Proposal for a new Undergraduate Degree Program:



Proposal for a new Undergraduate Degree Program:

B. Eng. In Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering

(Commencement Date: Academic Year 2008-2009)

Submitted By: The Faculty of Engineering and Design

Carleton University

1. Objectives

A new Bachelor of Engineering Degree program in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering is proposed. This new degree program will be an addition to the ten engineering programs that are offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Design. The proposed program is designed to meet all the accreditation requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Official assessment and approval for accreditation of all new programs by CEAB take place when the first cohort reaches the final year of the program. All existing ten engineering programs at Carleton University are accredited by CEAB.

The goal of the program is to educate engineering students in the application of mechanical engineering and science principles such as solid mechanics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, materials and controls to analyse and solve basic problems related to biomechanical engineering, biotechnology and medicine. Students in this program will learn how to apply their quantitative and experimental skills to solve biological and medical problems and in designing and building new components and systems for biomechanical applications. Our main objective is to educate students and enable them to make contributions that are biologically meaningful from an engineering and basic science perspective. This objective is accomplished through a structured program that includes a combination of course work in mathematics, natural and life sciences, applied engineering science and design, and elective courses from the arts, culture, humanities and social sciences. The program also includes aspects of directed and individual study, supervised project work, extensive laboratory and industrial field experience, oral and written presentations. In addition, mandatory course material is included on the laws and ethics of the engineering profession, health and safety, the impact and role of science and technology in society and ethics and standards in the biomedical field.

The enrolment objective will be to admit twenty-five students into first year of the program each year. Similarly to other engineering programs, virtually all these admitted students are expected to be full time. With introduction of all four year of the program total enrolment is expected to total 90-95 full time students. The current enrolment target for Mechanical Engineering is 100 new admissions per year. For the 2007/08 academic year there are so far 502 applications to first year Mechanical Engineering.

Introduction of this program is consistent with the strategic direction of the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Carleton University, which places strong emphasis on research and teaching programs in the biomedical engineering field. Consistent with this strategic direction two newly introduced programs enrolled students for the first time in the fall term 2006. These two programs are: (1) a B.Eng. in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, and (2) a Masters Degree program in biomedical engineering developed and offered in partnership with the Faculty of Science and the University of Ottawa, several engineering departments (including Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) through the new Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering. To support these programs Systems and Computer Engineering has made new faculty appointments in this field. The Faculty of Engineering and Design, including researchers in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has a significant advanced research portfolio in biomedical applications.

2. Program Description

The program will provide students a foundation of core mechanical engineering knowledge, on which is superimposed four important additional elements. Firstly, students will be given greater exposure to the basic chemistry, biology and biochemistry needed to contribute to biomechanical technology development and design. For this purpose the program includes core chemistry, biology and biochemistry courses. Secondly, the program introduces through core courses the engineering science disciplines of biofluid, biomaterials and biomechanics. The scope of each of these disciplines is:

Biomechanics makes use of the laws of physics and engineering concepts to analyse and understand the motion of body segments, and the forces which act upon them during activity. This understanding leads to innovative solutions and designs for improved health and medical devices.

Biofluids combines fluid mechanics and biology. Fluid mechanics and transport processes play a critical role in many biological and physiological systems and processes.  An adequate understanding of the underlying fluid mechanics and transport phenomena provides new insight and techniques for analyzing and designing biomedical systems and devices. 

Biomaterials are substances that are engineered for use in devices or implants that must interact with living tissue. Examples of advances in this field include the development of coatings that fight infection common in artificial joint implants, new non-allergic alloys specifically tailored for implant applications, materials that can aid in controlled drug delivery, and "scaffolds" that support tissue and organ reconstruction. New devices with the latest technology can make a dramatic difference in an individual’s health and well being.

Thirdly, the use of these basic science and engineering science principles are applied to biomechanical design through progressive design engineering education that culminates in two important final year core courses: biomedical device design and the final year biomechanical engineering group design project.

Finally, the program will ensure that students are made aware of the role and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society. Appropriate exposure to ethics, equity, public and worker safety and health considerations and concepts of sustainable development and environmental stewardship form an integral component of the curriculum. Given the field of the proposed program, a course on ethics and standards in the biomedical engineering is deemed essential.

The core mechanical engineering knowledge in this program includes the same components as the Mechanical Engineering program including: mathematics; the mechanical engineering sciences such as fluid and solid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, controls, materials; engineering design; and complementary studies.

The program calendar listing within the Faculty of Engineering and Design Program Requirements section of the calendar will be as follows:

Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (21.5 credits)

First year

1. 5.0 credits in CHEM 1000 [1.0], BIOL 1003, MATH 1004, MATH 1005, MATH 1104, PHYS 1004, ECOR 1010, ECOR 1101, ECOR 1606

Second year

2. 5.0 credits in BIOC 2200, MATH 2004, MATH 3705, CCDP 2100, MAAE 2101, MAAE 2001, MAAE 2400, MAAE 2300, MAAE 2700, MAAE 2202

Third year

3. 5.5 credits in CHEM 2203, ECOR 2606, STAT 3502, SYSC 3600, ELEC 3605, MAAE 3004, MAAE 3202, MAAE 3400, MECH 3002, MECH 3310, MECH 3710

Fourth year

4. 3.5 credits in SYSC 4201, ECOR 3800, ECOR 4995, MAAE 4500, MECH 4406, MECH 4210,

MECH 4013

5. 1.0 credit in MECH 4917 [1.0]

6. 0.5 credit in MAAE, MECH or AERO at 4000 level, SYSC 4202, SYSC 4203

7. 1.0 credit in Complementary Studies Electives

A four year term by term summary of the program is shown in Figure 1. This figure indicates course prerequisites only for courses that are new to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. All existing course prerequisites remain. Calendar descriptions for all courses in Figure 1 are listed in Appendix A.

Students planning to pursue further studies in the medical field after graduation will be aided by the fact that this program fulfils the course requirements for admission to the majority of the Canadian english medical schools. Some medical schools require up to 1.0 credit in English (typically English literature). Thus students will be encouraged to use their 1.0 Complementary Studies Elective credit in 4th year towards a suitable English Literature course. Some medical schools may require an additional 0.5 credit in humanities/social sciences courses.

2.1 Program Admission Requirements

Admission requirements will be the same as those for all other engineering programs. These are stated in the calendar as follows:

Admission requirements for the B.Eng. degree in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering are similar to the requirements for admission into other B.Eng. programs at Carleton University. They include:

The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include four prerequisite courses (4U courses in Advanced Functions, Chemistry and Physics, plus one of: Calculus and Vectors (strongly recommended), or Biology, or Earth and Space Science. Although it is not an admission requirement, at least one 4U course in either English or français is recommended.

The overall admission cut-off average and/or the prerequisite course average may be considerably higher than the stated minimum requirements for some Engineering programs.

Advanced Standing

Applications for admission with advanced standing to the program leading to the Bachelor of Engineering degree will be evaluated on an individual basis. Successful applicants will have individual academic subjects, completed with grades of C- or better, evaluated for academic standing, provided the academic work has been completed at another university or degree-granting college or in another degree program at Carleton University. Students must take a minimum of 1.0 credit of complementary studies at Carleton University.

Co-op Option

1. Direct Admission to the First Year of the Co-op Option

Applicants must:

1. meet the required overall admission cut-off average and prerequisite course average. These averages may be higher than the stated minimum requirements;

2. be registered as a full-time student in the Engineering degree;

3. be eligible for work in Canada (for off-campus work placements).

Note that meeting the above entrance requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. Enrolment in the co-op option may be limited at the discretion of the department.

2. Continuation Requirements for Students Previously Admitted to the Co-op Option and Admission to the Co-op option after beginning the program

Students may also apply to the co-op option once they have arrived at the University at the beginning of second year, provided they:

1. are registered as a full-time student in the Engineering program;

2. have an overall CGPA of 8.00 or better;

3. successfully completed all required first year courses including ALSS before beginning the first work placement;

4. are eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work placements);

5. have obtained permission of the Co-op Faculty Advisor.

Students must be eligible for third-year standing when they return for a study term after their first work placement.

In addition, students whose first language is not English who are admitted to Carleton based on CAEL, IELTS, TOEFL or MELAB assessments must take the Spoken English Test for Co-op students and attain a minimum score of 5.0.

Meeting the above entrance requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. Enrolment in the co-op option may be limited at the discretion of the department.

Engineering Internship Program

Subject to the availability of positions, qualified students in Aerospace, Communications, Computer Systems, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering may be placed in industry or government, for a period of 12 to 16 months beginning in May following the third year of the program. To be eligible for the internship program, students must be registered as a full-time student in the third year of the Engineering program and have attained a CGPA of 8.0. The program is administered by the Co-op Office. Applications must be submitted through the Co-op web site by October 1 of third year. Students will participate in the co-op job placement process along with the third-year students in Aerospace, Communications, and Mechanical engineering.

3. Academic Merit and Program Delivery

In a similar manner to the current Mechanical Engineering program, the proposed program will rely on a combination of lectures, laboratories, problem analysis session, tutorials, and design projects to achieve the learning objectives. The three new engineering science courses introduced as part of this program (Biofluids, Biomaterials and Biomechanics) will all contain laboratory exercises to be completed by all students and these exercises will form an integral part of these courses. The Biomechanical Engineering Project will be analogous to the current Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering final year group design projects that provide students with an opportunity to work in a relatively large group (typically 20 to 25 students) to design, prototype and test a device or major assembly, which for this program will have relevance to biomechanical engineering.

Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering students will have the option of participating in both the Co-op and Engineering Internship Program as outlined in the foregoing section. During 2005/06 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students worked more co-op work terms than students from any other academic unit at Carleton.

3.1 Qualified Faculty

At present, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has six faculty members with expertise that overlaps with biomedical engineering applications in biomechanics, biomaterials, biofluids, biomedical device design, and biorobotics. Given the size and scope of the current mechanical and aerospace engineering programs, the teaching assignments of all six faculty are required to support the existing programs. As highlighted in section 6.1, as part of the introduction of this program two new faculty members in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to participate in teaching biomedical engineering courses and supervise senior projects in the final year of the program, or provide teaching capacity to allow current faculty with expertise related to biomedical engineering to teach courses in the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program and supervise senior projects in the final year of this program.

In addition, the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering and the Department of Electronics have considerable strength and a strong research profile in the fields of bio-informatics, bio-signal processing, IT in bio-medicine, micro-technology for sensors and MEMS, and instruments and measurements. As illustrated in Figure 1, students in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering will have several SYSC and ELEC core courses, including SYSC 4201 “Ethics, Research Methods and Standards for Biomedical Engineering”.

4. Demand and Impact

During the 2006-07 academic year there are a total of 781 students in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering programs. Of these the vast majority (696 or 89%) are full time. It is expected that the proposed program will maintain a similar ratio of full time to part time students.

Student demand for the academic programs allied to the proposed Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program is very strong. For the 2006-07 academic year there were 524 applicants to Mechanical Engineering. From these 102 students registered for the 2006 fall term (target intake is 100). For the Biomedical and Electrical Engineering program there were 168 applicants for a target intake of 25. To meet this student demand, intake in the Biomedical and Electrical program was increased beyond the target to 44 for the 2006 fall term. The total applications to these allied programs were 692 students. Further, the availability of the proposed Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program can be expected to generate additional applications. Therefore, it can be conservatively estimated that there will be close to 700 applicants to the Mechanical, Biomedical and Electrical, and Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering programs that will collectively have a total intake target of 150 students.

Graduates of the program will be qualified to work in many industrial and public organizations in the fields of medical devices, biomedical engineering, health services, diagnostic equipment, medical instruments and medical information systems. These industries continue phenomenal growth and are generally recognized to be in forefront of the next wave of economic expansion at the global level. These industries are also an integral part of strategic planning at the national, provincial and regional government levels. An example of an organization at the regional level is the Ottawa Life Sciences Council (OLSC), which has a large membership of companies in Ottawa in the biomedical and bioengineering fields. An announcement was made recently by OLSC concerning the establishment of the second Ottawa Biomedical Incubator Centre (OBIC). The new complex is intended to house start-up companies in the biotechnology sector and is in response to the growing demand by new companies in this sector for appropriate space to house their research and development activities.

There are currently more than 140 biotechnology related companies located in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario that collectively employ more than 5,200 people, with revenue of about $1 billion and expenditures of over $100 million on research and development. This equates to more than 10% of revenue spent on R&D, a very high percentage that reflects the high requirement for engineering and technology in this sector.

5. Consultation

Consultations are taking place with the Faculty of Science with respect to the four courses to be offered by Science Departments to students in this program. With the introduction of the Biomedical and Electrical Engineering program a new section in each of the four courses was opened for the Biomedical and Electrical Engineering students. This program includes these same science courses. All other courses offered in this program outside the Faculty of Engineering and Design (e.g. science, mathematics and elective courses in arts, humanities and social sciences) are already included in the curriculum of other engineering programs.

As well, consultations will take place with Admissions to launch the program during the application cycle for the academic year 2008-2009. Impact of the program on registration and scheduling is considered by the University Registrar's Office. A statement from the Library is attached (Appendix B).

6. Resource Requirements and Availability

6.1 Faculty

Two new faculty positions in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are required to teach biomedical engineering courses and supervise senior projects in the final year of the program, or provide teaching capacity to allow current faculty with biomechanical engineering expertise to teach courses in the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program and supervise senior projects in the final year of this program.

6.2 Space

This program will require at least 4,700 square feet of additional space. The size and scope of current Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering programs fully utilizes all space currently allocated to the Department. In recent years several measures have been taken to maximize the efficiency with which currently allocated space is used.

As a minimum the proposed Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program will require:

• Biomechanical Engineering Laboratory to support the new courses MECH 3310, MECH 3710 and MECH 4210. The 25 students registered in each of these courses will be split into laboratory sessions of 12 or 13 students each. In groups of two or three students will be required to complete a total of 18 laboratory exercises (six for each course). Therefore, the laboratory will have to be of adequate size to accommodate twelve reconfigurable laboratory work stations (two of the courses will be offered in the same term). The estimated size is at least 2,400 square feet, with appropriate infrastructure including water supply, drains, chemical cupboards/fume hoods, high pressure air, and electricity. Safety equipment including a ‘plumbed-in’ eyewash station and emergency shower will be a necessity.

• Biomechanical Engineering Design Facility to support the new courses MECH 4013 and MECH 4917. These courses will involve students working in groups ranging from three or four to 25 to design, analyse, prototype and test biomechanical devices and instruments. The facility will have to accommodate at least 25 students simultaneously, require at least 12 networked computer work stations equipped with appropriate design and analysis software and equipment for effective presentation and discussion of design concepts and prototypes. Minimum size is 2,000 square feet.

Both the foregoing are expected to also support the biomechanical engineering research effort of the new and some existing faculty involved in this program.

• Faculty Offices for at least the two additional faculty to be hired as part of this program will be necessary. Estimated at 150 square feet per office, or 300 square feet total.

6.3 Equipment and Supplies

Beyond the establishment of the physical space described in the previous section, specialized laboratory and design equipment will be need to support the 18 laboratory experiments and multiple design projects.

Estimated Cost:

Design Facility: 12 networked work stations ($2,000 each) $24,000

presentation equipment 5,000

furniture 15,000

Laboratory: 18 hands-on laboratory exercises (avg $25,000 each) 450,000

Furniture 20,000

Data Acquisition and analysis equipment 20,000

Faculty Offices: Furniture 5,000

Networked Computers 4,000

Total Estimated Cost: (fiscal funds) $543,000

7. Financial Implications

On a steady-state basis this program will lead to 90-95 additional full-time domestic students generating tuition fees and BIUs. Two new faculty positions have been allocated to this program as part of the Faculty Strategic Hiring Plan approved by the senior administration in September 2006. Current levels of support for library acquisitions, as stated in Appendix B, are adequate.

8. The Resource Planning Committee Statement

The Dean of Engineering and Design endorses this proposal as it can be implemented within the resource envelope of the Faculty, including two new faculty positions already allocated and approved by senior management.

Appendix A – Course Descriptions

ECOR 1010 [0.5 credit]

Introduction to Engineering

Technology, society and the environment. Graphical design communication: sketching, graphical projections; CAD. Managing data: statistical methods; spreadsheets. Design analysis: matrix programming software; symbolic computer algebra systems. Design process: proposals; reports; presentations; reporting software.

Precludes additional credit for ECOR 1000.

Lectures four hours per week, laboratories two hours per week.

ECOR 1101 [0.5 credit]

Mechanics I

Introduction to mechanics. Scalars and vectors. Concurrent forces: resultant and components. Statics of particles. Moments and couples. Force system resultants. Rigid body equilibrium. Frames and machines. Internal forces. Kinematics and kinetics of particles. Conservation

theorems: work-energy; impulse-momentum. Centroids and centres of gravity.

Lectures three hours a week, tutorials and problem analysis three hours a week.

ECOR 1606 [0.5 credit]

Problem Solving and Computers

Introduction to engineering problem solving. Defining and modeling problems, designing algorithmic solutions, converting algorithms to C++ programs, testing, debugging. Program style, documentation, reliability. Numeric methods: representation of data, rounding and

truncation errors, root finding, curve fitting.

Precludes additional credit for SYSC 1100 and SYSC 1102.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.

ECOR 2606 [0.5 credit]

Numerical Methods

Numerical algorithms and tools for engineering and problem solving. Sources of error and error propagation, solution of systems of linear equations, curve fitting, polynomial interpolation and splines, numerical differentiation and integration, root fi nding, solution of

differential equations. Software tools.

Precludes additional credit for SYSC 2606.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005 and ECOR 1606.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.

ECOR 3800 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Economics

Introduction to engineering economics; cash flow calculations; methods of comparison of alternatives; structural analysis; replacement analysis; public projects; depreciation and income tax; effects of inflation; sensitivity analysis; break-even analysis; decision making under risk and uncertainty.

Prerequisite: third-year status in Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week.

ECOR 4995 [0.5 credit]

Professional Practice

Presentations by faculty and external lecturers on the Professional Engineers Act, professional ethics and responsibilities, practice within the discipline and its relationship with other disciplines and to society, health and safety, environmental stewardship, principles and

practice of sustainable development. Communication skills are emphasized.

Precludes additional credit for MAAE 4905, CIVE 4905, SYSC 3905 or ELEC 3905.

Prerequisite: fourth-year status in Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week.

CHEM 1000 [1.0 credit]

General Chemistry

Solution equilibria, acid and base chemistry; electronic structure of atoms; energy states and spectra; descriptive chemistry and periodic properties of elements; structure of covalent and ionic substances; energy relationships and theories in bonding, equilibria, and rates of reactions. Experimental techniques in analysis and synthesis.

Precludes additional credit for CHEM 1101.

Prerequisites: OAC in Calculus and Chemistry, or equivalent. This course is intended for students in all programs who plan to take further chemistry courses.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and tutorial three hours a week. PHYS 1004 [0.5 credit]

BIOL 1003 [0.5 credit]

Introductory Biology I

A lecture and laboratory course focusing on the cell. The course emphasizes the organization of cells, cellular metabolism, classical and molecular genetics and the reproduction of cells and organisms.

Precludes additional credit for BIOL 1000, BIOL 1002, or the combination of BIOL 2009 and BIOL 2300.

Prerequisite: OAC Biology (or equivalent), or OAC Chemistry (or equivalent), or CHEM 0100.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory or tutorial three hours a week.

BIOC 2200 [0.5 credit]

Cell Physiology and Biochemistry

Cellular functions and their inter-relationships.Introduction to thermodynamics, membrane structure and function, transport mechanisms, basic metabolic pathways, energy production and utilization, communications between cells. (Also listed as BIOL 2200.)

Precludes additional credit for BIOL 2200. Credit will not normally be given for or equivalent taken after BIOC 3100.

Prerequisites: BIOL 1003 and BIOL 1004, CHEM 1000 or permission of the Institute.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory or tutorial four hours a week.

CHEM 2203 [0.5 credit]

Organic Chemistry I

Structure, organization, and scope of organic chemistry including molecular structures of well-known and important organic chemicals, types of chemical reactions, and spectroscopic methods used in identification. Training in the handling and purification of organic compounds, organic chemical reactions, and the use of infrared spectroscopy.

Precludes additional credit for CHEM 2200 and CHEM 2207. Students presenting both and CHEM 2101 will not be able to receive additional credit for CHEM 2800. Students in the B.Sc. program with will only be able to use CHEM 2800 in the free elective category, except for students in the Environmental Science Program, who may include in the Approved Science Course category while maintaining CHEM 2800 as a mandatory course requirement.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1000.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week.

PHYS 1004 [0.5 credit]

Introductory Electromagnetism and Wave Motion

This calculus-based course introduces electricity, magnetism, oscillations, waves and optics. The laboratory is an essential and autonomous part of the course.

Precludes additional credit for PHYS 1002 and PHYS 1008.

Prerequisites: MATH 1004 or MATH 1007, ECOR 1101 or PHYS 1001 or PHYS 1003 or PHYS 1007 with a grade of B-, or permission of the Department.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory or tutorial three hours a week.

MATH 1004 [0.5 credit]

Calculus for Engineering or Physics

Definite and indefinite integrals; numerical approximation. Transcendental functions (trigonometric and inverse trigonometric, logarithm and exponential), their derivatives and integrals. Applications: area, volume, average value. Further techniques of integration: integration by parts, partial fractions, and substitutions.

Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering, or in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics).

Precludes additional credit for MATH 1002, MATH 1007, MATH 1009.

Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12 Mathematics: Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus; or an OAC in Calculus, or MATH 0007 (or equivalent).

Lectures three hours a week and one hour tutorial.

MATH 1005 [0.5 credit]

Differential Equations and Infinite Series for Engineering or Physics

First-order differential equations. Linear differential equations with constant coefficients; undetermined coeffi cients; annihilator operators. Variation of parameters. Euler-Cauchy differential equation. Indeterminate forms. Sequences and series; convergence tests; estimation of sums. Power series, Taylor series, remainders. Use of power series to solve differential equations.

Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering, or in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics).

Precludes additional credit for MATH 1002, MATH 2001, MATH 2002, MATH 2007, MATH 2404 and MATH 2600.

Prerequisites: i) MATH 1004, or a grade of C- or better in MATH 1007; and ii) either: successful completion of an OAC in Algebra and Geometry, or MATH 0107 [prior

to Fall 2003]; or: concurrent registration in MATH 1104 (or MATH 1107); or permission of the School.

Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.

MATH 1104 [0.5 credit]

Linear Algebra for Engineering or Science

Systems of linear equations. Matrix algebra. Determinants. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues. Diagonalization and applications.

Precludes additional credit for BIT 1001, BIT 1101, MATH 1102, MATH 1107, MATH 1109, MATH 1119.

Note: MATH 1119 is not an acceptable substitute for MATH 1104.

Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12 Mathematics: Geometry and Discrete Mathematics; or an OAC in Algebra and Geometry; or MATH 0107; or equivalent. Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering, in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and physics), or in the School of Computer Science.

Lectures three hours a week and one hour tutorial.

MATH 2004 [0.5 credit]

Multivariable Calculus for Engineering or Physics

Fourier series; expansions for even and odd functions; half-range expansions. Surfaces in R3. Differential calculus of functions of several variables. Extrema and Lagrange multipliers. Exact differentials. Line integrals. Double integrals; polar coordinates; applications. Triple integrals; cylindrical and spherical coordinates; applications.

Precludes additional credit for: MATH 2001, MATH 2002, MATH 2008, MATH 2009 and MATH 2000.

Prerequisites: i) MATH 1005 or MATH 2007; and ii) MATH 1104 or MATH 1107; or permission of the School; enrolment in the Faculty of Engineering, or in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics).

Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.

MATH 3705 [0.5 credit]

Mathematical Methods I

Laplace transforms, Fourier series and Fourier transforms, solutions of partial differential equations of mathematical physics, boundary value problems, applications.

This course may be taken for credit as a 3000-level Honours Mathematics course, by students in any Honours program in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

Precludes additional credit for MATH 3004, PHYS 3808, and PHYS 3806.

Prerequisite: MATH 2001 or MATH 2002; or i) MATH 2404 or MATH 1005, and ii) MATH 2004 or MATH 2008 or MATH 2009; or permission of the School.

Lectures three hours a week and one hour tutorial.

STAT 3502 [0.5 credit]

Probability and Statistics

Axioms of probability; conditional probability and independence; random variables; distributions: binomial, Poisson, hypergeometric, normal, gamma; central limit theorem; sampling distributions; point estimation: maximum likelihood, and method of

moments; confidence intervals; testing of hypotheses: one and two populations; engineering applications: acceptance sampling, control charts, reliability.

This course may not be used to meet the 3000-level course requirements in any General or Honours program in Mathematics and Statistics.

Precludes additional credit for STAT 2507, STAT 2605, STAT 2606, ECON 2200, ECON 2201.

Prerequisite: MATH 2004, or MATH 2001 and enrolment in the Faculty of Engineering or B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics [except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics].

Lectures three hours a week and one hour laboratory.

CCDP 2100 [0.5 credit]

Communication Skills for Engineering Students

Development of competence in written and oral communication in engineering. Focus on professional written documents (process descriptions, proposals, reports, engineering literature reviews and responses); written responses to engineering communications; related oral work.

Precludes additional credit and weight for ECOR 2000 and ALSS 1000.

Prerquisite: enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering.

Lectures and tutorials three hours a week.

MAAE 2001 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Graphical Design

Engineering drawing techniques; fits and tolerances; working drawings; fasteners. Elementary descriptive geometry; true length, true view, and intersection of geometric entities; developments. Assignments will make extensive use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and will include the production of detail and assembly drawings from actual physical models.

Precludes additional credit for ECOR 1001.

Prerequisite: ECOR 1010 or ECOR 1000 before 2003.

Lectures and tutorials two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

MAAE 2101 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Dynamics

Review of kinematics and kinetics of particles: rectilinear and curvilinear motions; Newton's second law; energy and momentum methods. Kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies: plane motion of rigid bodies; forces and accelerations; energy and momentum methods.

Precludes additional credit for CIVE 2101 or ECOR 2101.

Prerequisites: ECOR 1101 and MATH 1005 and MATH 1104.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours a week.

MAAE 2202 [0.5 credit]

Mechanics of Solids I

Review of Principles of Statics; friction problems; Concepts of stress and strain at a point; statically determinate and indeterminate stress systems; torsion of circular sections; bending moment and shear force diagrams; stresses and deflections in bending; stress and strain transformations.

Precludes additional credit for CIVE 2200.

Prerequisites: ECOR 1101, MATH 1005 and MATH 1104.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week.

MAAE 2300 [0.5 credit]

Fluid Mechanics I

Fluid properties. Units. Kinematics, dynamics of fluid motion: concepts of streamline, control volume, steady and one-dimensional flows; continuity, Euler, Bernouilli, steady flow energy, momentum, moment of momentum equations; applications. Fluid statics; pressure distribution in fluid at rest; hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces; buoyancy.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005, MATH 1104 and ECOR 1101.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and problem analysis three hours a week.

MAAE 2400 [0.5 credit]

Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

Basic concepts of thermodynamics: temperature, work, heat, internal energy and enthalpy. First law of thermodynamics for closed and steady-flow open systems. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances; changes of phase; equation of state. Second law of thermodynamics: concept of entropy. Simple power and refrigeration cycles. Introduction to heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation.

Precludes additional credit for ECOR 2401.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1101 or CHEM 1000, MATH 1005 and MATH 1104.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and problem analysis three hours a week.

MAAE 2700 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Materials

Materials (metals, alloys, polymers) in engineering service; relationship of interatomic bonding, crystal structure and defect structure (vacancies, dislocations) to material properties; polymers, phase diagrams and alloys; microstructure control (heat treatment) and mechanical properties; material failure; corrosion.

Precludes additional credit for MECH 2701 or CIVE 2700.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1101 and ECOR 1101.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week.

MAAE 3004 [0.5 credit]

Dynamics of Machinery

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and machines. Mechanism force analysis. Static and dynamic balancing. Kinematic and dynamic analysis of cams. Free and forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems. Introduction to multibody dynamics.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2101.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratories two hours a week.

MAAE 3202 [0.5 credit]

Mechanics of Solids II

Buckling instability: torsion of non-circular sections; unsymmetric bending and shear centre; energy methods; complex stresses and criteria of yielding; elementary theory of elasticity; axisymmetric deformations.

Precludes additional credit for CIVE 3202.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2202.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week.

MECH 3310 [0.5 credit]

Biofluid Mechanics

Applications of fundamental fluid mechanics to human circulatory and respiratory systems. Basic viscous flow theory including: blood flow in the heart and large arteries, air flow in extra-thoracic (nose-mouth throat) airways and lungs.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2300

Lectures 3 hours per week, laboratories or tutorials 3 hours per week

MECH 3710 [0.5 credit]

Biomaterials

Materials used in biomedical applications: metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Material response and degradation. Properties of biologic materials; bone, cartilage, soft tissue. Materials selection for biocompatibility.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2700

Lectures three hours per week, laboratories or tutorials 3 hours per week.

MAAE 3901 [0.5 credit]

Mech & Aero Engineering Lab

Students perform a series of laboratory exercises dealing with a wide range of mechanical engineering topics. Included in this course is a group design project. Students relate theory and practice and develop experience with modern engineering equipment, measurement techniques and design methodology. Good reporting practice is emphasized.

Precludes additional credit for MAAE 4901.

Prerequisite: third-year status in Engineering.

Lectures and tutorials one hour a week, laboratory five hours a week.

MECH 4013 [0.5 credit]

Biomedical Device Design

Medical Devices: the industry and its regulation. Design methodologies. Examination of specific medical devices: surgical equipment, orthopedic devices, rehabilitation engineering, life support, artificial organs. Case studies.

Prerequisite: MECH 4210

Lectures 3 hours per week, laboratories or tutorial 3 hours per week.

MECH 4210 [0.5 credit]

Biomechanics.

The biomechanics of biological systems; muscles and movement, nerves and motor control. Measurements of motion, strain and neural signals. The hand and manipulation;

Locomotion and the leg.

Prerequisite: MAAE 3202, MECH 3310, MECH 3710

Lectures 3 hours per week, laboratories or tutorials 3 hours per week.

MAAE 4500 [0.5 credit]

Feedback Control Systems

Introduction to the linear feedback control. Analysis and design of classical control systems. Stability and the Routh-Hurwitz criteria. Time and frequency domain performance criteria, robustness and sensitivity. Root locus, Bode and Nyquist design techniques. Control system components and industrial process automation.

Precludes additional credit for MAAE 3502 or SYSC 4505.

Prerequisites: MATH 3705 and SYSC 3600.

Lectures three hours a week.

MECH 4406 [0.5 credit]

Heat Transfer

Mechanisms of heat transfer: fundamentals and solutions. Steady and transient conduction: solution and numerical and electrical analog techniques. Convective heat transfer: free and forced convection for laminar and turbulent flows; heat exchangers. Heat transfer between black and grey surfaces, radiation shields, gas radiation, radiation interchange.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2400, MAAE 3300, or ENVE 3001 and permission of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week.

MECH 4917 [1.0 credit]

Biomechanical Engineering Project

Students are required to complete a major project in biomechanical engineering analysis, design, development or research. Opportunities to develop initiative, self-reliance, creative ability and engineering judgment. The results must be submitted in a comprehensive report with appropriate drawings, charts, bibliography, etc.

Prerequisite: completion of, or concurrent registration in MECH 4013, and fourth-year status in the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program.

ELEC 3605 [0.5 credit]

Electrical Engineering

DC circuits: elements, sources, analysis. Single phase AC circuits: phasors, RLC circuits, real and reactive power, impedance, network analysis, three phase systems. Power transformers. DC motors: operation and characteristics. AC motors: single phase and three phase.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005 and (PHYS 1004 or PHYS 1002). Not open to students in Communications Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics or Aerospace Stream C.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks.

SYSC 3600 [0.5 credit]

Systems and Simulation

Properties of linear systems. Linear dynamic models of engineering systems. Applications of the Laplace transform. Transfer functions. Block diagrams. Frequency and time response. System simulation with digital computers.

Precludes additional credit for SYSC 2500 or SYSC 3500.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005, and (ECOR 1101 or PHYS 1001).

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week.

SYSC 4201 [0.5 credit]

Ethics, Research Methods and Standards for Biomedical Engineering

Ethical theories, ethical decision-making, codes; human and animal experimentation, consent, practices of ethical review boards; research methods and regulations for design, manufacture, certification of medical devices; data collection, management, analysis, including security, confidentiality, privacy; bioethical dilemmas, impact of technology and research (social, political, financial).

Prerequisite: fourth-year status in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering or Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks

Appendix B – Library Statement

Carleton University Library

Memorandum

Date: February 28, 2007

To: Prof. Jonathan Beddoes,

Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

From: Kristof Avramsson, Science Reference Librarian

Laurie Campbell, Gifts and Collections Librarian

Subject: Library Support Statement for Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical

and Mechanical Engineering

Collection Support

Carleton University Library’s print and electronic resources, augmented by journal delivery and interlibrary loan services, strongly support the proposed Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. Support for the program comes from the Library’s comprehensive collections in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. The Library also has strong collections in Biosciences and Technology which provide additional support.

These scholarly materials are selected by the Science Reference Librarian and are received through the approval plan program, individual orders, serial subscriptions and standing orders, memberships, and consortial purchases.

Journals

Carleton University Library has made the transition from print to electronic journals, with access to over 36,000 electronic full-text journals. The Library has developed a strong electronic journal collection through individual subscriptions and by participating in several consortia including: Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), Consortia Canada and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). The Library has free access to a collection of core digital resources negotiated by Knowledge Ontario.

Products recently acquired by Carleton University Library include:

• Blackwell Synergy Journals Online

• Cambridge University Press

• JSTOR: Arts and Science I-IV

• Oxford University Press (including archival collections)

• Taylor & Francis

The majority of the Library’s electronic journal packages are available through Scholars Portal Search, an OCUL initiative that provides a common interface for searching many journals and a variety of indexes published by major distributors and presses such as Elsevier’s ScienceDirect and its backfiles. SFX provides direct links from the databases to the Library Catalogue.

Monographs

The majority of monograph titles collected are in print format. However, Carleton faculty and students also have access to several e-book collections covering a variety of subjects including: Springer, Safari Books Online, Knovel, and NetLibrary.

Reference Collection

The Library maintains a reference collection of indexes and abstracts, bibliographies and literature guides in print and electronic format. These include the following Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering products:

• Applied Science and Technology Full Text

• Biological Science Database

• BioMed Central

• Ei Engineering Village (includes Compendex and Inspec)

• Embase/Medline

• Ergonomic Abstracts

• IEEExplore

• PsycInfo

• Web of Science

Research Assistance

Research support for the proposed Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering will be provided by both the Science and Engineering Reference Librarians. Librarians liaise between the Library and the Department, maintaining direct contact with program faculty to ensure that the Library’s collection reflects changes in research interests and teaching.

Librarians compile research guides of print and online resources, provide research assistance, and teach research seminars. Students and faculty can request assistance in person, by phone, email or by Live Chat using MSN Messenger.

Faculty and students may also receive assistance from the Data Centre, Special Collections, and the Maps, Data and Government Information Centre (MADGIC).

Students also have access to the Learning Commons which combines research, IT support, and learning support services in one location. The Learning Commons Desk is located on the main floor of the Library. Learning Support Services provides help with academic development skills including time management, note taking, and essay writing.

Access to Library Resources

The majority of the Library’s online products are available from over 192 workstations in the Library, at computer labs and offices across campus, and off-campus via the proxy server. These research databases are accessible free of charge to Carleton users. Wireless access in the Library and selected locations on campus provides students and faculty with greater access to the Library’s electronic resources. The Library has 80 laptops available for loan to students.

The Library’s online system (Innovative’s Millennium) provides a user-friendly Web-based online public access catalogue, which allows for sophisticated searching across multiple library catalogues. The Library Web site provides links to journal indexes, articles, and full-text electronic resources.

The Joy Maclaren Adaptive Technology Centre located on the main floor of the Library is equipped with adaptive equipment for use by students with disabilities registered with the Paul Menton Centre. Wheelchair accessible library catalogue terminals, equipped with large monitors, are available throughout the Library.

During the school year the Library is open seven days a week, except for statutory holidays. During the summer months the Library is closed on Saturday. During the school year the building is open 8:00 am-2:00am Monday to Friday, and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am-2:00am.

Resource Sharing

Sm@rtLibrary allows library users to search the library catalogues of Carleton University, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Library and Archives Canada, the University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Public Library, and other Ottawa institutions including the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Library users get free borrowing privileges from all of these libraries.

Located in the National Capital Region, Carleton has easy access to many valuable research collections in the area. Faculty and students have full access to the holdings of the University of Ottawa, either through interlibrary loans or on-site borrowing.

Carleton offers interlibrary loan service to faculty, staff, and registered students. Materials can normally be obtained in a very short turnaround time, often via fax or ARIEL. The interlibrary loan system RACER allows students and faculty to simultaneously search the library catalogues of Ontario university libraries for books or journals not held at Carleton.

Journal articles not held at Carleton are also available through the Library’s journal article delivery services. Ingenta and CISTI Source provide access to journals in all subject areas and to their table of contents. Ingenta and CISTI Source include 30,000 and 22,000 journals respectively. Faculty and students have free access to articles (some restrictions apply), and Canadian and American Ph.D. dissertations.

Carleton students and faculty can borrow materials in person from other libraries across North America through the OCUL Direct Borrowing Program. Academic membership in the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) allows students and faculty to borrow material through Interlibrary Loans from all major libraries and beyond. The Library also participates in the IUBP (Inter-University Borrowing Program) and issues cards to students to borrow from Quebec universities.

Membership with the Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, permits the Library free access and borrowing of the Center’s materials (over four million volumes) which include all subject areas. The Center’s holdings are accessible from Carleton’s Library Catalogue.

The Library is committed to collection development and management, as well as resource sharing to support the proposed Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering.

c.c. Margaret Haines, University Librarian

Brian Mortimer, Clerk of Senate (Undergraduate review)

Anita Hui, Head, Collection Development

Elizabeth Knight, Head, Reference Services

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Figure 1. Four year summary of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering program. First students admitted for fall 2008.

Note: only prerequisites shown for

Courses new to Mech & Aero.

Year 4 - 2011/12

F W

Year 3 - 2010/11

F W

Year 2 - 2009/10

F W

Year 1 - 2008/09

F W

SYSC

4201

Bio-

ehtics

MECH

4013

Biomedical

Device Design

ELEC

3605

Electrical

Eng

Eng

Elective

4xxx

CHEM

2203

Organic

Chemistry

ECOR

3800

Eng

Econ

BIOC

2200

Cell

Physio &

Biochem

BIOL

1003

Intro

Biology

MECH

3710

Bio-

materials

MECH

4406

Heat

Transfer

MECH

4210

Biomech

ECOR

4995

Prof

Practice

MAAE

4500

Feedback

& Control

MECH

4917

Biomechanical

Engineering Project

MAAE

2700

Eng

Materials

SYSC

3600

Systems

Simulation

MAAE

3400

Applied

Thermo

MECH

3310

Biofluids

MAAE

3202

Solids II

MECH

3002

Machine

Design &

Practice

MAAE

3004

Dyn of

Mach

STAT

3502

Prob &

Statistics

CCDP

2100

Comm

Skills

ECOR

2606

Numer

Methods

MAAE

2400

Thermo

Heat Tr

MAAE

2202

Solids I

MAAE

2300

Fluids I

MAAE

2101

Eng

Dynamics

MAAE

2001

Eng Gr &

Design

MATH

2004

Multivaria.

Calculus

MATH

3705

Math

Methods

H/SS

Elective

1.0 credit

ECOR

1606

Problem

& Comp

CHEM

1000

Chemistry

ECOR

1101

Mechanic

PHYS

1004

Intro Elec

& Wave

ECOR

1010

Intro to

Eng

MATH

1005

Diff Equ

& Inf

Series

MATH

1004

Calculus

For Eng

MATH

1104

Alegbra

For Eng

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