due: Presentation/Seminar |
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 |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 3) | Yes | 12% |
| Design (Level 3) | No | 21% |
| Information Seeking (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 37% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 30% |
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.
