SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BME1071	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering	Fall	2	2	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HAKAN SOLMAZ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HAKAN SOLMAZ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The objectives of this course are; - To introduce students to the field of Biomedical Engineering (BME) with the excitement of this rapidly growing field - To communicate students to the academic preparation needed for successful study and professional careers in the different sub-disciplines of BME - To guide and advise students for their future plans and studies - Providing students with information and support for other engineering or life sciences programs or different sub-disciplines of BME

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who succeeded this course will;

- Have basic knowledge about the applications of engineering principles in biomedical engineering
- Know the definition of biomedical engineering and learn the areas of interest of biomedical engineers
- Know the applications of basic sciences in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics in the field of biomedical engineering
- Know the definition and working fields of the clinical engineer
- Know to make research for providing solutions and methods to solve basic problems and interpret the results.

Course Content

- Fundamentals of biomedical engineering,
- To understand the relationship between biomedical engineering and clinical engineering,
- Fundamentals of physics, biology, physiology, mechanics and electricity and electronics,
- Fundamentals of biomedical instrumentation,
- Biosensors and their working principles,
- Optics and Photonics in medical applications,
- Medical imaging modalities.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
2)	Biomedical Equipment Technology
3)	Fundamentals of Physics in Biomedical Engineering
4)	Fundamentals of Mechanics in Biomedical Engineering
5)	Fundamentals of Biology in Biomedical Engineering
6)	Fundamentals of Human Physiology
7)	Electrical Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Biological Signals
10)	Bioinstrumentation
11)	Biosensors
12)	Biomedical Optics
13)	Principles of Medical Imaging
14)	Clinical Engineering

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Power Point slides will be available for student review.
References:	1. G.S. Sawhney, “Fundamentals Of Biomedical Engineering” ISBN (13) : 978-81-224-2549-9, (2007). 2. Joseph D. Bronzino, “The Biomedical Engineering Handbook Third Edition Medical Devices and Systems” (2006). 3. John G. Webster, "Medical Instrumentation, Application and Design" Fourth Edition, (2009)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	7	98
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2)	Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3)	Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4)	Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5)	Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6)	Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7)	Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8)	Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9)	Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10)	Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities.
11)	Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life.
12)	Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13)	Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions.