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Biomedical Engineering Management (BMEN90019)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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One assignment of 1500 words plus supporting data, due around week 6. ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the assignment.
| Week 6 | 20% |
One assignment of 1000 words plus supporting information, due around week 10. ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the assignment.
| Week 10 | 10% |
One exam. ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the exam.
| End of semester | 70% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Andrea O'Connor Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 contact hours ( 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorials per week ) Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
200 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Biomedical - Available through the Community Access Program
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.
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