This is a fully comprehensive introduction to the skills, knowledge, understanding and expertise of management; and so in this context, the range of topics...

This is a fully comprehensive introduction to the skills, knowledge, understanding and expertise of management; and so in this context, the range of topics covered in this module is deliberately broad. The intention is to provide a substantial yet wide-ranging initial introduction to the overall field of management. That base then serves as a foundation upon which your studies in this area may be directed. This scope is approached via five overarching areas of study: a full introduction to what management is and is not;

· a broad coverage of the overall field of management knowledge, skills and expertise;

· a substantial introduction to the crucial area of expertise of critical thinking, evaluation and analysis, leading to the formation of a sound judgemental faculty

· a general familiarity and understanding of management priorities and issues, which should provide you with a foundation on which to base your future studies of more detailed areas of management

· a specific understanding of the foundations of leadership and managerial professional practice, with particular reference to: sustainability (a key UCL theme for all programmes; the UCL Connected Curriculum; and the stated priority of the UCL School of Management: creating disruptive research and entrepreneurial leaders for the complex, interconnected world of the future

In Medical Instrumentation 2 we pick up electronics where we left it in Medical Instrumentation 1 and start by looking at embedded systems – these are...

In Medical Instrumentation 2 we pick up electronics where we left it in Medical Instrumentation 1 and start by looking at embedded systems – these are systems in which hardware and software blend together to perform a function. The basic building block of an embedded system is a microcontroller. We learn to program microcontrollers and learn to design devices that can process biomedical signals in a digital domain – digital signal processing.

In addition, we learn how to design systems that control variables in a changing and uncertain environment. For example, keep the temperature of an incubator constant in light of changing conditions. This field is called feedback control systems. We explore basic concepts of control systems and the tools used to analyse them.

Lastly, we think about some principles of safety that are required for us to use medical devices in the medical setting. The basic goal being how not to accidentally injure the very people we are trying to help by designing and building our medical devices.

In the lab, we apply the theory to design, build and test a medical device – a single channel ECG system.