Project 4 (in Biomedical Engineering)

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Contribution of the course to the program objectives

Regarding the learning outcomes of the program of Bachelor in Engineering, this course contributes to the development and the acquisition of the following learning outcomes:

• LO 1.1, 1.2
• LO 2.2, 2.3, 2.6
• LO 3.1, 3.2
• LO 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5
• LO 5.1

Specific learning outcomes of the course

The skills addressed by « Project 4 » include on one hand transverse skills, common to all projects 4, and on the other hand disciplinary, technical skills that are specific to each engineering specialty.

Transversal learning outcomes:

Projects 4 aim at providing students with transversal skills close to the practice of engineering jobs within a multi-disciplinary context :

• analyse and improve existing systems ;
• analyse experimental data with a critical mind ;
• make the distinction between reality and models used to describe or modify it ;
• deal with the notion of uncertainty in the project approach, its conception and the obtained results.

The project will allow for a trial-and-error approach, typically adopted by young engineers at the beginning of their careers.

Disciplinary learning outcomes:

Biomedical engineering is a multi-disciplinary domain interfacing biomedical sciences with engineering sciences, thus concerning many applications. It is both an important discipline being taught in an increasing number of universities, and a somehow difficult domain to comprehend prima facie.

The project aims at teaching engineering students how to apply theoretical knowledges acquired in the biomedical engineering domain. The collaboration of teachers belonging to the health sciences sector and teachers in the science and technologies sector is essential to the realization of a realistic project in biomedical engineering.