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DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
Dr. E. O. Nwoye, Ag. H.O.D.
HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Biomedical Engineering started in the College of Medicine of the University
of Lagos in 1974 as the Biomedical Engineering Unit in collaboration with the University of
Liverpool. It became a full-fledged academic department of the College of Medicine in the
2009/2010 session. As the Biomedical Engineering Unit, it was primarily responsible for the
repairs and maintenance of engineering facilities and installations within the college. As part of
its responsibility, the unit was also training Biomedical Technologists. The unit was equipped
with facilities for medical diagnosis and research such as the electron microscope, which was
uncommon equipment then, especially in the developing world.
The department commenced post graduate programmes in Biomedical Engineering in the
2012/2013 session with the Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) programme. The Master of Science
(M.Sc.) Biomedical Engineering programme starts in the 2013/ 2014 session.
In addition to running departmental programmes, the Department of Biomedical Engineering has
also been involved in the teaching of some undergraduate courses for sister departments in the
College. The courses include PST 201 and PST 202 for the Department of Physiotherapy and
MLS 310 (Biomedical Engineering) and MLS 412 (Information and communication technology)
for the Medical Laboratory Sciences programme of the Department of Medical Microbiology
and Parasitology.
The department draws some of its academic staff from several other departments in the
University because of the multi-disciplinary nature of the programmes it runs.
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
To provide world class Biomedical Engineering education by leveraging on knowledge in
engineering and the sciences to create a synergy that stimulates innovative interdisciplinary cross
fertilization of ideas leading to solutions, new technologies and therapies that solve medical and
allied problems and improve health care delivery.
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. Train manpower to provide clinical/technical support for hospitals and medical
equipment manufacturers.
2. Produce Engineers capable of undertaking researches into and developing new
medical and allied equipment and software.
3. Train personnel who can cope with the rapid development of costly medical
equipment in terms of maintenance, and installation.
4. Train Engineers that will be able to offer consultancy services in setting up and
reviewing of biomedical facilities in new and existing health institutions.
5. Train manpower with great understanding of bio-compatibility with a view to
developing artificial organs and system, new materials and devices.
6. Produce Engineers who will assist the medical team by providing the technological
know-how to stabilize the healthcare delivery system and make for self-reliance in
health matters in our own environment.
ACADEMIC STAFF
NAME
Dr. E.O. Nwoye
Prof. O. Adegbenro
Dr. A. A. Osuntoki
Dr. F. I. Duru
Dr. L. A. Adams
Dr. O. O. E. Ajibola
Dr. N.M. Ibeabuchi
Dr. N. K. Irurhe
Dr S.O. Adetona
Dr. A. K. Oloyo
Dr. A. O. Balogun
Engr. S.C. Nwaneri
Mr. H. S. A. Olasore
QUALIFICATION
B.Eng(UNN),
M.Sc.(Unilag), Ph.D
(Newcastle)
B.Sc. (Eng), M.Eng.
(Alberta), Dr. Eng
(Tohoku), F.N.S.E ,
MIEICE(Japan)
B.Sc. M.Phil., Ph.D
(Unilag)
MB.BS(U.I.) M.Sc,
Ph.D(Unilag)
B.Sc. M.Sc.
Ph.D.(Unilag),
Ph.D.(Texas)
B.Sc.(U.I.),M.Sc.,Ph.D
(Unilag)
MB.BS, M.Sc.,
Ph.D(Unilag)
MBBS, M.Sc.(Unilag),
FMCR(Nigeria)
B.Sc., M.Sc. Ph.D
(Unilag)
DESIGNATIO
N
Senior Lecturer
Professor
FIELD OF RESEARCH
Biomedical telemetry signal
and image processing,
medical electronics
Biomedical Electronics,
Digital signal processing
E-MAIL ADDRESSES
[email protected]
[email protected].
ng
Associate
Professor
Associate
Professor
Associate
Professor
Biotechnology and Molecular [email protected]
Biology
u.ng
Human Anatomy
[email protected]
Biomaterials , Nano science
[email protected]
Senior Lecturer
Biomedical Modelling
[email protected]
Senior Lecturer
Human Anatomy
Senior Lecturer
[email protected].
ng
[email protected]
B.Sc., M.Sc (U.I.).
Ph.D(Unilag)
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Ph.D.(Unilag)
B.Eng., M.Sc.(FUTO)
MNSE, R.Eng
Lecturer I
Assistant
Lecturer
Radiology and medical
imaging
Electrical systems
simulation and power
systems modelling
Cardiovascular and renal
physiology
Power electronic, Electric
machines
Signal processing and
medical electronics
B.Sc (OOU),
M.Sc.(UI).
Assistant
Lecturer
Molecular biology,
Bioinformatics
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer I
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
TECHNICAL STAFF
NAME
Mr. M. O. Oseni
QUALIFICATION
H.N.D,NIST
Mr. J E. Muoneke
B Tech. MIT, MCSE
Mr. E. M. Umoh
Dip. In Tech. GTK
(London),
Mr. M. .A Adeyemo HND, B.Sc. ACA
Mr. M. O Orojembi. ND, HND,PGD,
MCPN, MNCS,
MNIM, R.Eng
W. O. Bucknor
B Sc. OCP, Dip.
(Mrs.)
MCP
Mr. M. A.
HND , MCSE
Adesanya
Mr. W. K. Ogutuga HND
Mr. C. C. Emechebe Trade Test III-I
Mr. G. Ogunyinka
Cert. in Internet
Tech. & Webpage
Design. MCP
ADMINISRATIVE STAFF
Aliu, F. (Mrs.)
Dip. Cert. in
Sec/Admin. &
Computing
Gbajavi T. E. (Mrs.) B.SC., ANBC
(NABTEC), C.S. II
Mr. B. A. Ogunbiyi
OCE, OCA, OCP
Mr. O. O. Howells
OND Business
Admin.
General Computing
DESIGNATION
Principal Technical
Officer
Principal Network
Manager
Principal Technical
Officer
Assistant Operation
Manager
Assistant Operation
Manager
E-MAIL ADDRESSES
[email protected]
Programmer I
[email protected]
Assistant Operation
Manager
Senior Workshop
Supervisor
Senior Workshop
Supervisor
Technical Officer
[email protected]
Principal Data
Processing Officer
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Principal Confidential
Secretary
Assistant Chief Clerical [email protected]
Officer
Clerical Officer
[email protected]
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES STRUCTURE
A. PGD in Biomedical Engineering
First Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title
BME 701
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
BME 702
Basic Biomedical Sciences
BME 703
Numerical Methods in Engineering
BME 704
Fundamentals of Electrical/Electronics
BME 705
Medical Imaging
BME 706
Research Seminar
Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title
BME 710
Research Methods & Biostatistics
BME 711
Introduction to Bio-mechanics
BME 712
Biomedical Instrumentation
BME 713
Biomaterials & Fabrication
BME 720
Research Project
Units
3
2
2
2
2
2
Units
2
2
2
3
4
B. M. Sc. in Biomedical Engineering
First Semester Compulsory Courses
Course Code Course Title
BME 801
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
BME 802
Basic Biomedical Sciences
BME 803
Research Methods & Biostatistics
BME 804
Research Seminar
BME 805
Biomaterials & Fabrications
Electives (Minimum of 4 units)
Course Code Course Title
BME 806
BME 807
BME 808
Units
3
2
2
2
3
Units
Health Informatics & Management
Information System
2
Medical Electronics
Medical imaging & Image Processing
2
2
2nd Semester Compulsory Courses
Course Code Course Title
BME 811
Signals & Systems
BME 812
Biomechanics
BME 813
Numerical Methods
BME 814
Medical Instrumentation
BME 850
Research Project
BME 815
Neural Networks
BME 816
Prosthetics & Artificial Organs
Units
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
COURSE DESCRIPTION
BME 701:
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Definition, scope, basic principles and problems in biomedical engineering. Applications of
technology to Medicine and Biology. Contemporary issues and roles of engineering applied to
complex biological systems, Engineering System Design Principles; Introduction to Medical ICT
and Telemedicine; Introduction to Bioinformatics, DNA programming techniques, sequence
analysis, including alignment of sequence, database search, statistical analysis, phylogenetic
trees, scoring matrices, pattern recognition, clustering and structural prediction in bioinformatics.
BME 702:
Basic Biomedical Sciences
This course introduces students to the structure and function of anatomy, physiology, and
chemical constituents of living systems. The course provides a system-based review of the
structure and function, normal as well as abnormal, of cells, organs and systems. Emphases will
be placed on those structures/functions that are important in Biomedical engineering. Case
studies will also be included to introduce the importance of medical sciences related to
biomedical engineering. Physiology of Body Fluids and excitable Tissues; Nervous and
endocrine Systems; Organ systems; general metabolism Homeostasis and thermoregulation(where possible. Theory supported by Practical to demonstrate adequate understanding
BME 703:
Numerical Methods in Engineering
Numerical Analysis: Numerical analysis with applications to the solution of ordinary and partial
differential equations. Interpolation formulae, Finite difference & finite elements methods and
applications to solution of non-linear equations. Mathematical modelling of biological systems
and phenomena.
BME 704: Fundamentals of Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Medical Electronics)
1. Introduction to electronic components and design using measuring Instruments, diode and
rectification, simple power supplies, DC operating points of single stage bipolar and field
effect transistor amplifiers and basic operational amplifier configurations-theory supported
by practical including soldered and proto-board project
2. The place of network theory in Electrical Engineering – Network problems arising in
Energy distribution, value and transistor circuits, rotating machines and communication
systems. Methods of analysis suitable for the problems in 1 in Terms of currents, voltages
energy or volt-amperes and insertion loss.
Modelling and application of electronic components in circuit design and analysis,
Unregulated and regulated linear power supplies with transistor and operational amplifier;
Analysis and design of electronic system through multistage amplifier modelling, feedback
configuration, time and frequency domain in amplifier system and oscillator circuits.
Design and analysis of electronic subsystem by making use of basic building block of
analogue integrated circuits- The use of PSPICES software is essential- through practical
project.
Electromechanical energy conversion devices-principles and Operations. Electrodes and
Transducer; Introduction to Sensors and Bioelectric signal and systems, ( the learner must
have working knowledge of the use of signal generator and oscilloscope)
3.
4.
BME 705:
Medical Imaging and Signal Processing
Introduction to signal processing; continuous time signals; Laplace transform. Z-transform,
Fourier series, sampling and sampling theorem.
Introduction to Imaging Physics; Definition of Image; Image as a signal; Psychophysics of
vision. Properties of images, Sampling, Digitizing and displaying images; Geometric and
algebraic processing, Spatial filtering; Image coding and transmission, Binary image
analysis, Segmentation, Description of lines and shapes. Representation. Software and
Hardware system Scene analysis. Application. Types of Images: Radiographic &
Photographic images; Scanning of an Image by an Aperture; Image processing, Resolution,
modulation, transfer function, Interference & Intensity. Digitization and Reconstruction of
Images; Basic theory and physics of medical imaging; Interaction of Radiation with matter;
unclear magnetic resonance.
BME 706:
Research Seminar
Hands-on software and hardware building. Student teams conceive, design, specify, implement,
evaluate, and report on a software and hardware project in the domain of biomedicine. Creating
written proposals, peer review, providing status reports, and preparing final reports. Guest
lectures from professional biomedical or bio-informatics systems builders on issues related to the
process of project management or Software engineering basics.
BME 710:
Research (R &D) Methods in Biomedical Engineering
Topics include but not limited to:
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How to develop a research question
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Developing a research design
Methodology
Methods of data collection
Sampling
Ethics
Validity, Reliability, Rigor
Techniques of data collection (For example, how to conduct a good interview)
BME 711:
Introduction to Bio-mechanics
Introduction to static and dynamic in Biomaterials. Distributed forces and forces at a point.
Forces acting on bone joints muscles and body tissues. Forces acting on prosthetics appliances
and general action of muscle forces within human body during normal and abnormal times.
Stress and Strain Analysis of particular part of human body, bone, muscles, tissues and
ligaments. Pressure on human body. Biomechanical support system and surfaces. Mechanical
behaviour of biological materials such as soft tissue and bone. Dental prosthetics and mechanics
of dental materials involved in chewing process forces. Tensor analysis equations by application
of basic laws of conservation of mass, energy and momentum in mechanic and thermodynamics.
Mechanics of artificial limbs and body motion.
BME 712:
Biomedical Instrumentation
The lecture will include all instrument used in biomedical engineering (and/or some electronic
engineering practice instrumentation). Pre-knowledge of the following measuring instrument are
essential: Multimeter – Dc-multimeter, Ac-multimeter; Digital Multimeter (DMM); Theory and
construction; operation, analysis, reading error and accuracy. Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (CRO):
Theory & construction, operations (voltage sweep, synchronization, triggering, multi-trace)
measurement (Time, Amplitude & pulse width). Signal Generator – waveform generation.
Waveform Analyzer Instrumentation Amplifiers – Op. AMP. Differential Amp, etc.
Basic Concepts of Medical Instrumentation: Generalised Medical Instrumentation System,
Design and construction criteria, operation and characteristics; Commercial Medical
Instrumentation Development process, and Medical Instrument Regulations; Basic Sensors and
Transducers: Types, principles and operation: Biopotential-Biopotential Electrodes and
Amplifiers; Measurement of Body Parameters; Therapeutic, Monitoring and Prosthetic Devices;
Safety in Biomedical Instrumentation.
BME 713:
Biomaterials & Fabrication LAB
Introduction to materials used in Clinical/Biomedical Engineering: Types of
biomaterials – metals, ceramics plastic/polyethylene and composite materials etc.
The use of implantable materials. Bio-compatibility, Factors affecting
Biomaterials – corrosion and crack propagation; Tissue Growth into biomaterial.
Fabrication of simple laboratory/medical equipment or devices etc
BME 720:
Research Project
The student will apply the principles of engineering or bioinformatics design to
produce products which meet functional needs of people with Medical disabilities
design and construct either as a team or individually, a working prototype of a
new device which solves a problem without current solution. A Thesis will be
produced and the format of the Thesis will be according to the PG School
standard as outlined below:
BME 801:
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Definition, scope, basic principles and problems in biomedical engineering. Applications of
technology to Medicine and Biology. Contemporary issues and roles of engineering applied to
complex biological systems, DNA & Protein Bioinformatics. Introduction to basic programming
techniques, sequence analysis, including alignment of sequence, database search, statistical
analysis, phylogenetic trees, scoring matrices, pattern recognition, clustering and structural
prediction in bioinformatics.
BME 802:
Basic Biomedical Sciences
This course introduces students to the structure and function of anatomy, physiology, and
chemical constituents of living systems. The course provides a system-based review of the
structure and function, normal as well as abnormal, of cells, organs and systems. Emphases will
be placed on those structures/functions that are important in biomedical engineering. Case
studies will also be included to introduce the importance of medical sciences related to
biomedical engineering.Physiology of Body Fluids and excitable Tissues; Nervous and
endocrine Systems; Organ Systems; general metabolism Homeostasis and thermoregulation
BME 803:
Research Methods & Biostatistics
Statistical techniques used for analysis of basic and clinical/Biomedical Engineering Data
- Probability theory
- Sampling theory
- Hypothesis Testing
- ANOVA
- Non-Parametric Methods
- Computer Applications
- SPSS and Epi-info software
BME 804:
Research Seminar
This will include Modern Topics in Biomedical Engineering & Bioinformatics to be delivered in
two (2) seminars and Term papers. The objective is to train graduate students how to search for
information, technical writing and presentation of scientific information.
BME 805:
Biomaterials & Fabrication
Introduction to materials used in Biomedical Engineering; The use of Implantable materials;
Biocompatibility; Factors affecting Biomaterials-Corrosion, crack propagation; Tissue growth
into Biomaterial, Fabrication of laboratory/medical equipment or devices etc.
BME 806:
Health Informatics & Management Information System
Use of health information; health and hospital information systems; database design; data
storage and retrieval; clinical decision-making; telemedicine; expert systems; regulation and
quality control of software; commonly used software packages. Computer Networks; Network
simulation in hospital environment, software development, E-Health & m-Health in health care
delivery.
BME 807:
Medical Electronics
IC devices & Memories, MPU, ADC,DAC, programmers (e.g EPROM) and development system
controllers, sequences and multiplexers,. Practical Electronic circuit design and implementation.
Design and implementation of electronic aspects of medical devices,, Design of active filters,
Oscillators and multiplier circuits,PCB fabrications, Optoelectronics & Bio-photonics.
BME 808:
Medical Imaging and Image Processing
An introduction to the physics and engineering principles involved in the acquisition and
processing of medical images Sampling, Digitizing & Displaying images; Geometric and
algebraic processing; Spatial filtering ;Image coding and transmission; Binary image analysis,
segmentation, Description of Lines and shapes representation; Software and hardware system
scene analysis; X-ray Imaging, Computed Pornography; Ultrasound; Magnetic Resonance
Imaging. Methods of Medical Imaging: Ultra sound imaging technique; Ultrasonic imaging
techniques; Nuclear medicine; X-ray imaging techniques; Radiographic, Mammographic and
Tomographic systems and principles of sonography; Principles of digital Radiographic system
using kinestatic charge detector; physical and Electronic mechanisms for collection of ionic
signals; Effect of noise on medical images; Enhancement and performance of diagnostic
imaging. Radio therapeutic techniques.
BME 811:
Signals & Systems
Complex numbers, signals, time-domain representations of continuous-time (CT) signals, signal
operations, power and energy Systems and their properties, impulse responses, convolution LTI
systems and their properties, time-domain analysis of LTI systems; Fourier transform and its
properties, modulation theorem, convolution theorem Frequency response of LTI systems,
continuous-time Fourier series, frequency domain analysis of periodic CT signals Bandwidth,
sampling and sampling theorem, signal quantization, encoding, and reconstruction; Discrete-time
signals and their properties, time-domain analysis of DT signals; Time-domain analysis of DT
systems, Discrete-time Fourier serie;Discrete-time Fourier Transform;: Frequency-domain
analysis of Discrete-time signals and systems; Baseband and bandpass signals, amplitude
modulation, frequency modulations,;frequency-division multiplexing; Laplace transform,
transient responses, block diagram, transfer function (time allowed)
BME 812:
Biomechanics
Body segment parameters; joint forces and torques; kinetic data collection; computer techniques
of data acquisition and analysis; electromyography, introduction to muscle, joint and bone force
optimization techniques; rheology of bones, cartilage and collagenous tissues; fracture
mechanics; joint lubrication & wear ;properties of Biomaterials; stress analysis ;design of
artificial joints; tissue response to implanted materials ;implanted failure analysis; biomechanics
of human gait(walking and running) in health and disease
BME 813:
Numerical Methods
Numerical Analysis: Numerical analysis with application in the solution of ordinary differential
equations and potentials differential equations, Interpolation Formulae, finite difference and
finite element methods, application to solution of non-linear equations, mathematical modeling
& Simulations
BME 814:
Medical Instrumentation
Medical device nomenclature and classification; design factors and generic models for medical
instrumentation; generalized specifications; overview of commonly encountered diagnostic
monitoring & therapeutic medical equipment.
BME 815:
Neural Networks
Experimental and theoretical applications of neural networks to cognitive memory, pattern
recognition, speech recognition, and self-learning, adaptive control systems.
BME 816:
Prosthetics & Artificial Organs
Basic concepts of biological prosthetic systems and artificial organs; Functional electrical
stimulation; Restoration of movement of paralyzed arms and legs; Design of implantable devices
and systems; Replacements of kidney, lung, heart, and other organ functions and their electrical,
mechanical, materials, chemical, pathological and surgical aspects.
OTHER PROGRAMMES
The department also runs a Diploma programme in Biomedical Engineering in conjunction with
the Human Resources Development Centre of the University of Lagos. This programme targets
young school leavers, hospital technologists, medical equipment users and manufacturers.
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING
CURRICULUM
OFFICES OF THE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE AND FACULTY
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
i. The Vice-Chancellor of the University: Professor R.A.Bello
ii. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & Research): Prof. B. Alo
iii. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Sciences) Prof. D. Oni
iv. The Registrar: Dr.(Mrs) T.F. Ipaye
v. The Librarian: Dr.(Mrs)O. A. Fadehan
vi. The Bursar: L.A. Adekunle
OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE AND FAULTY
i. The Provost of the College: Prof.(Mrs) F.T. Ogunsola
ii. Deputy Provost: Prof. A.O. Okanlawan
iii. Dean of Basic Medical Sciences: Prof. O.O. Adeyemi
iv. College Secretary: I.O Azeez(Esq.)
v. The Librarian: H.O.J. Akinade
vi. Director of Finance: N.O.A. Lawal
vii. College Engineer: N.I. Shobande(Engr.)
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT
VICE CHANCELLOR
PROVOST CMUL
DEAN
FBMS
HEAD OF
DEPARTMENT
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
A&P
COMMITTEE
ACADEMIC STAFF
 PROFESSOR

ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR

ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
 SENIOR TYPIST
GRADE I
 OFFICE ASSISTANT


SENIOR
LECTURER

EXAMINATION
COMMITTEE
LECTURER


GRADE I


LECTURER

GRADE II

ASSISTANT
LECTURER

ACCREDIATATION
COMMITTEE
TECHNICAL STAFF
PRINCIPAL
TECHNICAL
OFFICER
NETWORK
MANAGER
SYSTEM ANALYST
COMPUTER/NETWO
RK MAINTENACE
OFFICER
SENIOR WORKSHOP
SUPERVISOR
WORKSHOP
SUPERVISOR
PROGRAMMER
3
ACADEMIC STAFF
S/N
1.
NAME
Dr. E.O. Nwoye
QUALIFICATION
B.Eng.(Nig.), M.Sc (Lagos), Ph.D (England)
2.
Engr. S.C Nwaneri
B.Eng., M.Sc. (Owerri),R.Eng. MNSE
STATUS
Senior Lecturer & Ag.
Head
Assistant Lecturer
3.
Dr. A. A. Osuntoki
B.Sc., M.Phil., PhD(Lagos)
Associate Professor
3.
Prof. O. Adegbenro
4.
5
6
7
8.
Mr. H.S.A Olasore
Dr. Adeola Balogun
Dr. N. M Ibeabuchi
Dr. O.O.E. Ajibola
Dr. M.A. Aweda
B.Sc (Eng.) (Lagos), M. Eng. (Alberta),
Dr. Eng. (Tohoku), F.N.S.E.,
M.I.E.I.C.E. (Japan)
B.Sc. M.Sc.(Ibadan)
B.Sc. M.Sc (Lagos)
MB.BS (Lagos), M.Sc. PhD (Lagos)
B.Sc. M.Sc. PhD
B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D (Toul)
Professor
Assistant Lecturer
Associate Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer 1
Senior Lecturer
TECHNICAL STAFF
NAME
POST
M.A. Oseni
J. E. Muoneke
E.M Umoh
M.A. Adeyemo
M.O. Orojembi(Engr.)
A.O. Adesanya
W.K. Ogutuga
C.C. Emechebe
W. Bucknor
G. Ogunyinka
Principal Technical Officer
Principal Network Manager
Principal Technical Officer
Assistant Operations Manager
Assistant Operations Manager
Assistant Operations Manager
Senior Workshop Supervisor
Workshop Supervisor
Programmer
Technical Officer
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
NAME
POST
T. Gbajavi(Mrs)
Principal Confidential Secretary
F. Aliu(Mrs)
Principal Data Processing Officer
B.A. Ogunbiyi
Assistant Chief Clerical Officer
O.O. Howells
Clerical Officer
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THE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
The department of Biomedical Engineering started in the College of Medicine of the University of
Lagos in the 1981/82 session as the Biomedical Engineering Unit in collaboration with the University
of Liverpool. As the Biomedical Engineering Unit, it was created to be primarily responsible for the
repairs and maintenance of engineering facilities and installations within the college. As part of its
responsibility, the unit was also training Biomedical Technologists through training courses that 5were run by the unit. The unit was also equipped with facilities for medical diagnosis and research
such as the electron microscope, which was uncommon equipment especially in the developing
world.
The effort to make the Unit a full-fledged academic department of the college of Medicine finally
materialized in the 2009/2010 session. The now Department of Biomedical Engineering and
Bioinformatics is fully equipped with all necessary facilities, including the manpower to run
academic programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering and
Bioinformatics. The staff strength has grown to 14, made up of the academic, technical and
administrative staff.
Apart from the academic programs being run by the department, the department is also responsible
for the management of the internet service and the Medical ICT for the entire College of Medicine.
The department is running a staff development training in ICT for the acquisition of ICT skills. The
courses include but not limited to Computer Appreciation, Microsoft Office suite (Basic and
Advanced), statistical packages-SPSS and Internet Applications and Uses.
Through the department, the college of medicine has been able to standardize the internet
facility which has now been expanded to cover nearly all the offices, unit and posts. The
browsing time is now 24 hours daily if electricity is available. The college portal has also been
developed for students online registration and academic staff can upload their lectures in their
webpage for their students. This portal is meant to be used for both Problem Based Learning
(PBL)and Student Centered Learning and Teaching (SCLT). Other technical services provided by
the department include: Medical Imaging and Image Processing, Computational Biology Laboratory
Services and glass blowing and cutting. There are also plans to start developing biomaterials for
medical use such as in prosthesis development.
Considering the low manpower training and the availability of expertise in the areas of Biomedical
Engineering and Bioinformatics in Nigeria, this department is set to be the pathfinder in manpower
development in these areas. Up till today, the department is still keeping up with its staff development
training programs, to keep the long standing tradition. The department is also well positioned to meet
the future challenges of these fields of study in terms of research and development for improved
health care delivery.
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THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSC.) DEGREES IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEERING
AND BIOINFORMATICS PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering, sciences and technology to find solution to
the problems in Biology and Medicine. It is a multi-disciplinary course encompassing expertise in
the fields of life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, mathematics and medical sciences. It is
relatively a new field with wide recognition and many universities all over the world have created
departments for this discipline at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Efficient healthcare
delivery depends a lot on this application as technology gives definition to all aspects of human
activities now and in the future.
In the developed world, all aspects of healthcare delivery are technology based for efficiency. The
biomedical engineer is not to replace the physician but as an adjunct to make healthcare delivery
simple, and precise and to create the basis for developing new approaches to solving a wide range of
medical and biological problems from imaging-based studies of human body functions to the
development of artificial organs and allied equipment.
The undergraduate programme is based in the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos where
extensive facilities exist. The foundation courses are offered by the Faculties of Science, Engineering
and the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, leading to the award of Bachelor of Science, (Biomedical
Engineering or Bioinformatics) degree recognized by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), and
registrable by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria(COREN).
Goals
(a) To provide the graduate with a breath of knowledge and expertise that will be highly sought
by prospective employers in the Biomedical Engineering area;
(b) To provide a route, which will enable students to gain a professional qualification, which is
highly respected and which have a high demand in the job market.
OBJECTIVES
The undergraduate program is multi-disciplinary in nature with the following set objectives; to:
1.
2.
3.
Train manpower to provide clinical/technical support for hospitals and medical equipment
manufacturers.
Produce engineers/bioinformaticians capable of undertaking researches into and
developing new medical and allied equipment.
Train personnel who can cope with the rapid development of costly medical equipment in
terms of maintenance, and installation.
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4.
5.
6.
Train engineers/bioinformaticians that will be able to offer consultancy services in setting
up and reviewing of biomedical facilities in new and existing health institutions.
Train manpower with great understanding of bio-compatibility with a view to developing
artificial organs and system, new materials and devices.
Produce engineers/bioinformaticians who will assist the medical team by providing the
technological know-how to stabilize the healthcare delivery system and make for selfreliance in health matters in our own environment.
RATIONALE AND JUSTIFICATION
The technological growth of any country depends to a large extent on the ingenuity of its high
calibre technical manpower. For a well-trained and conscientious biomedical engineer,
challenging and interesting job opportunities abound in Nigeria as well as overseas. This ranges
from the design, development, production, operation, installation and maintenance of hospital and
general instruments and equipment to management.
Career opportunities are plentiful for biomedical engineers, as there are rapid development of
costly medical equipment and instrument in hospitals and allied industries.
Graduates of biomedical engineering will be employed by hospitals, medical equipment
manufacturers, computer companies, universities and medical research organizations and/or any
other fields as may be applicable to electrical/electronic, computer or instrument engineers.
He/she can go on to medical school and become a physician.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME
The learning outcomes are outlined by level and are given below:
200 LEVEL
- Provide the fundamental knowledge of engineering sciences, computing methods,
mathematics and statistics needed for honours degree study of the biomedical engineering.
- Equip the student with the laboratory and computational skills needed for honours degree
study of the biomedical engineering and bioinformatics
- Help the student to develop computer, data analysis and statistical skills necessary for
biomedical engineering.
- Introduce the student to the nature, purpose and organization of biomedical engineering.
300 LEVEL
- Provide the fundamental knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology and
genetics, chemistry, microbiology, mathematics and statistics needed for honours degree study
of the biomedical engineering.
- Equip the student with the laboratory and computational skills needed for honours degree
study of the biomedical engineering.
- Help the student to develop programming skill needed to simulated biological phenomena
necessary for biomedical engineering and bioinformatics.
- Introduce the student to the nature, purpose and organization of biomedical engineering.
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400 LEVEL
- Provide a detailed understanding of the biomedical engineering and biomedical informatics
further understanding of the physiology operation and organization of the human body.
- Provide the student with theoretical understanding of, and practical competence in, and
discipline of laboratory pathology; immunology, metabolic biochemistry and molecular
genetics, medical microbiology and drug design.
- Enable the students to describe the social and cultural factors influencing the prevalence and
transmission of disease in human populations and real time surveillance of disease outbreaks.
- Enable the students to evaluate, select and apply different laboratory techniques to analytical
problems.
500 LEVEL
- Enable the students to evaluate, select and analyze biomedical phenomenon that will help to
improve healthcare.
- Provide an understanding of advanced biomedical engineering and bioinformatics topics
needed for honors degree study of the biochemical engineering and bioinformatics.
- Enable the student to understand the courses and effects of disease processes and body
functions.
- Enable the student to apply the principle of genetics and bio-computing in the investigation of
representative disease states and advance treatment using appropriate technology.
- Enable the student to apply the principles of analytical science to the study of molecules of
biochemical relevance.
- Foster the development of the intellectual, organizational and communication skills
appropriate for an honors graduate through the project module.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
The Department offers a five years programme for the Bachelor of Science, B.Sc (Hons) degree
in Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics. In order to be eligible for admission, a candidate
who must have completed his/her Secondary School Education would be required to have
obtained at least one of the following qualifications in not more than two sittings.
1. (i)
(ii)
WASC/SSCE/NECO or equivalent with credits in at least five
Subjects, which include English Language, MathematicsFurther Mathematics,
Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
GCE (O’Level) or its equivalent with credits in at least five subjects as in (i) above.
In addition, a candidate must pass the Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination (UME) in the
following subjects: Use of English Language, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics or Biology.
2.
Alternatively, a candidate with
(a) Pass at Advanced Level in the General Certificate of Education or Higher School
Certificate in any 3 of the following subjects: Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry,
Biology.
(b) A degree in related discipline may apply for Direct Entry through the Joint Admissions
and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
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(c) Candidates with MBBS wishing to acquire Engineering knowledge for research will be
considered for admission at 200 level, through waiver or special consideration.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING FIRST DEGREE PROGRAMME FOR THE BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE (HONS) IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OR BIOMEDICAL
INFORMATICS
1 GENERAL
1. An integrated programme of courses is provided leading to the award of Bachelor of Science
(Hons) Biomedical Engineering denoted by the letter B.Sc. (Hons) Biomedical Engineering.
2. i.
iv.
The integrated programme shall normally extend over a minimum period of
five (5) academic years.
ii.
The maximum period of study permissible for the Bachelor of Science
Programme shall be six (6) academic years through Direct Entry and eight (8)
academic years by JAMB.
iii.
The minimum load permissible per semester is 16 units, whilst the maximum
load is 24 units.
Senate may, on the recommendation of the Academic Board, permit students to carry
less than the minimum load or more than the maximum load.
3. Instruction is by courses, specified into course units.
4. DEFINITION OF A COURSE UNIT
One course Unit is defined as a series of one-hour lectures per week, per semester or a
series of laboratory or practical classes three-hour per week, per semester, or an equivalent
combination of these types of instruction.
5. COURSE LEVELS
There shall be five levels of undergraduate courses, as follows:
(a)
100-199 Level leading to Part 1 Bachelor Degree
200-299 Level leading to Part II Bachelor Degree
300-399 Level leading to Part III Bachelor Degree
400-499 Level leading to Part IV Bachelor Degree
500-599 Level leading to Part V Bachelor Degree
(b)
Students admitted for the five-year Bachelor of Science Degree Programme shall
normally start at the 100 – level courses.
(c).
Senate may, on the recommendation of the School Board through Academic Board
permit students to start at other levels of courses.
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6.
SUBJECT CODES
Subjects offered in the University of Lagos and the Faculty of Basic Medical Science are
identified by three letter codes, such as follows:
(a) Subjects:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PCH
Biomedical Engineering
BME
Electronic/Electrical Engineering
EEG
General Engineering
GEG
Computer Science Course
CSC
Anatomy
ANA
Physiology
PHG
General African Science
GAS
Engineering Analysis
EAG
Biomedical Informatics
BMI
Biochemistry
BCH
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COURSE LOADING
No course shall carry less than one or more than four course units except industrial
attachment/training experience.
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PRE-REQUISITE COURSES
(a).
A pre-requisite course is one, which must be taken before a higher level course.
All pre-requisite courses are as stated in the course syllabus.
(b)
A pre-requisite course or courses may be waived for suitably qualified
candidate by decision of Senate, upon the recommendation of the Academic
Board.
(c)
A compulsory course is one which must be registered for and passed by a
student to obtain the degree, and is counted towards his/her classification of the
degree.
(d).
An elective or optional course is one which may be taken to make up the
minimum requirement of units allowed by the regulations.
(e).
A University course requirement is a course which must be registered for and
passed before a degree is awarded, but it is not counted towards the degree
classification, e.g. General African Studies.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for the award of the degree, a student must pass a minimum total of 160 Units in a
five-year programme inclusive of the University course requirements.
COURSE UNITS DISTRIBUTION
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(a) Distribution and concentration requirements are satisfied when a student has completed the
courses as specified in addition to the University requirements, which are General African
Studies.
(b) All courses require for the B.Sc.(Hons) Biomedical Engineering degree or Biomedical
Informatics degree must be taken. Any deviations from the specified requirements may not be
permitted except by the approval of Senate, upon the recommendation of the Academic
Board.
(c) The requirements of this section shall be subject to change arising from regular curriculum
reviews in accordance with the University Regulations.
ADMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSES
Admission into courses closes at the end of the fourth full week of each semester. In exceptional
circumstances such as ill health, permission may be granted for a student to be admitted later than the
fourth week, provided that acceptable written evidence has been provided on behalf of the student.
EXAMINATIONS
In-Course Assessments:
There shall be an In-course Assessment for each course at the middle or end of a semester. The Incourse Assessment carries a grading of 30% of the total examination marks.
Semester Examinations
Each course is examined at the end of the semester in which it is offered or at the end of the session.
The length of any examination shall be a period of not less than 1 hour and not more than 3 hours
except in the case of practical or oral examinations.
Internal Examiners
(a) There shall be a Panel of Departmental Examiners in each subject area, and the Head of the
Department shall be the Chief Examiner.
(b) For each subject area, the Internal Examiners shall be those who teach the various courses not
below the grade of Lecturer II, who shall set, moderate the questions, mark the answer scripts
and compute the results. They shall also jointly sign the examination result, which shall also
be signed by the External Examiner in the subject areas.
(c) The Head of department shall present the signed examination results of his/her department for
consideration at the meeting of the College/Faculty Board of Examiners.
External Examiners
In accordance with the University regulations, External examiners would normally be invited to
examine in all subject areas at the end of the Session. Examination questions are to be vetted and
approved by the External examiners before the examinations.
However,, both 1st and 2nd Semester examination result will be considered together at the end of
the Session, after the External Examiners have gone through the marked scripts of both
examinations.
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Grading of courses
All theory courses and practical shall be evaluated by examinations to be taken on completion of
the course, or at the end of semester or Session. Each course unit shall be graded out of a
maximum of 100 marks. For a course, this shall be made up of 30% for the in-course
assessment, and 70% for the final examination.
The mark obtained in each course shall be assigned the appropriate Letter Grade Points as
follows:
MARK %
70-100
60-69
50-59
45-49
40-44
0-39
LETTER GRADE
A
B
C
D
E
F
GRADE POINTS (GP)
5
4
3
2
1
0
Pass mark shall be 40%
After the eight weeks of a semester, a student who fails to complete the requirements for any
course or courses owing to unforeseen reasons – approved by the senate –would be given the
Incomplete (I) grade
Transcripts of examination scores shall be issued to students as appropriate at the end of Semester
or Session.
Project (Compulsory)
Each student would be expected to do a project in a subject area of his\her own choice. Projects
are to be discussed at departmental meetings by members of academic staff and supervisor
assigned to each student/project. The project must involve simple research topics in which
students would be expected to carry out literature reviews, design, construction where it is
required, experimental procedures, analysis and conclusions from data obtained. The projects are
to be presented in a type written and bound form, to cover 30-60 pages. Each student will be
expected to give a seminar on his or her project, and also to appear for an oral examination before
the Panel of Departmental/External Examiners as part of the examination in the final year. A
mark will be awarded for the project after the oral examination.
Classification of Degrees
The classification of the B.Sc (Hons) Biomedical Engineering & Bioinformatics Degree shall be
based on the weighted Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as follows:
1st Class
CGPA 4.50- 5.00
2nd Class Upper
CGPA 3.5-4.49
2nd Class Lower
CGPA 2.40-3.49
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3rd Class
CGPA 1.50-2.39
Pass
CGPA 1.00-1.49
The cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be obtained by:
i. Multiplying the Grade point assigned to the letter grade obtained in each
course by the number of units assigned to the course, to arrive at the
weighted score for each course.
ii. Adding together the weighted score by the total number of units.
Pass Degree
Any student who has fulfilled all the course requirements but who obtains a Grade Point Average
between 1.00 and 1.49 will be deemed to have obtained a pass degree.
Interpretation of Results
a. A student shall be in good standing as long as the GPA and CGPA are not below 1.00.
b. A student shall be given a Warning if the semester GPA and CGPA is below 1.00.
c. A student on warning shall be placed on probation if the CGPA is below 1.00 at the end of the
semester or session.
The period of probation is two semesters of one session. Such a student will be on the same
course level for which he/she is on probation.
d. A student on probation shall be asked to withdraw from the course if at the end of the period
of probation the CGPA is still below 1.00.
Probation and Withdrawal
a. Repeat Course:
There shall normally be no re-sit examination except the department decides otherwise.
A student shall repeat the failed course when it is next offered by the department.
b. Carry-Over Courses
A student shall not carry-over more than 12 units per session.
COMPATIBILITY WITH INSTITUTIONAL MISSION
Degree-level training in Biomedical engineering is desirable in the country at this time to help train
professionals who can diagnose and proffer solutions from their professional perspective to the plight
to the increasing number of vulnerable persons and groups in our society whose living conditions are
threatened by the myriads of health problems around us.
The programme will complement the efforts and response of the other branches of basic medical
sciences to problem health insecurity, by training high caliber personnel that will conduct research in
biomedical engineering to ameliorate the problems associated with proper clinical diagnosis and
health insecurity.
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LIST, STATUS AND QUALIFICATION OF STAFF
The academic staff will be drawn from the several other departments in the University mainly
because of the multi-disciplinary nature of the program. Below is the departmental staff list with
designation: This list is not exhaustive and subject to review from time to time.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The programme is a five (5) - year course structured as follows:
100 level
200 level
-
300 level
-
400 level
500 level
-
Basic Sciences and Mathematics. This is based in the Faculty of Science.
Basic electrical/Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Based in the
Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science, and College of Medicine
Basic Medical Sciences/Electronics and Instrumentation based in the College
of Medicine (School of Basic Medical Science).
Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics sub-field
Biomedical Engineering/Bioinformatics sub-field/project.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING B.Sc. (HONS) 5-YEAR PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
YEAR 1
1st Semester
Course Code
FSC 101
FSC 102
GEG 101
GEG 103
FSC 105
MEG 101
MEG 103
GST 105
GST 102
Course Title
Introductory Biology
Physical Chemistry
Engineering Pure Mathematics 1
Engineering Applied Mathematics
1
Introductory Physics 1
Workshop Practice
Technical Drawing 1
Use of English
Philosophy & Logic
Total
Credit
Units
3
3
3
3
Course
Status
C
C
C
C
3
1
2
2
2
22
C
C
C
C
C
Pre-requisite
14
2nd Semester
Course Code
GEG 102
GEG 104
MEG 102
MEG 104
PHS 102
PHS 101
GST 106
GST 104
Course Title
Engineering Pure
Maths II
Engineering Applied
Maths II
Workshop Practice 1
Technical Drawing II
Introductory Physics II
Introductory Physics III
Use of English
Philosophy
Total
Credit Units
3
Course Status
C
Pre-requisite
GEG 101
3
C
GEG 103
2
2
3
2
2
2
19
C
C
C
C
C
C
MEG 101
MEG 103
FSC 105
FSC 105
YEAR II
st
1 Semester
Course Code
EEG 201
CSC 201
EEG 203
EEG 205
BCH 201
PHG 201
MEG 201
GEG 201
MEG 205
GAS 201
Course Title
Fundamentals of Electrical
Engineering 1
Fundamental principles of
computer organization
Signals & Systems Theory
Electrical Engineering
Materials
General Biochemistry
General Physiology, Body
Fluid & Cardiovascular
System
Thermodynamics
Engineering Mathematics I
Engineering
Mechanics(Statics)
General African Studies 1
Total
Credit Units Course Status
2
C
Pre-requisite
FSC 105,PHS
101,102,103
2
C
2
2
C
C
2
2
C
C
FSC 101
FSC 105
2
3
2
C
C
C
PHS 101, GEG 104
PHS 101,GEG 104
GEG 102,GEG 104
2
19
C
15
2nd Semester
Course Code
Course Title
EEG 202
Fundamentals of Electrical
Engineering II
Introduction to Switching
and Logic Systems
Computer Programming 1
Physical Electronics
Introductory Engineering
Statistics
General African Studies II
Fluid Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics
II(Dynamics)
Abdomen,Pelvis,Perineum
and Lower Limb
Head, Face & Neck
Computer Programming 1
Total
EEG 204
EEG 206
EEG 208
GEG 202
GST 202
MEG 202
MEG 208
ANA 202
ANA 204
CSC 202
Credit
Units
2
Course Status
Pre-requisite
C
EEG 201
2
C
EEG 203
2
2
3
C
C
C
EEG 201
GEG 102
2
3
2
C
C
C
2
C
2
2
24
C
C
YEAR III
st
1 Semester
Course Code
BME 301
BME 303
EEG 305
BME 305
BME 307
ANA 301
BME 309
BME 311
GST 307
Course Title
Introduction to
Biomedical
Engineering
Transducers
Electronic Circuits 1
Electro-medical Safety
Credit Units
2
Course Status
C
3
3
2
C
C
Medical
Instrumentation 1
Genetics
Biomedical Electronics
Laboratory
Computer Aided
Design & Drafting
Entrepreneurship &
Good Governance 1
Total
3
C
2
2
C
C
2
C
2
C
Pre-requisite
EEG 302
EEG 201,EEG
202
21
16
2nd Semester
Course Code
BME 306
BME 308
BME 310
BME 312
PHG 301
BME 314
BME 316
BME 318
Course Title
Clinical Engineering
Practice
Introduction to
Bioinformatics
Medical
Instrumentation II
Medical ICT
Practical Physiology
Problem Oriented
Programming
Health Technology
Management
Electromagnetic Fields
& Waves
Total
Credit Units
2
Course Status
C
2
C
2
C
2
3
2
C
C
C
2
C
2
C
Pre-requisite
21
YEAR IV
1st Semester
Course Code
BME 401
BME 403
BME 405
BME 407
BME 409
BME 411
BME 413
BME 415
BME 417
BME 419
BME 421
Course Title
Medical Digital Signal
Processing
Medical Imaging 1
Biostatistics
Rational structure
based drug design
Numerical Methods in
Biomedical
Engineering
Introduction to
Microprocessor and
Micro-controllers
Introduction to
Computational Biology
Control System
Analysis
e-Health & m-Health
Bioinformatics &
Systems design
Evolutionary Genetics
& Sequence Analysis
Credit Units
2
Course Status
C
3
2
2
C
C
2
C
2
C
2
C
2
C
2
2
C
E
2
E
Pre-requisite
EEG 302
C = 19
E = 02
17
Total
21
2nd Semester
Course Code
SIW 400
Course Title
Industrial Training
Credit Units Course Status
6
Pre-requisite
YEAR V
st
1 Semester
Course Code
Course Title
Credit Units
BME 501
Biomaterials & Fabrication
Lab
Microelectronics
Biomedical Measurement
Bio-computing
Biosensors & Chemical
Sensors
Artificial Organs
Mathematical Modeling of
Tissues and Organs
Health Technology
Assessment
Digital Image Processing
2
Course
Status
C
2
2
2
3
C
C
C
C
2
2
C
C
2
E
E
Total
2
C = 15
E= 02
17
Course Title
Course Title
Credit Units
2
3
2
Course
Status
C
C
C
2
C
2
2
2
2
2
C
C
E
E
E
BME 503
BME 505
BME 507
BME 509
BME 511
BME 513
BME 515
BME 517
2nd Semester
Course Code
Course Code
BME 502
BME 504
BME 506
BME 508
BME 510
GEG 502
BME 512
BME 514
PCH 501
Medical Imaging II
Project
Introduction to Genomics and
proteomic
Medical Device Design &
Innovation
Seminar
Law and Management
Biomedical Communication
Metabolic Modeling
Medicinal Chemistry/Drug
Development
Pre-requisite
Credit Unit
Pre-requisite
18
Total
C = 13
E = 04
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
YEAR I
FSC 101:
INTRODUCTORY GENERAL BIOLOGY
CONTENT: History of Biology, Characteristics and classification of living things, Reproduction,
Interrelationship of organisms, heredity and evolution.
FCS 102:
INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY
CONTENT: Measurement and Precision. Hypothesis, Theory and law with appropriate illustration.
Nature of matter – the three states of matter, atomic structure, electronic energy levels
and orbital periodic classification of elements and its relationship to their electronic
configurations. Mole concept and calculations based on it including application to
titrimetry and balancing of equation by electron transfer method. Types and chemical
reactions and stoichiometric calculations, different methods of expressing
concentrations of solutions. Chemical kinetics and equilibria, and related simple
calculations, important applications of equilibria like PH, solubility, Product and
Solubility of ionic solids. Thermochemistry and simple calculations based on Hess’s
law. Electrochemistry and working of various cells, brief mention of corrosion.
Organic chemistry: Simple reactions of hydrocarbons, alcohols, and acids, petroleum
chemistry, oils and fats, hydrogenation of oils, polymer and biologically important
molecules.
GST 105:
THE USE OF ENGLISH
CONTENT: The course is designed to enable students achieve an acceptable level of proficiency in
the use of English, with particular reference to the following aspects:
The ability to read and understand the relevant books and journal, The correct use of
writing conventions, Correct pronunciation of English words and sentences, and
ability to write and speak for specific purposes.
GEG 101
ENGINEERING PURE MATHEMATICS 1
CONTENT: Axiomatic set theory, Operations on set, Boolean Algebra,Series, Power
series. Tests for convergence. Taylor series. Operations on power series. Limits,
Continuity & Differentiability. Mean value theorems.Techniques and applications of
differentiation. The definite integral. Fundamental theorems of integral calculus.
Techniques and applications of integral calculus.
GEG 102:
ENGINEERING PURE MATHEMATICS II
The real and the complex number systems. Mathematical induction matrices and
determination. Mathematical induction matrices and determinants. Complex
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numbers; representation and algebra. Complex functions. Roots of unity;De-moivres
theorem; Basic matrix theory and algebra. Systems of linear equations; elementary
row reduction, types and methods of solution echelon form. Applications of
matrices. Introduction to systems of inequalities and linear programming.
FCS 103
INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE
CONTENT: Hardware: Functional components
Software: system, Application packages.
Program development: Flowcharting, program objects,
computer application areas and technological trends.
BASIC
programming,
FSC 105:
INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I
CONTENT: Physical quantities, standard and units, kinematics: Uniform Velocity motion,
Uniform acceleration motion.
Dynamics: Newton’s laws of motion. Newton’s universal law of gravitation. Work,
energy, conservation laws
Concept of mechanical equilibrium. Centre of mass and centre of gravity. Moment of
a force. Rotational motion, angular momentum and torque. Total mechanical energy;
elasticity, Hooke’s law, Young’s Shear and Bulk modulus. Hydrostatic: Pressure,
buoyancy, Archimedes’ principle. Elements of hydro-dynamics. Molecular properties
of fluids, Viscosity, surface tension, adhesion, cohesion capillarity, drops and bubbles.
Temperature and Zeroth law of thermodynamics, Quality of heat, Heat transfer, Gas
laws; first and second law of Thermodynamics. Application to kinetics theory of
gases.
PHS 103:
INTRODUCTORY LABORATORY PHYSICS
CONTENT: Simple experiments illustrating the key topics covered in FSC 105.
course.
Theoretical
MEG 101:
WORKSHOP PRACTICE I
CONTENT: Introduction to basic equipment in wood, machine and welding workshop. Elements
of safety practice with the various tools used in the workshops. Selection of tools
elementary operations in various workshop.
MEG 103:
ENGINEERING DRAWING I
CONTENT: Introduction to drawing instruments and their proper use; Use of scales, line works and
lettering. Geometrical constructions including tangents, normal polygon etc. Loci,
including paths of points of simple mechanisms and cam profiles.
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YEAR II
GEG 201:
ENGINEERING STATISTICS & COMPUTER SYSTEMS
CONTENT: Introduction to statistics: Fundamentals of probability theory; random variable and
expectations; Discrete and Continuous distributions. Probability and
relative
frequency. Independent trials. The Laplace. The moivre limit theorem. Poisons law.
Concepts used in Statistics: Expectation of a sum, variance, covariance, correlations,
theory of errors. Estimation of variance and Correlation. Linear regression. Random
event.
EEG 201:
FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I
CONTENT: 1.
The place of network theory in Electrical Engineering – Network problems
arising in Energy distribution, value and transistor circuits, rotating machines
and communication systems.
2.
Methods of analysis suitable for the problems in 1 in
terms of currents, voltages energy or volt-amperes and insertion loss.
3.
Resistors, Electric fields and Capacitors: Loop and Nodal
analysis, Magnetic fields & Currents, Electro magnetic induction & Magnetic
forces, Self and mutual inductance, R-L-C circuits, transients & steady state.
Solution of a.c. circuits. Time and Frequency domain solution of first order
equations.
Resonance. Network theorems; three phase circuits.
EEG 202:
FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING II
CONTENT: Electromechanical energy conversion devices. The transformer: principle of
operation, E.M.F. equation, flux linkage, voltage regulation and frequency. Open and
short-circuit tests. Autotransformer. Direct current machines: winding, EMF
equation, armature reaction ands communication.
EEG 203:
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS I
CONTENT: Continuous and discrete signals and systems. Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog
conversion (a qualitative treatment). The independent variable: definitions;
transformations and inverse transformations. Steps, impulses and ramps. Linear
systems and superposition. Signal descriptions by impulses and step functions.
Properties and block diagram feedback: series and parallel voltage feedback, other
forms of feedback in practice. Operational amplifiers. Switching amplifiers;
Parametric amplifiers.
EEG 204:
INTRODUCTION TO SWITCHING AND LOGIC SYSTEMS
Number Systems, conversion between bases, Arithmetic with bases other than ten, 1
and 2’s complement, BCD, weighted and unweighted codes, Gray codes. Truth
function and tables. Boolean Algebra and De-Morgan’s theorem. Truth function set or
Venn diagram; Minimization of Boolean function using Boolean algebra and
Karnaugh Maps; Switching relays; logic circuits; Realization of simple combinatorial
circuit, binary single bit address; simple code conversion; bit comparators;
introduction to multi-vibrator circuits.
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MEG 205:
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Fundamentals of mechanics, Forces in space equipment systems, Equilibrium of rigid
bodies, distributed forces, centroid, centre of mass, internal actions, analysis of simple
structures and machine parts, principle of virtual work.
CSC 201:
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER ORGANISATION
CONTENT: Basic concepts of simple machine architecture, major components, functional
relationship between the components of processing units (controls, memory and
ALU). Stored program concepts, representation of instruction in computer memory,
addressing, definition of a program, instruction cycle, Computer design, Mini
Computers: organization, design, operation and programming, Assemblers, program
loaders and relocation.
CSC 202:
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I
CONTENT: Fortran programming. Use of Fortran Language in solving advance numeric
problems. File processing with Fortran.
PHG 201:
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY, BODY FLUID AND CARDIOVASCULAR
PHYSIOLOGY
CONTENT: Physiology Course as for medical (MBBS), Dental (BDS), Physiotherapy, Pharmacy,
Pharmacology and Physiology.
ANA 202:
ABDOMEN, PELVIS PERINEUM & LOWER LIMBS
CONTENT: Introduction to Abdomen, Anterior Abdominal wall, Diaphragm, Scrotum and male
external genitals Histology, Embryology, Peritoneum, Rectus sheath and inguinal
canal, Organization of Blood supply of Abdomen, Stomach-blood supply relations and
lymph drainage, Duodenum and extra hepatic biliary apparatus, Demonstration-liver
Pancreas and Spleen. Posterior Abdominal wall, Kidney and Suprarenal, Perineum,
Histology and Embryology; Pelvic floor, Female Reproductive system, Urinary
Bladder prostate urethra; male reproductive system – Histology & Embryology;
Rectum and anal canal, Blood supply and lymph drainage of pelvis and perineum –
Histology & Embryology. Introduction to lower limb – Histology & Embryology –
G.L. Tract, Venous and lymph drainage, Femoral Triangle and Adductor canal –
Histology, Embryology – genital system. Hip joint, Knee joint, Ankle joint, Arches of
foot, Locomotion and Clinical Anatomy.
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ANA 204:
HEAD, FACE & NECK
CONTENT: The skull; face & scalp; Removal of Brain and Gross Topography, The Back; The
Orbit; The Eye; The anterior Triangle and The Parotid region; The Infratemporal
fossa, Deep dissection of the Neck; Prevertebral Region; Cranal Nerves and major
functions, Dissected Head, Oral Cavity, Larynx, Pharynx and Ear. Living Anatomy.
YEAR III
BME 301:
INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
CONTENT: Definition, Specializations, Biomedical Instrument Design Techniques; Introduction to
Engineering Systems; Biological Systems; Modeling Biological Systems; System
Responses; Introduction to Bioinformatics.
BME 301:
LINEAR CIRCUITS & SYSTEMS
CONTENT: The lecture will cover all the basic building blocks (components) in electronic circuits
and systems: Simplified Semiconductor Theory and Devices; Simple outline of
Atomic theory; Intrinsic semiconductors – n-type and p-type semiconductor. The p-n
junction; Semiconductor diode – Construction; current and voltage characteristics;
types and applications; Half and Full wave Rectification; Smoothing; Transistors –
Bipolar junction transistors; common-base; common-emitter and common-collector
connections; Transistors characteristics, Construction and Thermal & Frequency
effects; Field Effect Transistors – FET; MOSFET. Amplifiers – small signal
amplifiers; Transistor bias; Determination of gains. Cascade amplifiers, hfe –
characteristics; Operational Amplifiers (Op.AMP), Inverting and non-inverting,
summing & differential amplifier. Thyristor – thyristor circuit and power electronic
BME 302:
DIGITAL INTERGRATED CIRCUITS
CONTENT: Introduction to digital logic gates – AND, OR, NOR, NAND, XOR, NOT etc: graphic
symbols, algebraic functions, & truth tables. Boolean Algebra & logic gates,
definition, Basic theorems, & properties of Boolean algebra, Boolean functions, Venn
diagrams, canonical and standard forms – minterms & maxterms. Simplification of
Boolean functions –
Map and Arithmetic methods.
The various IC digital logic family:
Transistor transistor logic (TTL)
Resistor – transistor logic, RTL
Diode transistor logic, DTL
Emitter – coupled logic, ECL
Metal Oxide Semiconductor, MOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS
Integrated – Injection logic, I2L:
Their basic electronic circuits and analysis of their electrical operations. Basic
knowledge of electronics is assured.
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BME 303:
TRANDUCERS
CONTENT: Introduction & Definitions. Transducer types: Electrical, Electromechanical,
Electrochemical, Temperature, Pressure, pneumatics/hydraulic, Inductive &
Capacitive transducers, Biological, Chemical and photoelectric transducers. Their
characteristics, operations, and applications. Output device transducers: meters, strip
chart recorders, oscilloscope, displays, lamp indicators, heaters polygraph etc.
Input devices: light sources, temperature devices, pressure to voltage converters;
pressure to current converters. Magnetic transducers, Strain Gage Transducers, Linear
Variable differential transformer (LVDT), Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD).
Carbon or Piezoelectric Crystal transducers. Transducer signal sources, amplification
and transmission. Signal conditioning circuits.
BME 305:
ELECTROMEDICAL SAFETY
CONTENT: An overview of Biomedical safety practices. The factors in hospital safety practices:
Biological & fire safety; Safety areas in hospitals: Emergency room, operating rooms,
special care units, Medicine, Pharmacy & Laboratory.
Electro-medical
Instrumentation System safety: Skin resistance, Electrical shock, lead protection,
Fibrillation and Defibrillation, Radiation etc. Equipment handling safety: Faculty
safety & security; Risk Management, Occupational safety and Health Act;
Administrative Requirement.
BME 306:
INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS
CONTENT: Issues in the modeling, design, and implementation of computational systems for use
in biomedicine. Topics: basic knowledge representation, controlled terminologies in
medicine and biological science, fundamental algorithms, information dissemination
and retrieval, knowledge acquisition, and ontologies. Emphasis is on the principles of
modeling data and knowledge in biomedicine and on translation of resulting models
into useful automated systems.
Recommended: principles of object-oriented systems.
BCH 300:
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
CONTENT: Course content for 300 level Physiology students. The objective is to enable them
understand Biomedical abnormalities in common disease conditions.
BCH309:
INTRODUCTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CONTENT: Content is as applicable to the Biochemistry students in 300 level of the college of
medicine.
ANA 301:
GENETICS
CONTENT: The content is the same as provided for the Department of Physiotherapy. The purpose
is to enable the students understand the methods of gene technology.
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PHG 306:
PRACTICAL PHYSIOLOGY
CONTENT: As provided for the MBBS and BDS part one professional exams syllabus.
BME 308
Medical ICT: (COMPUTER & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN
MEDICINE)
CONTENT: Introduction to MIS in HOSPITAL Structure; System Design; analysis and
implementation; Data Acquisition, storage and Retrieval; Managing Medical Data
Resources; Database & Data base concepts & design; Concept of Computer
Networking and network simulation of hospital environment; Software development;
Expert system Application to medical diagnosis.
BME 309:
BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONICS LABORATORY
CONTENT: The lecture will include all instrument used in electronic engineering practice:
Multimeter – Dc-multimeter, Ac-multimeter; Digital Multimeter (DMM); Theory and
construction; operation, analysis, reading error and accuracy. Cathode Ray
Oscilloscope (CRO): Theory & construction, operations (voltage sweep,
synchronization, triggering, multi-trace) measurement (Time, Amplitude & pulse
width). Signal Generator – waveform generation. Waveform Analyzer
Instrumentation Amplifiers – Op. AMP. Differential Amp; etc.
BME 307:
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION I
Basic Medical Instrumentation system, Essential Medical devices, Bio-potentials, Biopotential electrodes and amplifiers, Measuring blood pressure and sound, blood flow
and volume measurement, Chemical biosensors, Therapeutic and Prosthetic devices
Electrical Safety.
BME 310:
MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION II
CONTENT: Introduction to principles of operations, design and applications, of some basic
hospitals instruments: The Electro cardiograph (ECG/EKG) Recording, Electromyograph,(EMG), Electroencephalograms (EEG), Rate meters, plus meters, PHmeters, spectrometer, chloride meter, Haemoglobin meters, polygraph, Oximeters,
opto-electronic Equipment, photoplethysmography etc. Analysis of the electronic
building blocks such as amplifiers, plus generators, filter, comparators, timers,
Schmidt trigger, operational amp. Analog converters. Piezo-electric Devices.
Defibrillators instruments.
BME 314: PROBLEM ORIENTED PROGRAMMING & DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CONTENT: Introduction to Programming using Java (core*) Lectures & Practicals - Introduces
students to a modern programming language. Theory and Algorithms in
Bioinformatics (core) Lectures & Practicals - Gives a foundation in the mathematical
and statistical ideas that underlie Bioinformatics, with emphasis on computational
algorithms.
Data abstraction, Data models, Instances and schemes.
E-R model: Entity and entity sets, Relations and relationship sets, E-R diagrams,
Reducing E-R diagrams to tables.
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Network data model (basic concepts), Hierarchical data model (basic concepts),
Multimedia databases- Basic concepts and applications
SQL
BME 318:
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS & WAVES
CONTENT: Static Electric Fields: Scalar potential, Electric flux, Gauss’ Law, Polarization,
Boundary conditions, Capacitance.
The equations of Laplace and Poison, Field Mapping. Steady currents and their
Magnetic fields. Ampere’s circuital Law Induction. Maxwell’s Equations in
differential integral forms.
YEAR IV
BME 400:
INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT
CONTENT: Supervised Industrial Training during long vacation following.
BME 401:
MEDICAL DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
CONTENT: Introduction to Digital signals – Analog Signal in Continuous Domain; Digital Signal
in Digital Domain; Conversion of Analog to Digital Signal – Sampling, Quantization
& error; Fourier Transform of Digital signals; Z-Transforms; Digital signal processing
by method of convolution & Z-Transforms. Signal Conditioning.
BME 403:
MEDICAL IMAGING I
CONTENT: Introduction to Imaging Physics; Definition of Image; Image as a signal;
Psychophysics of vision. Properties of images, Sampling, Digitizing and displaying
images; Geometric and algebraic processing, Spatial filtering; Image coding and
transmission, Binary image analysis, Segmentation, Description of lines and shapes.
Representation. Software and Hardware system Scene analysis. Application.Types of
Images: Radiographic & Photographic images; Scanning of an Image by an Aperture;
Image processing, Resolution, modulation, transfer function, Interference & Intensity.
Digitization and Reconstruction of Images; Basic theory and physics of medical
imaging; Interaction of Radiation with matter; unclear magnetic resonance
BME 405:
BIOSTATISTICS
CONTENT: Introduction to statistical techniques used for analysis of basic and clinical/Biomedical
Engineering data.
Probability theory
Sampling theory
Hypothesis Testing
ANOVA
Non-parametric methods
Computer Applications.
SPSS, Epi-Info Software
BME 406:
INTRODUCTION TO MICROPROCESSOR AND MICRO-CONTROLERS
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CONTENT:
BME 407:
Basic definitions. Microprocessor evolution, functions, and Development;
microprocessor organization; control, programming; Simple Instruction set; program
control, Applications; Advantages of microprocessor in design; Introduction to simple
micro-controllers, and programmable Controllers. Design attempts with microcontrollers.
RATIONAL STRUCTURE BASED DRUG DESIGN
CONTENT: Rational structure-based drug design (option) Lectures, Tutorials, Practicals Describing the application of structural and modeling tools in developing
pharmaceutical compounds, including an Industrial perspective.
BME 411:
NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
CONTENT: Numerical Analysis: Numerical analysis with applications to the solution of ordinary
and potential differential equations. Interpolation formulae; Finite difference and
finite elements methods, applications to solution of non-linear equations.
BME 413:
INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
CONTENT: Algorithms for alignment of biological sequences and structures, computing with
strings, phylogenetic tree construction, hidden Markov models, computing with
networks of genes, basic structural computations on proteins, protein structure
prediction, protein threading techniques, homology modeling, molecular dynamics and
energy minimization, statistical analysis of 3D biological data, integration of data
sources, knowledge representation and controlled terminologies for molecular biology,
graphical display of biological data, and genetic algorithms and programming applied
to biological problems. Prerequisites: four quarters/semesters of college-level biology
(or an accelerated equivalent), programming skills and matrix algebra.
BME 414:
EVOLUTIONARY GNETICS AND SEQUENCE ANAYSIS
CONTENT: Analytic, storage, and interpretive methods to optimize the transformation of genetic,
genomic, and biological data into diagnostics and therapeutics for medicine. Topics:
access and utility of publicly available data sources; types of genome-scale
measurements in molecular biology and genomic medicine; analysis of microarray
data; analysis of polymorphisms, proteomics, and protein interactions; linking
genome-scale data to clinical data and phenotypes; and new questions in biomedicine
using bioinformatics. Case studies. Prerequisites: programming ability and familiarity
with statistics and biology.
BME 415:
CONTROL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
CONTENT: Modeling of physical systems, Dynamic equations of Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal
and Fluid flow systems. Transfer function for mechanical, electrical, and
electromechanical control components. Block diagrams, Signal flow graphs
characteristic equations, S-plane roots, and stability. Performance criteria. Root
locus, Polar and Bode plots. M-and-N-circuits. Inverse Nyquist plots. State space
description of control systems. Analogue computer simulation of control systems.
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BMI 417:
e-HEALTH AND m-HEALTH
CONTENT: Electronic medical record system; Introduction to Tele-medicine Tele-health
implementation; Mobile phones(mobile multimedia systems) in healthcare delivery;
m-Health for data authentication and integrity; m-health as a tool for automatic
surveillance for cases and outbreaks of infectious diseases; Introduction to hospital
management software
BME 419:
BIOINFORMATICS AND SYSTEM DESIGN
CONTENT: Design and implementation of computational and information systems in complex
biomedical environments. Topics: requirements analysis, workflow and organizational
factors, functional specification, knowledge models, data heterogeneity and standards,
component-based architectures, human-computer interaction, and system evaluation.
Case studies illustrate challenges of system design for research and clinical settings.
YEAR V
BME 501:
BIOMATERIALS & FABRICATION LAB.
CONTENT: Introduction to materials used in Clinical/Biomedical Engineering: Types of
biomaterials – metals, ceramics plastic/polyethylene and composite materials etc. The
use of implantable materials; Biocompatibility; Factors affecting Biomaterials –
corrosion, crack propagation; Tissue Growth into biomaterial. Fabrication of simple
laboratory/medical equipment or devices etc.
BME 503:
MICROELECTRONICS
CONTENT: Lecture will include all types of IC devices and memories MPUs ADC/DAC,
programmers (e.g. EPROM) and development systems controllers, sequencers and
multiplexes. Practical Electronic circuit designs and implementation; Power unit
design and construction; Rectifier circuits; Choppers, converters Inverters circuit;
Integrated circuit technology; Design and implementation of Electronic aspects of
medical devices; Design of active filters; oscillators and multiplier circuits; PCB
fabrications.
BME 502:
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND LAW
PART 1:
Definition of contract, classification of contract,ingredient of a valid contract,
Elements of a contract, Consideration, Intention to create legal relation, capacity of a
contract,consent of a party, consent of a party, concept of brevity of a contract and its
exceptions, mistakes of a contract, duress in a contract, undue influence in a contract,
misrepresentation of a contract,how does a contract come to an end?Remedies for
breach of contract.
PART II
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Introduction to management, decision analysis, how to model a decision situation,
quantitative techniques for situations of uncertainty, decision tree, project
management, Project evaluation and review techniques, concept of motivation,
theories of motivation, Hertzberg 2 factor theory, Transportation management factor,
Copyrights and trademarks.
BME 505:
BIOMEDICAL MEASUREMENT
CONTENT: Introduction to Basic measurement techniques and apparatus used in Biomedical
Engineering. Meters (voltmeters, Ammeters, multimeters, Rate meters Ohmmeters,
Oximeters): movement, calibration, sensitivity and Measurement. Thermistor,
Thermometers and Thermocouples: temperature measure, calibration, sensitivity and
accuracy, characteristic; Thermistor for measuring temperature; Thermocouple
function; Wheatstone Bridge circuit for temperature measurement; calibration and
conversion from degree to Fahrenheit. Frequency meters; the use of oscilloscope,
sensitivity and accuracy. Pulse Generators & Amplifiers: Pulse generation,
amplification and shaping. Noise level in amplifiers; signal-to-Ration; Pulse Rate
digital meter; phase lock loop (PLL) circuitry, digital counters, LED power segment
display, measurement of Pulse rate by pulse – by-pulse method & Pulse-averaging
method – comparison and accuracy. Lung function measurement – Respiratory. Rate
meter: calibration, sensitivity and reading. Brain wave Type and measurement; Alfa
Rhythms & Biofeedback. Skin Resistance Measure: Ac or Dc measurement, Galvanic
skin Resistance (GSR) and Galvanic skin potential (GSP). Glide tone circuitry,
functional Description. Biochemical biophysical measurement techniques: light
spectroscopy, gel exclusion, chromatography, electrophoresis, Immuno-blotting and
Radio-isotropic methods.
BME 507:
BIO-COMPUTING
CONTENT: Bio-computing (option) Lectures & Practical - Further develop computing skills and
applications with biological data including experience in the use of Perl, MySQL, and
web-based programming, as well as Grid computing.
BME 509:
BIOSENSORS & CHEMICAL SENSORS
CONTENT: Introduction to Basic sensors used in Biomedical Engineering – Types and
characteristics; Effects on body system, Measurement techniques, recognition
processes; application for analysis of real samples; sensor’s interface Fabrication.
Signals and sensors
BME 511:
ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
CONTENT: Basic concept of blood connecting devices used as replacement for natural organs:
Artificial kidney, lung, valves heart-lung bypass, total heart, and pancreas. Attempts
at techniques of developing artificial organs where necessary Biocompatibility.
BME 513:
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF TISSUES AND ORGANS
CONTENT: Theory and algorithms of Mathematics to models of tissues and organs sequel to
artificial organs or system replacement.
BME 515:
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
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Health Technology assessment(HTA), purpose of HTA,Timing of Assessment,
Quality of Care and HTA, Needs assessments for Medical devices, Concepts in the
assessment of diagnostic technologies.
BME 506:
THEORY, ALGORITHMS AND SIMULATIONS IN BOINFORMATICS
CONTENT: Theory and Algorithms in Bioinformatics (core) Lectures & Practicals- Gives a
foundation in the mathematical and statistical ideas that underlie Bioinformatics, with
emphasis on computational algorithms.
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BME 508:
INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS
CONTENT: Introduction to static and dynamic in Biomaterials. Distributed forces and forces at apoint. Forces acting on bone joints muscles and body tissues. Forces acting on
prosthetics appliances and general action of muscle forces within human body during
normal and abnormal times. Stress and Strain Analysis of particular part of human
body, bone, muscles, tissues and ligaments. Pressure on human body. Biomechanical
support system and surfaces. Mechanical behaviour of biological materials such as
soft tissue and bone. Dental prosthetics and mechanics of dental materials involved in
chewing process forces. Tensor analysis equations by application of basic laws of
conservation of mass, energy and momentum in mechanic and thermodynamics.
Mechanics of artificial limbs and body motion.
BME 509:
PROJECT
CONTENT: The student will apply the principles of engineering or bioinformatics design to
produce products which meet functional need of people with Medical disabilities
design and construct either as a team or individually, a working prototype of a new
device which solves a problem without current solution.
BME 510:
MEDICAL IMAGING II
CONTENT: Methods of Medical Imaging: Ultra sound imaging technique; Ultrasonic imaging
techniques; Nuclear medicine; X-ray imaging techniques; Radiographic,
Mammographic and Tomographic systems and principles of sonography; Principles of
digital Radiographic system using kinestatic charge detector; physical and Electronic
mechanisms for collection of ionic signals; Effect of noise on medical images;
Enhancement and performance of diagnostic imaging. Radio therapeutic techniques.
BME 511:
INTRODUCTION TO GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS
CONTENT: Theoretical and practical knowledge of methods to analyse and interpret the data
generated by modern biology. This involves the appreciation of biochemistry and
molecular biology, together with the techniques of IT and computer science that will
prepare students for multidisciplinary careers in research. To achieve this there are
three main objectives: Provide biological background to the data types of Genomics,
Proteomics and Metabolomics; Develop the computational and analytical
understanding necessary as a platform for processing biological data; Demonstrate
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applications and worked examples in the fields of Bioinformatics and System Biology,
integrating with student involvement through project work.
BME 512:
BIOINFORMATICS AND GENE REGULATION
CONTENT: Bioinformatics has been an identifiable discipline for more than a decade, driven by
the computational demands of high volumes of biological data. It incorporates both
the development and application of algorithms to decipher biological relationships.
Enormous success has been achieved, for example in defining homologous families of
sequences at the DNA, RNA, and protein levels. However, our appreciation of
function is changing rapidly as experimental analysis scales up to cellular and
organismal viewpoints. At these levels, we are interested in the properties of a
network of interacting components in a system, as well as the components themselves.
The concepts or Systems Biology and Bioinformatics complement each other, and
both are addressed in this course. This combination reflects the current skills sought in
academic and industrial (e.g. pharmaceutical) settings. An important feature is the
extent to which computational biology is concerned with finding patterns in biological
data, and generating hypotheses that feed back into experiments.
BME 510:
SEMINAR
CONTENT: Hands-on software building. Student teams conceive, design, specify, implement,
evaluate, and report on a software project in the domain of biomedicine. Creating
written proposals, peer review, providing status reports, and preparing final reports.
Guest lectures from professional biomedical informatics systems builders on issues
related to the process of project management. Software engineering basics.
BME 514:
BIOMEDICAL COMMUNICATION
CONTENT: Introduction to Evolution of medical illustration, fundamentals of Graphics and visual
communications; media equipment and Techniques; Digital imaging techniques;
Medical photographic media, equipment and techniques; Colour and black & White
processing; Audiovisual communications media and equipment; Medical instructional
video/audio production and editing for multimedia; Multimedia systems
BME 515:
METABOLIC MODELING
CONTENT: Metabolic Modeling (option) Lectures, Tutorials, Practical - This unit will give
students the skills required to model interactions within metabolic networks.
BME 516:
GENOMES TO SYSTEMS
CONTENT: Genomes to systems (core) Lectures - Describes the latest techniques and promotes an
understanding of the rapidly growing literature.
BME 517:
ADVANCE 3D IMAGE GENERATION
CONTENT: Advance 3-dimensional image generation using relevant software. The skill required
for would have been developed in the programming courses earlier learned. Content
will vary depending on the best software available as this field is in constant
improvement due to research and innovation.
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PCH 501:
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY/DRUG DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT: As provided by the Pharmacy Department of the university of Lagos.
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