Biomedical Engineering Management (BMEN90019)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Semester 1
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AIMS

This subject covers key aspects of engineering management to help students prepare for working in the biomedical engineering industry.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

Topics include:

The engineer and professional practice, the functions of professional societies; systems engineering and management processes of planning, organisation, leadership and control of human, physical and financial resources; financial performance including the stages of an engineering project, performance measurement, concepts of revenue, capital and operating cost forecasting, simple accounting, profitability analysis; biomedical engineering management including responsibility, authority, human relations, industrial relations, standards and quality management systems including ISO 9000 series requirements; intellectual property and commercialisation.

Intended learning outcomes

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)


Having completed this unit the student is expected to:



  • Describe the professional and ethical responsibilities of an engineer.
  • Discuss a broad range of managerial issues affecting the engineer.
  • Utilise the principles of systems engineering and project management to evaluate the feasibility of engineering proposals.
  • Complete a profitability analysis of an engineering project or enterprise.

Generic skills

Upon completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:

  • Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation, and solution.
  • Understanding of social, cultural, global, and environmental responsibilities and the need to employ principles of sustainable development.
  • Ability to conduct an engineering project.
  • Understanding of the business environment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, with the engineering team and with the community at large.
  • Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, and commitment to them.
  • Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, as a team leader or manager as well as an effective team member.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details

  • One assignment of 1500 words plus supporting data, due around week 6, requiring 27-30 hours of work per student (20%). ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the assignment.
  • One assignment of 1000 words plus supporting information, due around week 10, requiring 13-15 hours of work (10%). ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the assignment.
  • One end-of-semester exam of three hours duration (70%). ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the exam.

Hurdle requirement: Students must pass end of semester exam to pass the subject.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorDavid Grayden
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours48 contact hours ( 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorials per week )
    Total time commitment200 hours
    Teaching period26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018
    Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018
    Census date31 March 2018
    Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018
    Assessment period ends22 June 2018

    Semester 1 contact information

    Email: grayden@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

200 hours

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

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    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

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    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    Specialisation (formal)Biomedical
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    About the Community Access Program (CAP)

    This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

    Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

    Additional information for this subject

    Subject coordinator approval required

  • Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

    This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.

Last updated: 3 November 2022