CurriculumOverview

BiomedicalEquipmentTechnology
ThefollowingcoursesconstitutethecorematerialfortheBiomedicalEquipmentTechnologyprogramandare
recommendedtobetakenintheorderlistedbelow.

MTH1800CollegeAlgebra
Astudyofalgebraicfunctionsandtheirproperties.Topicsincludeidentities,graphs,equations,complex
numbers,andapplications.

Prerequisites
Required:SSE0070FundamentalsofMath,orplacementthroughinitialacademicassessment

RequiredText
Redden,JohnElementaryAlgebra,1stEdition.Flatworld,02/2011.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
None

SCI1100Physics
Thiscourseexploresthebasicprinciplesofmechanicalfunction,thermalphysicsandtheconceptsofphysical
sound.

Prerequisites
Required:MTH1800CollegeAlgebra

RequiredText
Tippens,PaulPhysics,7thEdition.McGrawHillLearningSolutions,12/2005.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
None

SCI1360AnatomyandPhysiology
Astudyofthehumanbodyasawhole,includingstructureofthebody,cells,tissues,organsystems,the
mechanismofdisease,andthesenses.

Prerequisites
Required:None

RequiredText
Rizzo,Dr.DonaldC.FundamentalsofAnatomyandPhysiology,3e,3rdEdition.CengageLearning,10/2009.
VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
None

ELE1101FundamentalsofElectronicsI
Thiscourseisdesignedtogivethestudentanintroductiontobasicelectronictheoryandconcepts,including
atomictheoryandmagnetism,resistorsandresistance,multimetersandtheiruse,voltage,current,andpower
relationships,ACandDCcircuits,andcircuitanalysisusingOhmsandWattslaws.

Prerequisites
Required:None
Recommended:SCI1100Physics

RequiredText
Meade,RussellFoundationsofElectronics:Circuits&Devices,ElectronFlowVersion,5e,5thEdition.
CengageLearning,04/2006.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
LTSpice(
www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTspice
)
ArduinoIDE(
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
)

ELE1102FundamentalsofElectronicsII
Duringthiscoursethestudentobtainsanunderstandingofalternatingcurrenttheory,aspectsofresistors,
capacitors,andinductors.

Prerequisites
Required:ELE1101FundamentalsofElectronicsI
Recommended:SCI1100Physics

RequiredText
Meade,RussellFoundationsofElectronics:Circuits&Devices,ElectronFlowVersion,5e,5thEdition.
CengageLearning,04/2006.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
LTSpice(
www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTspice
)
ArduinoIDE(
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
)

ELE1301SolidStateElectronicsI
Astudyofatomicstructure,withanintroductiontothefunctionsofdiodes,bipolarjunctiontransistors,and
powersupplies.

Prerequisites
Required:ELE1101FundamentalsofElectronicsI
Recommended:SCI1100Physics,ELE1101FundamentalsofElectronicsII

RequiredText
Meade,RussellFoundationsofElectronics:Circuits&Devices,ElectronFlowVersion,5e,5thEdition.
CengageLearning,04/2006.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
LTSpice(
www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTspice
)
ArduinoIDE(
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
)

ELE1302SolidStateElectronicsII
Astudyofthefunctionsoffieldeffecttransistors,thyristors,operationalamplifiers,oscillatorsandfilters.

Prerequisites
Required:ELE1301SolidStateElectronicsI
Recommended:SCI1100Physics,ELE1101FundamentalsofElectronicsII

RequiredText
Meade,RussellFoundationsofElectronics:Circuits&Devices,ElectronFlowVersion,5e,5thEdition.
CengageLearning,04/2006.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
LTSpice(
www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTspice
)
ArduinoIDE(
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
)

ELE2202ComputerRepair:HardwareApplications
Thiscourseexaminesbasiccomputerhardware,includingpowersupplies,formfactors,CPU'sandcomputer
memory.Studentswillbecomecompetentintheuseofthecommandlineinterface,storagedevices,printers,
systemresources,monitors,videocards,andsafetyprocedures.

Prerequisites
Required:None
Recommended:ELE1302SolidStateElectronicsII

RequiredText
None

SupplementaryMaterial
TestOut(
www.testout.com
)

ELE2201ComputerRepair:SystemsandSoftware
Thiscoursedevelopsanunderstandingofoperatingsystems,systemrequirements,installation,configuration,
basicnetworking,communications,andtroubleshooting.

Prerequisites
Required:None
Recommended:ELE2202ComputerRepair:HardwareApplications

RequiredText
None

SupplementaryMaterial
TestOut(
www.testout.com
)

ELE2500IntroductiontoBiomedicalEquipmentTechnology
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontotheclinicalenvironmentofhealthrelatedfacilitieswhichincludes
hospitals,extendedcarefacilitiesandmedicaloffices.Topicsincludeanoverviewofthestructureofvarious
healthcareenvironments,rolesandresponsibilitiesofstaffnational,state,andlocalsafetystandards,
electricalsafety,gassafetyreportingandcompliance,conductingsafetyinspections,masteringaseptic
techniques,andtheidentificationandpurposeofbasicbiomedicalequipment.

Prerequisites
Required:SCI1100Physics
Recommended:SCI1360AnatomyandPhysiology

RequiredText
Meade,RussellFoundationsofElectronics:Circuits&Devices,ElectronFlowVersion,5e,5thEdition.
CengageLearning,04/2006.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
LTSpice(
www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTspice
)

ELE2501BiomedicalEquipmentandInstrumentationI
Thiscoursewillprovideanoverviewoftheprinciplesofinstrumentsusedinmedicinefordiagnosis,treatment
andlifesupport.Itincludesafocusonacquiringandmonitoringbiologicalsignals,processingsignaldata,the
managementofelectronicinformationinmedicalapplications,andthecalibrationofinstruments.

Prerequisites
Required:SCI1100Physics,ELE2500IntroductiontoBiomedicalEquipmentTechnology
Recommended:SCI1360AnatomyandPhysiology,ELE1302SolidStateElectronicsII

RequiredText
Chatterjee,Shakti,AubertMiller.BiomedicalInstrumentationSystems,1e,1stEdition.CengageLearning,
03/2010.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
Octave(
https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html
)
ArduinoIDE(
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
)

ELE2502BiomedicalEquipmentandInstrumentationII
Thiscourseprovidesadvancedstudyoftheinstrumentationusedinmedicinefordiagnosis,treatmentandlife
support.Itincludesadvancedoperation,repair,troubleshooting,andpreventivecaremaintenance.

Prerequisites
Required:ELE2501BiomedicalEquipmentandInstrumentationI
Recommended:SCI1360AnatomyandPhysiology,ELE1302SolidStateElectronicsII

RequiredText
Chatterjee,Shakti,AubertMiller.BiomedicalInstrumentationSystems,1e,1stEdition.CengageLearning,
03/2010.VitalSourceBookshelfOnline.

SupplementaryMaterial
Octave(
https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html
)
ArduinoIDE(
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
)

ELE2950BiomedicalEquipmentTechnologyExternship
Studentsareassignedtoworkinaprofessionalenvironmentappropriatefortheapplicationofskillslearnedin
thecurriculum,thusgainingpracticalexperienceintheskillsacquired.Theexternshiprequires60hours.

Prerequisites
RequiredPrerequisites:Completionofallcourserequirementsordepartmentalapproval