2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC5650M Medical Electronics and E-Health

15 creditsClass Size: 120

Module manager: Dr. Paolo Actis
Email: P.Actis@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

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
Laboratory	4	6.00	24.00
Lecture	10	2.00	20.00
Private study hours			106.00
Total Contact hours			44.00
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 work
Dissertation.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	Oral presentation	30.00
Report	Laboratory 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 module

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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