Postgraduate Course: Medical Devices (MCLM11013)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Medical devices cover a very wide range of technologies that interact with humans ¿ from simple bandages and dressings to complex imaging equipment such as PET CT scanners. The development of medical devices, in common with pharmaceuticals is highly regulated to ensure safety and efficacy of the products. This module is designed to familiarise candidates with the range of medical devices, the pathway for their approval and to highlight the differences between the device and drug worlds.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Online Activities 100, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 40, Formative Assessment Hours 12, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 8, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Online participation: 25% Individual project: 25% Reflective portfolio: 30% Case scenarios: 20%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Assign the relevant range of technologies to the term ¿Medical Device¿ Explore the implications of UK and European legislation for the control of medical devices Recognise International Standards for Medical Device testing Outline the process of obtaining a CE marking for a product and the commercialisation of a product