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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
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partnership with the Faculty of Science and the University of Ottawa, several engineering
departments (including Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) through the new OttawaCarleton 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.
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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.
Year 1 - 2008/09
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W
Year 2 - 2009/10
F
W
Year 3 - 2010/11
F
W
Year 4 - 2011/12
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W
MATH
1004
Calculus
For Eng
PHYS
1004
Intro Elec
& Wave
MATH
2004
Multivaria.
Calculus
MATH
3705
Math
Methods
MAAE
3004
Dyn of
Mach
STAT
3502
Prob &
Statistics
ECOR
1010
Intro to
Eng
MATH
1005
Diff Equ
& Inf
Series
MAAE
2700
Eng
Materials
MAAE
2001
Eng Gr &
Design
MAAE
3202
Solids II
MECH
3002
Machine
Design &
Practice
MAAE
4500
Feedback
& Control
MATH
1104
Alegbra
For Eng
ECOR
1101
Mechanic
MAAE
2400
Thermo
Heat Tr
MAAE
2300
Fluids I
MECH
3310
Biofluids
MECH
3710
Biomaterials
MECH
4210
Biomech
MAAE
2101
Eng
Dynamics
MAAE
2202
Solids I
ELEC
3605
Electrical
Eng
MAAE
3400
Applied
Thermo
MECH
4406
Heat
Transfer
SYSC
4201
Bioehtics
CCDP
2100
Comm
Skills
BIOC
2200
Cell
Physio &
Biochem
ECOR
2606
Numer
Methods
SYSC
3600
Systems
Simulation
ECOR
3800
Eng
Econ
Eng
Elective
4xxx
CHEM
1000
Chemistry
BIOL
1003
Intro
Biology
ECOR
1606
Problem
& Comp
Figure 1. Four year summary of
Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
program. First students admitted for fall
2008.
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MECH
4917
Biomechanical
Engineering Project
ECOR
4995
Prof
Practice
MECH
4013
Biomedical
Device Design
H/SS
Elective
1.0 credit
Note: only prerequisites shown for
Courses new to Mech & Aero.
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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.
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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.
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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 bioinformatics, 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.
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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
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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)
presentation equipment
furniture
$24,000
5,000
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
Networked Computers
Total Estimated Cost: (fiscal funds)
5,000
4,000
$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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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:
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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 fulltext 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 am2:00am.
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.
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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.
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Brian Mortimer, Clerk of Senate (Undergraduate review)
Anita Hui, Head, Collection Development
Elizabeth Knight, Head, Reference Services
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