Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Biofabrication and Tissue Engineering

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU2234

City Campus

Undergraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2015

MANU2459

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Prof Robert M.I. Kapsa

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 4 1314 2978

Course Coordinator Email: rob.kapsa@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora East, B521 and BioFab3D@ACMD (Destination D50, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne)

Course Coordinator Availability: Email for appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course focuses on the engineering of tissues using functional biomaterials, scaffolds and/or advanced techniques such as 3D printing. In this course, you will learn about how materials have biomimetic effects on cells, tissue and organ systems, and how these may be engineered to replace loss of function due to tissue removal, disease or damage. You will learn how synthetic tissue constructs are designed, engineered, constructed, implanted and monitored to establish their ongoing functionality and ability to remediate tissue dysfunction.

If you are enrolled in this course as a component of your Bachelor Honours Program, your overall mark will contribute to the calculation of the weighted average mark (WAM).

See the WAM information web page for more information.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours):

  • 1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline
  • 2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources
  • 2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes
  • 3.4 Professional use and management of information

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.  


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Understand Tissue Engineering application and engineer appropriate function into 3D synthetic tissue constructs for diagnostic modelling and tissue repair.
  2. Understand the biological requirements for tissue engineering and how they involve and interact with bio-active molecules drugs, materials and the implant environment.
  3. Understand the basic principles of engineering scaffolds for growing functional 3D synthetic tissue constructs.
  4. Fabricate multicomponent biomaterials using advanced manufacturing technologies such as 3D bio-printing.
  5. Establish the biocompatibility and suitability of materials for use in specific tissue engineering applications.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, andthrough links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course. 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. 


Overview of Assessment

X This course has no hurdle requirements.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Item 1: Project Report/Literature Assimilation - Individual Assessment
Weighting: 30%
Related course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
This assessment is a timed and timetabled assessment of less than 2 hours duration that students must attend on campus except for international students who are resident outside Australia.

Assessment Item 2: Weekly Quiz Tests (Online) - Individual assessment
Weighting: 20%
Related course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
These are 15-minute online assessments that may be taken at any time within a week of the lectures that they refer to. 

Assessment Item 3: Major Project (Group Activity): Practical
Weighting: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Assessment Item 4: Recorded Group Presentation
Weighting: 10%
Related course learning outcomes: 1, 2, 3 and 5