production
Skip to Content

EG555J: RESEARCH METHODS FOR BIOENGINEERS (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

This course will introduce you to the key principles of ethical research in bioengineering, and cover core topics such as experiment design, basic statistical analysis, and how to review the scientific literature.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Edward Chadwick

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This is a broad course covering essential topics for the conduct of research in bioengineering. As well as an understanding of the principles of ethical and reproducible research, you will develop skills in coding and the analysis of data, a knowledge of experiment design and appropriate statistical analysis. Indicative topics will include:

- How to read a paper, with journal club sessions

- Reviewing the literature and identification of a research question

- Experiment design and hypothesis testing

- Ethical conduct of research with human participants, including clinical trials of medical devices.

- Introduction to programming for data analysis

- Data processing and statistical methods


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Coursework report - statistical analysis (30%)

Research project proposal (70%)

 

Resit

Resit failed component(s)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandDemonstrate understanding of the ethical conduct of research involving human participants, their tissues or their data.
ProceduralEvaluateCritically evaluate the research design and methodologies used in scientific literature in the field of biomedical engineering.
ProceduralEvaluateCompare the effectiveness of clinical trial designs in biomedical engineering, such as double-blind, randomised, matched and retrospective designs.
ProceduralApplyPerform common statistical tests, using software packages, such as confidence intervals and comparisons of means (e.g. t-test and ANOVA) and evaluate their outcomes.
ProceduralCreateCommunicate findings for non-specialist audiences using simple concepts such as probability or odds.

Compatibility Mode

We have detected that you are have compatibility mode enabled or are using an old version of Internet Explorer. You either need to switch off compatibility mode for this site or upgrade your browser.