2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
ELEC5650M Medical Electronics and E-Health
15 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Prof C P Walti
Email: c.walti@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
To provide students with a knowledge and understanding of how electronics technology is, and could be, used in medical applications and healthcare.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role of electronics in modern medicine and healthcare. They should be able to contribute to strategic planning, systems implementation and operation of e-health systems.
Syllabus
- Introduction to technology in medicine
- Sensors, biosensors and lab-on-chip technologies
- Wearables, body area networks, ubiquitous personal computing
- Telemedicine and healthcare informatics
- Implantable and integratable electronic devices
- Care-in-the-home and the ageing population
- Societal Impact, ownership of health
- Healthcare economics
- Ethics, privacy and security
- Rehabilitation
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 20 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
Practical | 3 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
Private study hours | 121.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 29.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Private study
- Reading lecture notes and textbook(s)- Practice exam questions and revision
- Research and writing of dissertation
- Write-up of laboratory report.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Laboratory workDissertation.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1,500 words | 30.00 |
Practical | Lab report | 20.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 |
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Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 |
Re-sits for ELEC modules are subject to the rules in the School’s Code of Practice on Assessment. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a re-sit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 26/04/2017
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