Principal aims
To develop a firm understanding of the principles of modern design, maintenance and assessment of healthcare technologies, including: medical devices, novel treatment and therapeutic technologies, technologies for a healthy life-course, systems and environments for care delivery. This module will provide the student with a firm grounding in methods and tools for design, management and assessment of health technologies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
Principal learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students will be able to • Understand the physical and physiological principles that underpin complex medical devices for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Compare and contrast the main aims, principles and components of these four categories of medical devices • Characterize, describe, explain, identify, locate and recognize the main components of the principal healthcare technologies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation using functional diagrams and block diagrams. • Apply methods to systematically evaluate, design and manage advanced healthcare technologies • Critically assess the appropriateness of innovative health care technologies by reading a health technology assessment report. • Participate in multidisciplinary studies aiming to critically evaluate the technological feasibility and cost-effectiveness of a new medical device. Identify, classify, prioritize medical or epidemiological needs and participate in studies aiming to identify the most suitable technological solutions to satisfy those needs • Participate in multidisciplinary working group for the systematic design and development of innovative medical devices
Timetabled teaching activities
20 lectures (4 using eLearning platform), 6x1hr seminars, 1x2hr site visit, 2x1hr examples classes (total 30 hrs), 1 hr project supervision per group
Departmental link
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/modules/year4/
Other essential notes
Advice and feedback hours are available for answering questions on the lecture material (theory and examples).
Module assessment
| Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 15 CATS (Module code: ES97F-15) | ||
| A1 (Assessed work only) | Individual Essay | 28% |
| Oral Presentation on Individual Essay | 12% | |
| Interim Group Project Report | 10% | |
| Peer Review of Interim Group Project Report | 0% | |
| Final Group Project Report | 32% | |
| Peer Review of Final Group Project Report | 0% | |
| Group Project Oral Presentation | 18% | |
| Peer Review Group Project Oral Presentation | 0% | |
This module is designed to present the key elements driving the growth in optical communication systems. The approach necessary includes not only an appreciation of device principles but also the broader picture of optoelectronic systems integration, essential to the future provision of high bandwidth for multimedia applications. Within the module, the principles of optical fibre waveguiding and fibre transmission characteristics are presented. In addition, the operation of modern optical devices is described. Furthermore, the module also considers the detailed design, analysis and operation of optical fibre communication systems and networks. In particular, it presents detailed coverage of important optical fibre and free space networks for future communication applications, with both the facilitating technologies and the networks resulting from their integration being considered. The module aims to provide specialist knowledge of the strategies and techniques involved in the design and implementation of optical communication systems.