227-0981-00L Cross-Disciplinary Research and Development in Medicine and Engineering
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | V. Kurtcuoglu, D. de Julien de Zelicourt, M. Meboldt, M. Schmid Daners, O. Ullrich |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | A maximum of 12 medical degree students and 12 (biomedical) engineering degree students can be admitted, their number should be equal. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227-0981-00 V | Cross-Disciplinary Research and Development in Medicine and Engineering
 Permission from lecturers required for all students.
**together with University of Zurich** In order to synchronize the schedule between ETH and UZH students, the course will start on the 26.09. The final lecture will be on 12.12 | 2 hrs |
| V. Kurtcuoglu, D. de Julien de Zelicourt, M. Meboldt, M. Schmid Daners, O. Ullrich | ||||||
| 227-0981-00 A | Cross-Disciplinary Research and Development in Medicine and Engineering
Permission from lecturers required for all students.
**together with University of Zurich** 2 hours of group work to be scheduled independently by the joint teams of medical and engineering students. | 2 hrs | V. Kurtcuoglu, D. de Julien de Zelicourt, M. Meboldt, M. Schmid Daners, O. Ullrich |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Cross-disciplinary collaboration between engineers and medical doctors is indispensable for innovation in health care. This course will bring together engineering students from ETH Zurich and medical students from the University of Zurich to experience the rewards and challenges of such interdisciplinary work in a project based learning environment. |
| Learning objective | The main goal of this course is to demonstrate the differences in communication between the fields of medicine and engineering. Since such differences become the most evident during actual collaborative work, the course is based on a current project in physiology research that combines medicine and engineering. For the engineering students, the specific aims of the course are to: - Acquire a working understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the investigated system; - Identify the engineering challenges in the project and communicate them to the medical students; - Develop and implement, together with the medical students, solution strategies for the identified challenges; - Present the found solutions to a cross-disciplinary audience. |
| Content | After a general introduction to interdisciplinary communication and detailed background on the collaborative project, the engineering students will receive tailored lectures on the anatomy and physiology of the relevant system. They will then team up with medical students who have received a basic introduction to engineering methodology to collaborate on said project. In the process, they will be coached both by lecturers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, receiving lectures customized to the project. The course will end with each team presenting their solution to a cross-disciplinary audience. |
| Lecture notes | Handouts and relevant literature will be provided. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 4 credits |
| Examiners | V. Kurtcuoglu, D. de Julien de Zelicourt, M. Meboldt, M. Schmid Daners, O. Ullrich |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| General |  : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturersPermission from lecturers required for all students |
| Places | 12 at the most |
| Waiting list | until 01.10.2017 |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering Master | Recommended Elective Courses | W |  |
| Biomedical Engineering Master | Recommended Elective Courses | W | |
| Mechanical Engineering Master | Bioengineering | W | |