BE 1005 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

• Explain the difference between engineering, science and related activities.
• Describe general engineering topics applicable to biomedical engineering.
• List several biomedical engineering specific topics.
• Describe several career options open to biomedical engineering graduates and any additional educational these options require.
• Explain the role of regulations and standards in biomedical engineering.
• Describe several common medical devices with emphasis on their basic operating principles.
• Relate the operating principles of several common medical devices to required course work in MSOE’s biomedical engineering program.

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• Introduction to the engineering profession in general and biomedical engineering in particular.
• Major areas and career options in BE.
• Unique aspects of BE (ethical issues, regulatory issues).
• Important aspects of MSOE’s BE program.
• Common medical devices and their operating principles.
• Introduction to electronics and bioelectric signals.
• Introduction to regulation, standard and electrical safety in BE.
• Introduction to chemistry and photometrics in biomedical engineering.
• Introduction to biophysical transport in biomedical engineering.

• Survey of Biomedical Devices
• Medical research field trip (visit to GE, MCW or VA)
• Electronics and Internationals Standards (Simple Circuits & Battery (Bench Equipment) experiment)
• Bioelectric Devices (ECG (Arduino) or EEG (NeuroSky MindWaves) experiment)
• Photometric Medical Devices (Photoplethysmograph (Arduino) experiment)
• Fluidic Devices (Fluid Dynamics or Arterial Pressure Transducer experiment)
• Physical Chemistry Devices (Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium (Arduino)/Respiratory Gas (Biopac) experiment)