Duration
44h Pr, 16h Labo., 8h Proj.
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This laboratory project touches upon the different aspects of experimental research in the field of biomedical engineering (simulations, measurements, in vitro and in vivo work, ethical committee). These differents aspects will be studied by means of smaller sub-projects:
- Electrophysiology (2 labs): Registration of an action potential in worms & of muscle activation
- Research Ethics : Overview and discussion
- Pneumology: Experimental data acquisition and analysis
- Tissue Engineering: cell culture & analysis of life/dead staining
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the students will have acquired an overview of methods and experimental techniques used in biology. They will be capable of appreciating experimental work in biology and they will have the ability to process biological data.
This course contributes to the learning outcomes II.1, II.2, III.2, IV.1, V.1, VI.1, VII.2 of the BSc in engineering.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- GBIO0002-1: Genetics and molecular biology
- GBIO0020-1: Physiologie
- GBIO0005-1: Introduction to neurosciences
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course will consist of ex-cathedra presentations, different biological laboratory projects and data processing involving Matlab.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
none
Detailed individual reports (in the style of scientific publications) on each of the different topics (75%).
Oral exam discussing the lab reports in june and september (25%).
Detailed modalities:
- Compulsory attendance to each of the laboratories
- Detailed report (style scientific publication) of each of the laboratories (20% per lab).
- Maximum of 7 pages, arial 12, line spacing single, 2-3 figures. Additional specifications will be given for each of the laboratories.
- Send in the reports maximally 15 days after the laboratory has ended in electronic version (pdf) to Liesbet Geris and Thomas Desaive.
- Oral exam on the rapports and concepts of the laboratories in June and September
- A missing report = 2nd exam period
- Plagiarism = 2nd exam period
- Possibility to redo the reports (not the laboratories themselves) for the 2nd exam period
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will take place in the 2nd quadrimester. For each laboratory a time slot will be determined based on the availability of the laboratory, the supervisors (of the faculty of Medicine) and the students.
Contacts
Liesbet Geris
B52/3, +2.549
tel: +32 4 366 9587
Liesbet.Geris (at) uliege.be
Thomas Desaive
tel: +32 4 366 3733
tdesaive (@) uliege.be