Rehabilitation Engineering

Code:

EBE0060

Acronym:

EREA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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
MEB	17	Syllabus	1	-	5	42	135
MIB	30	Syllabus	4	-	5	42	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course unit aims to provide students with integrated knowledge in technologies, which are intended to aid the social integration of disabled people. This course unit also aims to familiarise students with the combination of technologies with projects and to make them able to assess rehabilitation and accessibility solutions.

Program

Conceptual framework of rehabilitation
Sensors and electronic elements of rehabilitation
Human factors, man-machine interaction
Design for all and hardware and software accessibility
Telecommunication systems
Alterations of neuromusculoskeletal function
Ergonomics and accessibility
Control systems, domotics

Mandatory literature

ed. by Rory A. Cooper, Hisaichi Ohnabe, Douglas A. Hobson; An introduction to rehabilitation engineering. ISBN: 0-8493-7222-4
Marion A. Hersh, Michael A. Johnson (eds.); Assistive technology for the hearing-impaired deaf and deafblind. ISBN: 1-85233-382-0
Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith; Microelectronic circuits. ISBN: 0-19-514252-7
Carl Crandell, Joseph Smaldino, Carol Flexer; Sound field amplification. ISBN: 1-4018-5145-2
Roe, Patrick (editor); Telecommunications for all, Commission of the European Communities, 1995

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course unit will be based on theoretical-practical classes, which will have an interactive component, since it will take place presentation of examples and solved exercises. Students will have to carry out assignment outside class time, which will be monographs, small projects or problem solving.
Some seminars will be held together with a visit to a relevant public institution of the professional rehabilitation system.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students have to attend a minimum number of theoretical-practical classes and reach a passing grade in the assignments.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade will be based on the average grade of two components: continuous assessment and written exams.
Continuous assessment is worth 30% of the final grade, while the written exams are worth 70%. The minimum passing classification allowed in all the above individual evaluation elements is 50%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students will be asked to do some assignments outside class time.
Students will have to attend an opcional mid-term test, which will cover half of the program.
At the season of exams, it will take place an exam, which will cover the entire program. However, students who reached a passing grade in the mid-term test, only have to answer the questions of the second part of the exam. The grade of the exams will be based on the average grade of both exams.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with a special status have to do the assignments and the written exams.

Classification improvement

Students can improve their grades by attending an exam at recurso (resit) season.
Students cannot improve the grade of the continuous assessment component