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Learning Outcomes

Full CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critical assessment of appropriate materials, equipment and engineering technologies is assessed in summative and formative assignments.
• Formative and summative assessments include design and discussion of complex problems in healthcare technologies, with consideration of societal, user, business and customer needs, as appropriate. Summative assessment requires consideration of applicable health and safety, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters as well as relevant codes of practice and industry standards.
• The lectures and in-class discussions focus on societal contexts of healthcare technologies, including safety, user needs and usability. It thus contributes to the design of solutions for complex problems with originality and meet a combination of societal, user and customer needs as appropriate, including consideration of applicable health and safety requirements. The summative assignment requires specifically addressing societal and environmental impacts.
• The summative assessment requires an integrated systems approach to the solution of complex healthcare problems, by considering both technical and societal aspects, as well as the integration of the technologies within the wider clinical context.
• Group work is addressed with a formative assignment. Reflection on group performance is part of the feedback process.
• Formative and summative assignments require effective communication, the latter including communication with non-technical audiences.
• The discussions during interactive classes as well as formative and summative assignments required critical analysis of the biomedical engineering literature and other sources of information to analyse and solve complex problems in healthcare technology.
• The summative assessment requires discussion of ethical and professional issues in the context of healthcare technologies.
• In the contest of healthcare technology, responsibilities, benefits and the importance of supporting equality, diversity and inclusion are assessed in formative and summative work. Particular emphasis is placed on people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities.
• Formative and summative assessment require self learning and appropriate recording of evidence.

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Describe and explain key healthcare technologies for diagnosis, monitoring, therapy and as prostheses (including implantable devices and artificial organs) and for the discovery of new knowledge in medicine and biology.
• Critically assess societal implications of healthcare technology, including economics and healthcare policy and patient and carer experience.
• Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical conduct in Biomedical Engineering
• Demonstrate self-study and communication skills in a multidisciplinary environment
• Analyse key issues in the design of medical devices, including specification, regulatory frameworks, safety and ethics and usability

Formative

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

Assignment

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Oral feedback in classroom discussion, Peer review, Written feedback on written work
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Summative

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

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.