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Biosystems Design (BMEN30008)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Biosystems Design involves undertaking design group projects from concept to implementation in a team-based project. The emphasis of each of the projects is associated with a well-defined project description. The subject is taught in a flipped classroom format and comprises, pre-tutorial reading, discussion forums requiring student participation, guided workshops on using biosensors and transducers and self-paced project work performed in teams. Biosystems Design will help students consider the nature of team diversity when working in health and medical technology design and development. The open-ended nature of the self-paced project work in this subject will expose students to requirements for design and development of medical devices including ethics, safety and risk assessment, common sensors to detect medically relevant biomedical signals, and acquisition, amplification and processing of biomedical sensor signals. The subject will provide an integrated capstone experience in the Bioengineering Systems major.

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Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Apply fundamental concepts of engineering design into practise.
  • Demonstrate awareness of the integrative nature of engineering design.
  • Design engineering components to desired performance specifications.
  • Work as part of a team to complete a technical project.
  • Undertake technical computations required to justify a design solution.
  • Demonstrate clear technical written and oral communication skills.

Generic skills

On 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 utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design and operational performance.
  • Proficiency in engineering design.
  • 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.
  • Ability to manage information and documentation.
  • Capacity for creativity and innovation.
  • 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.
  • Capacity for lifelong learning and professional development.

Last updated: 5 December 2024