Integrated Laboratory in Biomedical Engineering I

Code:

EBE0053

Acronym:

LIEB1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/1112/course/view.php?id=3255&edit=off&sesskey=sbqWFIaX9m
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIB	19	Syllabus	3	-	6	84	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims: Integrated Laboratory in Biomedical Engineering I is a course unit, which aims to familiarise students with knowledge, methodologies and tools used in biomedical engineering.

This course unit will be focused on the scientific areas of the 1st semester of the 3rd year of the branch of Biomedical Engineering. However, it will integrate other areas in order to maximize interdisciplinarity.

Course units covered:
Human Physiology and Anatomy
Algorithms and Data Structure
Immunology and Infection
Radiation Physics in Medicine
Biological Systems Interface
Physiological Signal Processing

Program

Types of assignments

Thematic assignments (specific of the course units)
Experimental assignments

Themes of the experimental assignments

A- Clinical diagnosis and signal processing (including algorithms and data structure)
Supervisor: Aníbal Ferreira (in collaboration with Rui Camacho)

B- Cellular behaviour in bi and three dimensional structures
Supervisor: Mário Barbosa

C- Study and design of an electrical muscular stimulator
Supervisor: Diamantino Freitas

D- Biosensors
Supervisor: Carlos Fonseca (in collaboration with Diamantino Freitas)

Principles applied to experimental assignments:

a) Each student only carries out an experimental assignment;
b) One or two assignments in each area, depending on the number of students who chose a certain theme;
c) Students can carry out assignments in scientific areas of course units they do not attend;
d) Time to carry out an assignment: 70 h;
e) Theme choice: beginning of the semester;
f) Starting date: to be set by the supervisor;

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will be based on the development of the assignments by the students under supervision of the professors.

The assignments will be carried out at the following laboratories:

Biomedical engineering laboratories, which include:
1. Biology, Biosensors and Instrumentation laboratories (F202)
1.1 Cell culture room
1.2 Molecular Biology
1.3 Biosensors and Instrumentation

2. Biomaterials Laboratory (F301)

There are also other laboratories for specific assignments in areas which are not covered by Biomedical engineering laboratories.

Software

Labview

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	78,00
Report electro-info 1	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	4,00		2010-09-30
Report electro-info 2	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	4,00		2010-10-14
Report bio-mat	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	6,00		2010-11-11
Presentation	Participação presencial	2,00		2011-01-05
Report Integrated project, pilot and web page	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	68,00		2011-01-03
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students have to attend classes and have to reach a minimum grade of 9.5 in the assignments.

Calculation formula of final grade

a) Thematic assignments on Radiation Physics in Medicine and Human Physiology and Medicine – the grades will be included in the final grade of the corresponding course units.
b) Thematic assignments on Physiological Signal Processing and Algorithms and Data Structure – the grade will be based on the number of hours spent carrying out the assignments.
c) Experimental assignments - the grade will be based on the number of hours spent carrying out the assignments.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students have to carry out the same assignments as regular students.

Classification improvement

Not applicable