Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically appraise professional journal articles and associated literature using established appraisal tools
- Discuss and justify the quality assurance (and if applicable legislative) framework for equipment and techniques in each specialism
- Critically evaluate the risks and benefits related to equipment and techniques, including safety
- Analyse the principles of operation of equipment and techniques in each specialism
- Explain, using the correct terminology, the basic equipment / techniques used within the HCS specialisms of Cardiology, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences
- Systematically analyse available data sets (quantitative and qualitative) which underpin the practice of healthcare science and with particular reference to this module's content
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 30 |
Guided independent study | 20 |
Independent Study | 325 |
Total study time | 375 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Raghbir Singh Khandpur. Handbook of biomedical instrumentation. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Ltd.
John G Webster. Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design. John Wiley & Sons.
B.H Brown, R.H Smallwood, D.C. Barber, P.V Lawford, D.R Hose. Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Taylor & Francis.
Trisha Greenhalgh. How to read a paper : the basics of evidence-based medicine. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell : BMJ Books.
Allisy-Roberts, P.J., Williams J. Farr's Physics for Medical Imaging. Saunders Ltd.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
To pass this module you must achieve a weighted mean average of 40% or more AND also you must pass both the components at 40% or more.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Written assignment
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback will be provided verbally.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: External