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Movement Neurorehabilitation Technology (BMEN90034)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Denny Oetomo (doetomo@unimelb.edu.au)
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Overview
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This subject aims to provide Master of Engineering students with broad based fundamental concepts of the neuroscience of human movements, the impact of injuries on movement capabilities and the current state of the arts of health care delivery to human movement impairments. It also aims to challenge the students to draw from their engineering training to address the interdisciplinary problem. The subject therefore seeks to bridge the gap between engineering and the neuroscience of human movement impairments. It also trains the students in the critical thinking in assessing the research literature.
This subject will be jointly taught by instructors from the clinical sciences and engineering. The indicative content includes
- A systems overview of the central nervous system (CNS), with a focus on its ability to elicit motor function
- An system analysis approach of the impact that common impairments of the CNS (including acquired and traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury) has on this system
- A review of current clinical practices used to address these impairments, including treatment and assessment
- The state of the art assistive and rehabilitative technologies currently used within clinical practice
- An engineering analysis and design exercise to investigate novel methods for exploring, identifying, quantifying or treating neurological movement impairment using technologies.
The focus of the generation of movement brings narrows the technological scopes to the area of movement sensing, corresponding biosignal sensing and processing (EMG, EEG), assistive and rehabilitation devices and robotics, physical human-robot interaction and wearable robotics
Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this subject, students will be expected to:
- Possess robust knowledge of the systematic neuroscience of human movements generation and the mechanisms of movement impairment
- Demonstrate the mastery in the critical analysis the research literature to form an accurate description of the state of the art of the field
- Demonstrate well developed understanding of the current clinical practices covered in the subject, including a critical understanding of the current clinical measures, its strengths and shortcomings and the ability to use engineering thinking to discern the information provided by the measures
- Possess well developed skills to formulate hypotheses and design the validation testing protocol.
- Be proficient in problem solving and engineering design skills to construct conceptual solutions to the current clinical challenges covered in the subject.
- Be proficient in scientific communication in an interdisciplinary field
Generic skills
- Capacity for independent thought.
- Ability to apply knowledge of engineering science and engineering methods to solve complex problems.
- Ability to comprehend complex concepts and effectively communicate this understanding.
- Ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
- Proficiency in engineering design
- Ability to conduct an engineering project.
- Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary teams.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into Master of Engineering and having completed at least 75 points of level 9 subjects.
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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Individual written report
| Week 2 | 20% |
Individual written report
| Week 3 | 20% |
Individual written report
| Week 6 | 40% |
Oral exam - containing a group presentation and individual oral assessment
| During the examination period | 20% |
Additional details
The following is not meant to be shown in the handbook, but is included here as additional information:
Assessments 1 and 2 cover the understanding of the problems, the current state of the arts and the necessary background for the derivation of engineering requirements for the neurological impairments affecting human movements.
Assessments 3 focuses on the engineering design principles to carry out the research and propose well justified conceptual solutions to the impairments, both in terms of assistive technology or rehabilitation technology.
Assignment 4 presents the overall problem from the understanding, design and justified solutions in a self-contained assessment; presented from the point of view of the specific impairment that the student group had selected as their project.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Denny Oetomo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures and 24 hours of moderated workshops. Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 12 January 2020 to 14 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2020 Census date 24 January 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2020 Assessment period ends 21 February 2020 Summer Term contact information
Denny Oetomo (doetomo@unimelb.edu.au)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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