Course Catalog 2007-2008

BIOM-1906 IMPLANT TECHNOLOGY, 5 cr
Implant Technology

Courses persons responsible
Minna Kellomäki

Implementations
Extra info: Course starts in the beginning of the spring semester (January 2008)
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 3 h/per 3 h/per 3 h/per -
Seminar - - 2 h/per 3 h/per 6 h/per -
Assignment - - 36 h/per 36 h/per 36 h/per -
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
After the course you will know the planning process stages of a medical device from an idea to a final product. You will perform the literature review which includes patent and market surveys and a survey of requirements for the application and the biomaterial. You will review also scientific articles and use different databases. You will set up with your team the schedule, work flow and budget for the project. Your team will present the project as written document and orally in seminars. You will have feedback from your final oral presentation. The course is done as team work.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Process stages of a medical device from an idea to a final product       
2. Going through the stages from an idea to the final product: designing the device       
3. Literature review: patent survey, marketing survey, setting up the requirements of the application, properties of the biomaterial and
components of the device 		      
4. Setting up the schedule, work flow and budget for the project        
5. Written and oral presentations of the work stages       

Requirements for completing the course
All the lectures, assignments and seminars are compulsory. Accepted written reports and accepted oral and written final reports requested.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Written reports and final reports (oral and written) determine the grade.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Course is intended for M.Sc. and PhD students only. At least 30 cr from the field of biomaterials, medicine and related subject are requested before attending the course. Student's background is checked before acepting to the course.

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 15 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 85 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 13.5
    Assignments 79
    Seminar reports 40.5
    Total sum 133

    Last modified 22.02.2007
    Modified byHenna Niiranen