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Instrumentation in Biology and Medicine

BioengineeringUndergraduateCOE - College of Engineering
Overview

Subject

BIOENG

Course Number

101

Department

Bioengineering

Course Level

Undergraduate

Course Title

Instrumentation in Biology and Medicine

Course Description

This course teaches the fundamental principles underlying modern sensing and control instrumentation used in biology and medicine. The course takes an integrative analytic and hands-on approach to measurement theory and practice by presenting and analyzing example instruments currently used for biology and medical research, including EEG, ECG, pulsed oximeters, Complete Blood Count (CBC), etc.

Minimum

4

Maximum

4

Grading Basis

Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option

Method of Assessment

Written Exam

Instructors

Conolly

American Cultures Requirement

No

Reading and Composition Requirement

None of the Reading and Composition Requirement

Requirements

Prerequisite
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Credit Restriction Courses. Students will receive no credit for this course if the following the course(s) have already been completed.

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Course Objectives

Students should understand the architecture and design principles of modern biomedical sensor data-acquisition (sensor-DAQ) systems. They should understand how to choose the appropriate biomedical sensor, instrumentation amplifier, number of bits, sampling rate, anti-aliasing filter, and DAQ system. They will learn how to design a low-noise instrumentation amplifier circuit. They should understand the crucial importance of suppressing 60 Hz and other interferences to acquire high quality low-level biomedical signals. They should understand the design principles of building, debugging.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will achieve knowledge and skills in biomedical signal acquisition. They will be assessed in their success with the Course Objectives through tests, homeworks, and laboratories. In particular, the tests will ensure that the students have absorbed the theoretical concepts. The laboratories will provide assessment of learning practical skills (e.g., building an ECG circuit).

Formats

Lecture, Laboratory

Term

Fall and Spring

Duration (in weeks)

15

Minimum Hours

3

Maximum Hours

3

Minimum Hours

3

Maximum Hours

3

Outside Work Hours Min

6

Maximum Hours

6
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