TC Roberson High School Health Science Program:
Biomedical Technology Syllabus
Instructor:
Ms. Brittany Ott
Email:
brittany.ott@bcsemail.org
Classroom:
2811
Course Description:
This course challenges students to investigate current medical and health care practices
using technology and advances in health care research. Topics include medical
terminology, ethics, forensic medicine, infectious diseases, organ transplants, cell
biology and cancer, careers and biomedical research.
Required Materials:
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3-ring binder (1½ or 2 inch)
12 subject dividers
Ink pens (black or blue)
Pencils
Loose-leaf paper (small amount)
Simple, inexpensive calculator
1 pack of 3 x 5 index cards (extra credit)
Course Objectives: (North Carolina Standard Course of Study)
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Interpret biomedical prefixes, suffixes, root words and abbreviations.
Analyze biomedical ethics and legal principles.
Analyze the use of technology in medicine.
Analyze mathematical concepts in health care.
Analyze the use of forensic medicine in criminal science.
Analyze issues of public health, infectious diseases and bioterrorism.
Examine organ transplantation.
Analyze cell biology and cancer.
Evaluate careers and techniques that use biomedical technology.
Analyze biomedical research
Analyze challenges to biomedical research.
Analyze current issues in biomedical technology.
Biomedical Technology: Pacing Guide Fall 2013
Planned Start Date
08/21/13
Course Objective
08/27/13
1.01: Identify biomedical prefixes, suffixes, root words, and
abbreviations.
1.02: Combine word elements to form words commonly used in BT.
09/03/13
09/04/13
09/06/13
09/10/13
09/13/13
9/16/13
2.01:
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3.01:
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3.03:
09/19/13
09/23/13
09/26/13
09/30/13
10/03/13
4.01: Calculate metric weights, heights, temperature and volume.
4.02: Convert among metric and standard measures.
5.01: Discuss the applications of forensic medicine.
5.02: Describe autopsy use in determining cause and time of death.
5.03/5.04: Discuss the use of DNA typing and forensic anthropology
in the identification process.
5.05: Discuss the use of odontology and serology in forensic
medicine.
6.01:Discuss the application of forensic medicine.
6.02: Analyze the role of the Public Health Department.
6.03: List the treatments for infectious diseases.
6.04: Discuss emerging and re-emerging diseases.
6.05: Debate the containment of bioterrorism agents.
7.01: Describe basic facts and organizations that support organ
transplantation.
7.02: Analyze bioethical issues associated with organ transplants.
8.01: Summarize cancer types, incidence, predisposition and risk
factors.
8.02: Outline the causes and development of cancer.
8.03: Discuss genetic damage and mutation.
8.04: Apply cancer knowledge to improve personal and public health.
9.01: Investigate laboratory careers and science.
9.02: Discuss imaging careers and technology.
9.03: Describe environmental careers, resources, and hazards.
9.04: Outline biomedical technology careers and genetics.
10.01: Discuss biomedical research.
10.02: Outline biomedical research methods.
10.03: Analyze the benefits of biomedical research.
11.02: Analyze challenges to biomedical research.
11.03: Evaluate therapeutic vs. reproductive cloning.
12.00: Analyze current issues in biomedical technology.
10/04/13
10/10/13
10/15/13
10/17/13
10/21/13
10/23/13
10/25/13
10/31/13
11/05/13
11/07/13
11/08/13
11/13/13
11/18/13
11/19/13
11/20/13
11/22/13
12/02/13
12/04/13
12/06/13
12/13/13
12/16/13
12/19/13
Summarize legal principles of biomedical technology.
Summarize ethical principles of biomedical technology.
Examine patient’s rights.
Describe the use of computers in healthcare.
Discuss radiology and digital imaging.
Investigate telemedicine applications.