Project in Biomedical Engineering

Code:

M.BIO016

Acronym:

PEB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2162
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
M.BIO	12	Syllabus	2	-	12	52	324

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: classes may be conducted in english or portuguese according to the students' needs

Objectives

The main objective is to develop the skills of designing and developing a device, product or system, as well as preparing the dissertation plan. Two partial objectives are outlined:

- enable students to carry out and independently conduct the conception plan (CDIO 4.3) and the design (CDIO 4.4) of an engineering product or system;

- Conduct bibliographical research that is relevant to the survey of the state of the art and planning of the work to be done in the dissertation, already starting the acquisition of skills related to experimentation and the discovery of knowledge and systemic thinking (CDIO 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4). 

Simultaneously, students are given proficiency in using computer tools to carry out, conduct, analyze and simulate projects. Students are also sensitized to ethical issues regarding the use of scientific literature and doing research and development work.

Learning outcomes and competences

Given the objectives, after passing the course, it is expected that students will be able to:

- complement and integrate the knowledge and experience previously acquired with new methodologies for designing, organizing and carrying out projects;

- research and synthesize relevant scientific and technical literature, discussing it in response to a specific issue to be addressed;

- use dedicated project planning and organization tools;

- present scientific data both in oral and written ways, as well as conclusions of the work performed.

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

non existent

Program

Project preparation, analysis, planning, management and reporting methods: PMBOK. Project realization methods: use of UML.

Project execution for the design and development of a product, device or system in the field of biomedical engineering, allowing students to gain enlarged knowledge in the broad domain in which they carry out their dissertations.

Acquisition of knowledge in methods and tools of bibliographic research, planning and conducting research work aiming at developing the master's dissertation.

Mandatory literature

Karl T. Ulrich, Steven D. Eppinger; Product design and development. ISBN: 007-125947-3
Project Management Institute; A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide). ISBN: 1-880410-23-0
Mauro Nunes, Henrique O.Neill; Fundamental de UML. ISBN: 972-722-481-4
Henrique O.Neil, Mauro Nunes, Pedro Ramos; Exercícios de UML. ISBN: 978-972-722-616-0
José Luís Moura Borges, Teresa Galvão Dias, João Falcão e Cunha; Modelação de dados em UML, FCA - Editora de Informática. ISBN: 978-972-722-812-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Once the assignment of the master's dissertation proposals has been made to the students, these proposals are treated as biomedical engineering projects, with their respective phases and methodologies, culminating in the preliminary project phase, in preparation for the final phase of execution of each project to be carried out in the subsequent curricular unit of the dissertation.

Teaching is conducted based on weekly tutorial classes for monitoring projects, where methodologies and tools for structuring and organizing projects will also be taught.

Classes are eventually complemented with lectures given by guests.

Project development goals are established throughout the semester in two phases, the preliminary project phase and the draft project phase. After completing each phase, students must prepare a report on the phase of the respective project and make a presentation justifying the work carried out. The final draft phase corresponds to a preliminary draft of the dissertation.

Each student must apply organizational and project management methodologies to the preparation and structuring of their dissertation project, which must include the state of the art and the work plan. The work on each project will be supervised mainly by the UC professors, with the specific work of bibliographic research being supervised mainly by the student's dissertation advisor.

Type of Assessment: distributed without final exam, with classification calculated by the weighted sum of the classifications of the following assessment components:

A- individual written quiz on project design and development methodologies and keynote speeches' questionaires: 15.4%

B- continuous assessment of weekly activity: 13%

C- preliminary project report: 18.9%

D- oral presentation and defense of the preliminary version of the project: 10.4%

E- Final dissertation planning report: 28.5%

F- oral presentation and defense of the final version of the project: 13.9%

Conditions for approval: obtain frequency and minimum classification of 10 valores (in 20) ​​for all assessment components.

Software

Microsoft Visio
Visual Paradigm (grátis 30 dias)

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Project engineering
Technological sciences > Engineering > Biomedical enginnering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	15,00
Trabalho escrito	48,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	24,00
Participação presencial	13,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	42,00
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Elaboração de projeto	80,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	40,00
Trabalho de investigação	70,00
Total:	324,00

Eligibility for exams

Conditions to obtain approval: Students must attend 3/4 of the classes held including lectures. They must also obtain a minimum of 10 points in the marks of each of the components A and B.

Calculation formula of final grade

 Tutorial sessions will be accompanied by an individual test with a weight of 12%. Keynote speeches will be followed by questionaires whose classifications account to 3% of the total grade.
Each project will give rise to two reports. The first will correspond to the preliminary study. The second report will correspond to the ante-project and should report on the progress of the remaining phases and the final status achieved. The preliminary study report and the respective presentation will have weights of 19% and 10% respectively. The ante-project report and the final project presentation will have weights of 29% and 14%, respectively. There will also be a continuous assessment component with a weight of 13%.

Grades will be assigned by the teachers and project supervisors for both reports and presentations.

The grade given by the teachers for all the activities, defined as explained above, will acquire a 50% weight in the final grade. The project proponent/superviser will give grades that will have a 50% weight in the final grade.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Written quizzes during classes. Intermediate report and presentation. Final report and presentation.

Internship work/project

Not applicable (see previous topic)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

OPENING OF CLASSES

The first class of this course will take place on the 15th September 2022, at 13:30.