1. | Course Title | Biomedical Devices and Systems | |||||||||||
2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ05005 | |||||||||||
3. | Study program | 22-BE | |||||||||||
4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
8. | Lecturer | Dr Branislav Gerazov | |||||||||||
9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
The goal of the course program is to allow students to acquire a wide knowledge of the techniques for the design of biomedical devices and systems. It is designed to bring close the various approaches and applications through studying the state-of-the-art. |
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11. | Course Syllabus:
1. Basic concepts of medical instrumentation 2. Basic sensors and principles 3. Modeling of Physiological Systems 4. Fundamentals of Electrophysiology 5. Quantitative Physiology 6. Biopotential electrodes and amplifiers 7. Measurement of blood pressure, flow and volume 8. Measurement of respiratory system 9. Analog signal processing 10. Digital signal processing 11. Medical imaging systems 12. Therapeutic and prosthetic devices 13. Electrical safety |
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12. | Learning methods:
Combined learning: lectures with slides and visualisations and independent work on projects. |
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13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
17.1 | Exams | 0 points | |||||||||||
17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
17.3. | Activity and participation | 20 points | |||||||||||
17.4. | Final exam | 30 points | |||||||||||
18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Attendance of lectures. | |||||||||||
20. | Forms of assessment | Project assignment and final exam. | |||||||||||
21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Surveys, interviews and self-evaluation. | |||||||||||
23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
1. | J.G. Webster | Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design | Wiley | 2014 | |||||||||
2. | Joseph D. Bronzino, Donald R. Peterson | Medical Devices and Human Engineering | CRC Press | 2014 | |||||||||
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23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
1. | Fries, Richard C., Johnson, Arthur Thomas, King, Paul H | Design of biomedical devices and systems | CRC Press | 2014 | |||||||||
2. | S. Grimnes und O.G. Martinsen | Bioelectricity and Bioimpedance Basics | Academic Press | 2008 |