| CODE | CBC5000 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Research Project in Biomedical Cybernetics | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 75 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The Research Project in Biomedical Cybernetics requires the student to methodically address an open-ended problem for which the aims and objectives are defined by the project supervisor prior to the commencement of the project and a programme of work is delineated and carried out in a structured way. Progress will be monitored by the project supervisor. The type of work produced, design, experiments, simulation, analysis etc will depend on the project specification and constitutes a defined subset within the area of Biomedical Cybernetics. Towards the end of the year the student will submit a dissertation not exceeding 45,000 words. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are for the student to address a set task in the area of biomedical cybernetics. The student will learn specific knowledge related to a biomedical problem and apply various skills of analysis and synthesis learned throughout the course, as well as relevant theories, to address the task at hand through a project of work that may include data acquisition, experimentation, simulation, design, testing, analysis and development of hardware and/or software devices. Through this project students will learn to plan their investigation, collect data depending on the nature of the project, manage resources, communicate effectively with the supervisor and enhance their presentation and report-writing skills. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop superior knowledge and provide explanations on the specific problem domain captured by the project. - Address a problem in the inter-disciplinary field of biomedical cybernetics in a systematic and well-defined manner as demanded by the relevant methodologies. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Design data acquisition protocols and acquire data using the modality as relevant to the problem at hand. - Analyze critically and discuss research papers and their bearing on the problem at hand. - Identify and apply the required technical methods applicable to the problem at hand. - Design experiments to investigate the problem at hand. - Describe the work performed during the project in a scientific manner by means of a dissertation. - Manage an extended investigative project, break it down into manageable tasks, schedule the tasks in a proper and realisable plan, and identify milestones. - Work in an inter-disciplinary environment and interact with scientists and professionals from other disciplines, as the particular work may require. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Various papers and textbooks depending on the particular research project being carried out. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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