Course Description
This course is the first module in the series of online biomedical engineering courses of the College of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, CBET Nigeria. It is a practically-oriented, e-learning course using a combination of online teaching and face-to-face workshop. Participants will be introduced to the basic and updated knowledge of the structures and functions of the human body (the main focus of biomedical engineering) from the engineering point of view.
Target Professionals
# clinical and technical staff working in the healthcare industry
# clinical, management and technical staff working in the biomedical engineering and allied industries
# academics and other staff of universities, polytechnics and colleges of health technology.
# researchers in institutes offering biomedical engineering and allied courses
# students and adult learners who want to know more about the exciting field of biomedical engineering
# career changers moving from a technical, bio-medical or other fields into the rapidly growing areas of biomedical engineering & technology.
Course Format and Composition
The online format of this course module is made up of 4 units.
Each unit is to be
taken for 1 week.
Each week is composed of five days: Monday to Friday.
The in-person workshop is a summary and practical sessions of the online con
Tent and shall hold only on a day.
Duration and Estimated Time of learning
This Module 1 course holds from March 4 to 29, 2019.
Total Estimated Time of learning is 4-6 hrs/week
System Requirement
The online component of this course is hosted on the Google Classroom platform. It can be accessed using a computer or most mobile (smart) devices. Access to this platform may require approximately 1.5 GB of data/week, for four weeks. Google Classroom can be accessed directly using a web browser
(https://classroom.google.com) or through the Google Classroom App available on Google Play.
Accreditation
The course is an IFMBE-Accredited online course series. It is a 10-credit unit
(CPD) course and a requirement for annual certification for biomedical engineer
ing professional practicing in Nigeria. Additionally, the College of Biomedical
Engineering and Technology, CBET Nigeria will issue a transcript for this course as a special, non-degree course as well as a certificate of course completion.
Completion of ALL course activities is required in order to receive CPD points, course credit, as well as the certificate of completion. The transcript will reflect grades for each unit of the module. This course requires a 50% passing grade (see Course Assessment).
Hosts
College of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, CBET, Nigeria
Partners
Association of Biomedical Engineers and Technologists of Nigeria
Sponsors
This course module is still open for sponsorship
Cost
The course should be free of charge if we secure a sponsor or sponsors.
However, each participant will be required to pay a token as registration fee to cover cost procuring the online course as well as the cost of providing for the in-person workshops.
Registration fees: Members = N15,000; Students = N7,000; Non-members = N30,000; Overseas USD = 100
Tutors and Key Contacts
Dr. Kenneth I. Nkuma-Udah; +234-802-7233371
Engr. Kennedy O. Ejeta; +234-803-8795184
Mr. Cyrilgentle U. Okorocha; +234-806-9361455
Ms Alma Banigo; +234-8038718608
Ms. Mercy O. Kalu; +234-703-2374218 (Administrative Support)
Course Assessment
