PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDUL_AZIZ UNIVERSITY
College of Applied Medical Sciences Al Kharj
Medical Equipment Technology Department
Syllabus BMIS 471: Biomedical Electronic Instruments-1
Pr Ridha BEN SALAH
BMIS 471: Biomedical Electronic Instruments-1
Credits: 3 (2+1+0)
Prerequisites: BMTS 362 and BMTS 364
Professor: Pr Ridha BEN SALAH
A. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Topics include: Electrophysiology and biomedical signal, biomedical electronic circuit,
electrocardiography, electroencephalography, bioimpedancemetry
The course gives the student the means of knowledge electrophysiology and
biomedical signals, and to learn and understand the basics of bio electronic circuits.
The student will learn, also, most of the biomedical electronic circuits as : ECG EEG
and BIM
Text : BEN SALAH, Power Point Class Notes
References:
1. Measured, Instrumentation and sensors handbook CRC net Base
J. G. Webster CRC Press LLC (1999) ISBN: 9780849321450.
2. Biomedical instrumentation and measurement. Betterwordbooks (2001). ISBN :
9780675209434
3. Basic Electronic Troubleshooting for Biomedical Technicians (2010). ISBN : 9781934302514
Course objectives:
Goal-1: To know the basic and principle of electrophysiology and biomedical
signals
Goal-2: To know the basic and principle of biomedical electronic circuit
Goal-3: To know the basic and principle of Electrcardiography
Goal-4: To know the basic and principle of Electroencephalography
Goal-5: To know the basic and principle of Bioimpedancemetry
Course rationale: This course is designed to help the student to complete the
requirements for level five curriculums in medical equipments technology department.
In addition, this course gives to the student the ability to understand the working of
several devices used in medical departments
Instructional methodology: This course is performed by formal lectures, class
discussion, practical works and collaborative learning/team work. The student is
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encouraged to seek information through the inter-net. Video clip projections related to
the some biomedical signals are presented.
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STUDY REQUIREMENT:
Read the assigned material before class
Attend all lectures and be on time
Take through notes and highlight as advised during the lecture
Review your notes the same day of lectures for a better memorization.
Participated to the group learn discussion
Well apply to the sessions of practicum and write a report for each practicum
session
7. Contact me to clarify concepts of course points not assimilated.
C. EVALUATION:
The college has a policy dealing with such issue. This policy is published in the
college catalogue as follows:
1. Success in a course is usually based on the combination of a grade awarded for
course work, plus a grade for the final exam.
2. The grade for the course work is within 50-60% of the total mark, and the
remainder being for the grading of the final exam.
3. Each course will have a total of 100 marks.
4. The pass mark of each course is 60.
5. The grading system of salman bin Abdul Aziz University is as follows:
Range of Marks
Symbol
Points
From 95 to 100
From 90 to 94
From 85 to 89
From 80 to 84
From 75 to 79
From 70 to 74
From 65 to 69
From 60 to 64
Less than 60
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
5.00
4.75
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.00
Evaluation components shall include the following:
a. First Exam …………………………. 20
b. Second Exam ……………………… 20
c. Practicum and laboratory …………. 20
d. One final examination …………….. 40
e. Total ………………………………… 100
D. EXAMINATION: The examination consists of questions (QCM) multiple choice
or open and short questions (QROC) with opportunities to supplement the
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legends of a diagram or the explanation of the functioning of medical
equipment.
E. MAKE-UP EXAMS: In case of severe, unavoidable, verifiable medical
problems or a major impediment, student may be able to arrange a make-up
exam. If you miss an exam under the above situations, you must contact me in
order to qualify for the possibility of making-up an exam.
F. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Access the student to the course and directed
teachings requires respect for the lecture and his comrades. He is called to
provide the maximum efforts and serious for the assimilation of the course. The
passage of the examinations must take place with all honesty. Any cheat in
exam will be dealt with individually. A failing grade is the minimum penalty.
G. ATTENDANCE AND COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
 Attendance
The student must attend at least 75% of the total number of classes. If the
student is absent for more than 25% classes in any course without an
acceptable reason he will be denied attendance in the final exam and will be
given the grade of “Denial” (DN). The student can submit a request to the
Academic Affairs of the Faculty to attend the final exam only if he can supply
documented excuses, provided his absence does not exceed 50% of the
course. Sick leave is only accepted on the basis of a medical report issued by
the Medical Center of the University or one endorsed by it.
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Progression from level to level
After completion the preparatory year, students can go into to the third level.
Also, students who complete the second level, they can move to the third level.
Students can register to the fourth level after the completion of the third level. In
all stages of movements, students take an appropriate advisory for the courses
they need to register. If the student fails in some courses in certain level, he can
move to the next level with registration of the courses that he fails to pass.
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Program completion
Students should take pass in 140 credit hours that count towards graduation
with a minimum GPA of 60% (D).
H. ACCOMMODATIONS: For students with disabilities: “Students requesting
classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Student’s office
which provide documentation to the student who then must provide
documentation to the instructor when requesting accommodation.”
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GENERAL COURSES Scheduled
SYLLABUS BMIS 471: BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS-1
CREDITS: 3 (2+1)
WEEK
LECTURES’ TOPICS
Electrophysiology and biomedical signals I: Electric dipole, Nernst potential
Week 1
Electrophysiology and biomedical signals II: Rest potential and action
Week 2
Week 3
potential, biomedical signals
Electrophysiology and biomedical signals III: biomedical signals
Biomedical electronic circuit I: Biomedical sensors, biomedical acquisition
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week
17-18
chain
Biomedical electronic circuit II: Protection circuit, instrumentation amplifier
Biomedical electronic circuit III: Filtering circuit, amplification
Electrocardiography I: Heart electro-conduction system, Electrocardiogram
system
FIRST MIDTERM EXAM
Electrocardiography II: ECG characteristics
Electrocardiography III ECG electronic circuit
Electroencephalography I: Introduction, general morphology of the brain
Electroencephalography II: EEG signal, EEG system
Electroencephalography III: EEG system
Electronic filter design 1: Low pass filter
SECOND MIDTERM EXAM
Electronic filter design 2 high and band pass filter
SECOND MIDTERM EXAM
Exam correction and revision
PRACTICAL EXAM
FINAL EXAMA
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