Class References

Part I:

Russell K. Hobbie and Bradley J. Roth, Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, 4th ed.,  Springer-Verlag, New York, 2007. (Hardcopy)

Textbook's official web site: http://www.oakland.edu/~roth/hobbie.htm

Part II:

ANSI/AAMI HE75:2009 - Human factors engineering – Design of medical devices   (Available from AAMI)

Intended Learning Objectives (ILOs)

Part I:

To learn theoretical analysis methodologies that serve provide the foundation for the design of medical devices

Part II:

To discuss basic ideas of human factors engineering as applied to medical device design

Grading Policy

Term Exam:  70 points   (Open-Book)

Midterm Exam: 15 Points  (Open-Book)

Class Project: 10 Points

Other (Homework assignments, quizzes, etc.): 5 points

Grade will be the summation of all of the above weighted by your attendance percentage. Failing to attend at least 80% of the classes will result in a failing grade in this class.

(Maximum Year Grade of 30 -Total of 100 points)

Course Covered Material       

Part I                     

Part II                     

Lecture Handouts and Tentative Schedule

Part I

1. Chapter 1        (week 1)
2. Chapter 2        (week 2)
3. Chapter 3        (weeks 3 and 4)
4. Chapter 4        (week 5)
5. Chapter 5        (week 6)
6. Chapter 14      (weeks 7,8,9, 10)
7. Chapter 15      (weeks 11 and 12)

Part II

1. Chapter 4        (week 1)   
2. Chapter 5        (weeks 1 and 3)
3. Chapter 6        (weeks 5 and 7)
4. Chapter 7        (week 9)
5. Chapter 8        (week 11)
6. Chapter 10      (week 13) 

Extracurricular

Standard for graphical symbols for electrical medical devices (extracurricular - not included in exam)

Problem Assignments      

List                       

Class Project           

Project Statement  - Due Date: January 1, 2012.

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