Postgraduate Course: Imaging: Biomechanics (NEME11023)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Clinical 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 | This optional course will cover fluid / flow biomechanics.These will be covered in lectures on biofluid dynamics, the mechanics of solids, of the normal circulation and of ageing and diseased arteries. Blood and blood flow, mechanotransduction, examples of simulation and modelling will allow more in-depth exploration of the fluid / flow biomechanics. |
Course description |
Modules cover but are not limited to:
+ Introduction to biomechanics
+ Introduction to biofluid dynamics
+ Introduction to the mechanics of solids
+ Mechanics of the normal circulation
+ Mechanics of ageing and diseased arteries
+ Blood and blood flow
+ Mechanotransduction
+ Simulation and modelling
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Course Start Date |
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Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Online Activities 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 20,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
36 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessments and a final assessment. In-course assessment will be composed of a mixture of multiple choice-type questions, short essays, practical tasks, contributions to discussions and group learning activities - and will be delivered in time with individual modules making up the course. Final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice-type questions and short essays and it will take place at the end of the course period.
A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment.
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Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
See course description
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Reading List
A list of required and recommended readings will be provided through the institutional online learning environment |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
All courses are delivered online by distance learning, using the institutional learning environment and other online tools (e.g. wiki, objective testing software), accessed by using the standard university EASE login. |
Keywords | fluid,flow,biofluid,biomechanics |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
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Course secretary | Dr Charilaos Alexakis
Tel: 0131 537 3125
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