Module overview
Linked modules
Referral: 100% exam. External Repeat: 100% exam.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Evaluate the experimental risks and understand how to mitigate against those risks
- Extract model parameters from experimental data sets
- Apply common mathematical expressions encountered in science and engineering
- Apply core physical science equations to calculations
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- From Block 2 - Students should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: • The principles of electricity, electrostatics and magnetism • Waves, resonance and ionizing radiation •Solid Mechanics From Block 3 - Students should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: •The structure of nucleic acids and how DNA is replicated and transcribed •The structure of membranes. •The immune system and its key components. From Block 4 , Students should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: •The principles of chemical bonds, reaction rates and equilibria. •The concept of chemical equilibrium.
- Understand key concepts important to the physical science and required for better understanding of BME usage.
- Draw annotated diagrams to demonstrate key concepts in the physical science
- Identify steps in a physical science process and what happens when it goes wrong
- Analyse the ethical and security considerations of using technology on humans in support of health and wellness
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Record and report laboratory work (Shared with BIOM1000)
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Setup apparatus correctly and safely to conduct biochemical laboratory experiments (Shared with BIOM1000)
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 90 |
Lecture | 40 |
Specialist Laboratory | 12 |
Seminar | 8 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
(Enderle & Bronzino). Block1: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering.
(Nelson and Cox). Block3: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry.
(Halliday). Block2: Principles of Physics.
(Matthews). Block3: Biochemistry.
(Berg, Tymocsko and Stryer). Block3: Biochemistry.
(Hammond). Block2: Electromagnetism for Engineers - An Introductory Course.
(Voet and Voet). Block3: Biochemistry.
(Atkins and De Paula). Block4: Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 70% |
Coursework | 10% |
Lab work | 20% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External