| CODE | POD5050 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Foundations of Design in Orthotics and Prosthetics 1 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Podiatry | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | study-unit will introduce the design process to the students from a creative, psychological and engineering perspective. It will present the students with tools to be creative and innovative, how to analyse and solve specific problems, and the fundamentals of product development. It will also introduce the student to control systems and signal processing. Topics to be studied will include: - Design principles: - What is design? - Types of designs. - Stages in the engineering design process - Creativity and critical thinking - Creative thinking tools - Psychological perspectives in creativity - Fundamentals of product development: - The integral nature of product development - The innovation process - Basic design cycle - Problem structure and problem solving o Problem analysis o Solution analysis - Control systems and signal processing; - Control systems and control strategies; o General principles and concepts o Objectives of automatic control systems - Regulation - Trajectory following o Feedback and feed forward strategies - Signal processing categories and types of applications; - Transducers and sensors. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the design process. It gives students the opportunity to be creative and apply the tools of creativity and critical thinking in the practice of orthotics and prosthetics. It also provides the student with the latest knowledge in engineering and design processes, especially in signal processing technology. The student will be given the tools to adopt a critical mind in this problem-solving process. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - critically analyse the design process and its applications; - critically explore the theories of creativity and how they can be applied in health care; - become equipped with the relevant tools for thinking outside the box; - discern the psychological perspective of critical thinking and creativity in research and clinical situations; - comprehend fully the foundations and process of product innovation; - be proficient and perceptive with control systems and signal processing theories and strategies; - critically explore and acquire a concise and comprehensive insight into the function of sensors and transducers; - fully comprehend how the theories of control systems and signal processing can be applied to prosthetic and orthotic devices. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - empiracally apply design process theories to solve patient's mobility and functional problems; - establish a creative attitude towards problem solving; - functionally apply creative thinking tools to design a device that will give patients a better quality of life; - inferentially apply engineering principles to orthotic and prosthetic practice; - scientifically perform a detailed problem analysis and solution analysis; - use the general principles of control systems and control strategies and apply them to automatic control systems, feedback and feed forward strategies; - be thoroughly proactive in effecting change and innovation in all clinical and research situations; - be comprehensively proficient in the use of sensors and transducers in prosthetic applications. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Sternberg, R. (Ed.). (1999). Handbook of creativity. UK: Cambridge University Press (Available in UoM main library) - de Bono, E. (1996). Serious Creativity, Harper Collins (Available in UoM main library) |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: First Degree with a 2nd class honours in a Medical or Health Science subject | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jesmond Attard Nathaniel Barbara Marvin Bugeja Kenneth P. Camilleri Tracey Camilleri Martina Miggiani Stephen Mizzi (Co-ord.) Jasmin Antonia Riebel Michael Angelo Saliba |
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