Course Details

INTRODUCTION TO BIOENGINEERING

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
1	BENG101	INTRODUCTION TO BIOENGINEERING	2+0+0	2	2

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	- Describing fundamental knowledge for bioengineering - Defining the history and program structure of bioengineering - Exploring the fields covered by bioengineering - Proposing solutions to the problems in living system with bioengineering approaches
Course Content	This course covers the history and basic concepts in bioengineering which integrates biology and medicine to engineering principles. It aims to show different branches of bioengineering generated by its interdisciplinary nature. Topics in this course include definition and history of bioengineering; biomaterials, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering, bioprocess engineering, genetics, drug delivery, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, 3D bioprinting and artificial organs.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture presentations
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof.Dr. Mesude Bicer mesude.bicer@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. MESUDE BİÇER ÇALIŞKAN
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	This course covers the history and fundamental issues of bioengineering, which combines biology and medicine with basic engineering sciences. It aims to demonstrate the different branches of bioengineering due to its interdisciplinary nature. The course content includes topics such as the definition and history of bioengineering, biomaterials and tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering, bioprocess engineering, genetics, drug delivery, nanotechnology, 3D printing technology, artificial organs and bioinformatics.
	Lecturer's lecture notes

	Term Project Presentation
	Midterm and Final

Course Category

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi	1	1	1
Kritik	2	1	2
Tartışma	2	1	2
Yazılı Sınav	1	1	1
Grup Sunumu	1	1	1
Sunum	1	2	2
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	2	28
Derse Devam	14	2	28
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 2 65

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Biyomühendislik için temel bilgileri tanımlamak
2	Biyomühendisliğin tarihini ve program yapısını tanımlamak
3	Biyomühendisliğin kapsadığı alanları keşfetmek
4	Biyomühendislik yaklaşımlarıyla canlı sistemlerdeki sorunlara çözümler önermek

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction, Definition; History and program structure
2	Application areas: Image analysis-Disease detection
3	Application areas: Bioprocessing
4	Application areas: Genetics
5	Application areas: Biomaterials
6	Application areas: Stem Cells
7	Application areas: Bioinformatics
8	Fall Break
9	Application areas: Active Learning Week
10	Midterm
11	Application areas: Tissue Engineering
12	Application areas: Drug Delivery and Nanotechnology
13	Application areas: Natural Products
14	Application areas: Drug Design
15	Application areas: Biomedical Electronics-Bioinstrumentation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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