| CODE | CBC5001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Special Topics in Biomedical Cybernetics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit the student is guided to literature, lectures and presentations in chosen topics of biomedical cybernetics related to his/her area of study. The topics may be offered by various members of staff and can change from year to year. Topics include but are not limited to: - Biomedical Signal/Image Acquisition; - Biomedical Signal/Image Processing; - Medical Device Instrumentation; - Brain-Computer Interfacing; - Computational Methods; - Neurorehabilitation; - Anatomy and Physiology of the Central/Peripheral Nervous System. Students will be required to hold regular meetings with their academic supervisors to discuss progress and any problems encountered. The students will also be expected to prepare literature reviews, and complete assignments and reports in relation to their reading material. These should include a proper analysis of existing literature on the subject matter and should help the student focus on a specific direction for his/her research work. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to expose the students to state-of-the-art research papers and other literature in the field of Biomedical Cybernetics, help them organise their reading and research efforts while also giving them the opportunity to write a literature review. This will give the students invaluable background in the topic selected while also giving them the opportunity of hands on research under close guidance from the academic. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and describe specific theories and methods related to the selected topics within the area of Biomedical Cybernetics; - Outline the research landscape of the topic selected and explain how different aspects of the topic relate to one another. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Search for and critically evaluate technical literature in relation to the specific research topic; - Implement and test signal/image processing and data analysis methods on a computer and assess the resulting outcomes; - Present analysis methods and discuss technical issues related to the research topic. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Proakis, John G., and Dimitris G. Manolakis. Digital Signal Processing. 4th Edition. Prentice Hall , 2006. - Gonzalez, Rafael C., Richard Eugene Woods, and Steven L. Eddins. Digital image processing using MATLAB. Pearson Education India, 2004. Supplementary Readings: - Niedermeyer, Ernst, and FH Lopes da Silva, eds. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications, and related fields. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. - Other selected publications related to the students' specific area of study. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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