Course Syllabus
College: Engineering and IT
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Program: Biomedical Engineering
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Semester: ☐ Fall ☒ Spring ☐ Summer
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Course Title: Directed Studies in BME Course Code: BME404
Number of Credit Hours, Contact Hours, and Prerequisites:
Credit Hours: 3 Theory: 3 Lab: 0 Tutorial: 0
Contact Hours: 5 Theory: 3 Lab: 0 Tutorial: 2
Prerequisite(s) (if any): 100 Cr. Hrs.
Co-requisite(s) (if any): None
2. Instructor’s Name and Contact Informa on:
Name: Dr. Mujeeb Rahman Office No.: 284
E-mail:
[email protected] Office Tel.: 6791
3. Catalog Course Descrip on:
Emerging technologies in biomedical engineering, Professional development of biomedical engineers, Integra on
of technologies to solve biomedical problems, Introduc on to ML and Ar ficial Intelligence, and their pplica ons
in Biomedical Engineering, recent biomedical engineering developments, Contemporary issues, Impact of
biomedical solu ons on society, Professional and ethical issues in biomedical engineering.
4. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Upon successful comple on of the course, students will be able to:
Corresponding Program
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the professional and ethical codes and dilemmas in biomedical 4
engineering.
2. Demonstrate an ability to engage in life-long learning. 4
3. Describe the basics and applica ons of Machine Learning and AI in 7
biomedical engineering.
4. Describe the basics deep leaning neural networks and their applica ons in 4
biomedical engineering.
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5. Discuss the impact of advanced technologies and contemporary issues in 8
biomedical engineering.
5. Week-by-week Course Topics and Contents (Theory Class):
Week Topics and Contents Corresponding CLOs (#)
1 Introduc on to Machine Learning 3
2 Overview of machine learning, types, and applica ons 3
Python basics for machine learning (variables, data types, loops, and 3
3 func ons)
Introduc on to NumPy and Pandas for data manipula on
Data cleaning techniques, Handling missing data and outliers 3
4 Exploratory Data Analysis (visualiza on, summary sta s cs)
TEST 1
Linear Regression, Logis c Regression, Decision Trees and Random 3
5
Forests, Model evalua on and valida on
6 Clustering techniques, Dimensionality Reduc on (PCA) 3
Support Vector Machines (SVM), Kernel func ons 3
7
MID
Fundamentals of Neural Networks, Deep neural networks, 3
8-9
Convolu onal Neural Networks, and their medical applica on.
10 - 11 Project management Basics and CPM technique 4
12 – 13 PERT techniques 2
Student’s seminar topics: 1, 5
Professional and ethical codes of conduct
Ethical case studies in biomedical/Mechanical Engineering
Emerging technologies and recent developments in biomedi-
14- 15 cal/mechanical engineering
Integra on of technologies to solve biomedical/mechanical
problems
Contemporary issues in biomedical/mechanical engineering
Impact of biomedical/mechanical solu ons on society
FINAL EXAM
6. Week-by-week Experiment1 Topics and Contents: Not Applicable
Week Experiment # Experiment Title
7. Rela ng the CLOs to the Assessment Tools to demonstrate the a ainment level of CLOs:
CLO # Assessment Tool
1 Case studies
2 Case studies
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You may change Experiment to Simula on, Studio, Lab, or Clinic, etc., as appropriate for your course.
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3 Test 1, Midterm, Project
4 Test2, Project
5 Midterm, Project
6 Final
8. Course Assessment:
Course Assessment Tools:
Assessment Tool2 Assessment Date Weight (%)
First Test Feb 11, Tue 15
Mid-Term Exam March 6, Thursday 20
Tutorial + Project Week 15 25
Seminar March 10th onwards 10
Final Exam As per final exam schedule 30
9. Teaching and learning methodologies, including any use of online instruc on:
• 15 weeks (3 hours/week) of classroom lectures and discussion
• 15 weeks (2 hours/week) of tutorial sessions
10. Course texts, recommended readings, instruc onal material and learning resources:
a. Course Textbook:
Title: Applied Machine Learning
Author(s): M. Gopal
Edi on: Second Edi on
Publisher: Mc Graw hill
Publishing Year: 2022
ISBN: 9789354601408
b. Reference books or recommended readings:
Street Laurence J. 2023. Introduc on to Biomedical Engineering Technology : Health Technology
Management Fourth ed. Boca Raton Florida: CRC Press. ISBN: 9780367687007, 0367687003.
Bronzino Joseph D Donald R Peterson and CRC Press, 2006 The Biomedical Engineering Handbook.
[Vol. 3]
Joseph D. Bronzino (Editor), Donald R. Peterson (Editor), Biomedical Signals, Imaging, and Informa cs
(The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edi on) 1st Edi on, , ISBN: 978-1439825273
Shai Shalev-Shwartz (Author), Shai Ben-David (Author)Aggarwal Charu C., Understanding Machine
Learning: From Theory to Algorithms 1st Edi on by 2018.
Charu C. Aggarwal (Author), Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Springer; Softcover reprint of the
original 1st ed. 2018 edition (January 31, 2019)
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You may add other assessment tools, as appropriate for your course.
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c. Instruc onal material and learning resources:
Selected readings, notes and power point slides prepared by the instructor are uploaded on Moodle.
11. University Policies and Grading system:
The students are required to fully understand and observe the following policies of the University:
Instructor’s Signature: Date:
……………………………….. ……22/01/2025…………………………..
Head of Department’s Signature: Date:
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