Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Translational Research Center(University Wide Courses for Graduate Students)
Lecture Code 8G000301 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name バイオデザイン概論B1
Subject Name
(Katakana)
バイオデザインガイロンB1
Subject Name in
English
Lecture on Biodesign B1
Instructor HANANOUCHI TAKEHITO,YUBA MITSURU,NOGUCHI MASAKATSU,HARUYAMA TAKAHIRO,SASADA MANABU,IMADA HIROHITO,TAMURA ATSUSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ハナノウチ タケヒト,ユバ ミツル,ノグチ マサカツ,ハルヤマ タカヒロ,ササダ マナブ,イマダ ヒロヒト,タムラ アツシ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Fri11-12:MED Rm 1
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
 Lectures( and Discussions)
 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Medical Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords SDG_03, SDG_09, Design thinking, Developing novel medical devices 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
TBiodesign refers to an innovative process for creating innovation in the medical and healthcare fields by integrating medical, engineering, design, and business perspectives.
The content of this class has been renewed since the 2025 academic year, and while it is intended as an overview, additions and modifications have been made to the content to provide an overall flow of medical device development. By inviting outside lecturers, etc., a wide range of content will be provided.

Lecture on Biodesign B1is the first half of the course, and Lecture on Biodesign B2 is the second half,
In other words, it is advisable to take both lecture courses.

As a general rule, classes will be conducted online (on-demand), but if classes are to be conducted in person, etc., depending on the content, etc., this will be communicated separately. When classes are conducted online (simultaneous interactive type) or in person, a recording of the class content will be made available online (on-demand type) at a later date, so that students who are unable to attend will not be disadvantaged.
Homework and assignments will be provided by e-mail or in each lecture.
 
Class Schedule 1 April 11 Introduction to Medical Device and Healthcare Device Development (Includes an overview of biodesign)
2 April 25 Design Thinking Approach (Includes an overview of biodesign)
3 May 9 Selection of Medical Needs
4 May 23 Concept and Prototype Design
5 June 13 Technology Generation
6 June 27 Intellectual Property Strategy
7 July 11 Startup and Entrepreneurial Preparation
8 July 25 Entrepreneurship


A questionnaire to check attendance and understanding will be presented online at the end of some lectures. This will be considered a report to evaluate the final score. An overall evaluation will be made based on the answers submitted by the due date. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
PG Yock, S Zenios et al. "Biodesign: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies" 2nd ed. (ISBN-13: 978-1107087354; ISBN-10: 110708735X)
School of International Biodesign "Handbook for iFellowship” organized by Biotech Consortium India Ltd. (BCIL), March 2017. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Visual Materials, Zoom, moodle
(More Details) To be announced at lectures 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Specific instructions will be given in each lesson. 
Requirements Depending on the nature of the individual research, there may be additional time for individual work as required. 
Grading Method A questionnaire to check attendance and understanding will be presented online at the end of some lectures. This will be considered a report to evaluate the final score. An overall evaluation will be made based on the answers submitted by the due date. 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it One of main faculty is an orthopaedid physician, has the clinical experiences of over 20 years, and also has the experiences of development
of medical devices. 
Message Lectures will be given mainly in Japanese (including English in some cases), but as much English as possible will be used in slides and handouts so that international students can understand the lectures in their native English. 
Other We would like to conduct a questionnaire for class improvement sometimes after classes, and we would appreciate your cooperation in filling out the questionnaire. We would appreciate your cooperation in filling out the survey, which we will use to improve the content of future classes. 
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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