| 1. | Course Title | Impact of Electromagnetic Fields on Humans and the Environment | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ05007 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 14-ESOR, 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 Andrijana Kuhar | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
Introduction to the mechanisms of impact of electromagnetic fields on biological systems and the environment. Ability to implement methods for calculation and simulation of the effects of electromagnetic fields. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Impact of ionizing and nonionizing EMF on humans and the environment. Thermal and nonthermal effects of nonionizing EMF on living organisms. Mechanisms of interaction of different types of fields with biological tissues and systems. Calculation of induced currents in human organs originating from low frequency EMF. Simulation of the impact of radio frequency EMF, SAR. Analysis of potential health consequences from exposure to LF and RF EMF. Scientific premises for the definition of limit values for exposure to EMF. European and international standards and recommendations regarding EMF exposure of humans and the environment. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Actively attending classes, team work and independent work, preparation of project assignments |
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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 | 30 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 20 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 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 | 60% success from all activities | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment | Project assignment and final exam. | |||||||||||
| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Riadh W. Y. Habash | Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation – Human bioeffects and safety | CRC Press | 2019 | |||||||||
| 2. | ICNIRP | Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-Varying Electric and Magnetic Fields (1 Hz – 100 kHz) | Health Physics 99(6):818-836 | 2010 | |||||||||
| 3. | ICNIRP | Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz – 300 GHz) | Health Phys 118(5):483-524 | 2020 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | P. Gajsek, A. Kuhar, V. Rakovic, C. Tomaz and B. Valic | The impact of radiation from telecommunication devices and technologies on human health and the environment which surrounds us (4G, 5G, etc.) | Skopje: Agency for Electronic Communications; Ljubljana: Institute of Non-Ionizing Radiation (INIS), Igea | 2021 | |||||||||
| 2. | Arthur T. Johnson | Biology for Engineers | Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC | 2011 | |||||||||
