NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 智慧生醫儀表(6743)
	(Eng.) Smart Biomedical Instrumentation
Offering Dept	Intelligence Science, Engineering and Technology Master Degree Program
Course Type	Required	Credits	3	Teacher	CHING TAK SHING
Department	Intelligence Science, Engineering and Technology Master Degree Program/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	This course covers the principles and applications of biomedical instrumentation systems and devices used in hospitals, while also exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance and advance these technologies.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
The goal of this course is to give the student a detailed of the principles and applications of a number of the most widely used biomedical instrumentation systems and devices found in the modern hospital environment. This course will enable students to understand the diagnostic, therapeutic, and research application of the various instrumentation. More importantly, this course also teaches students how artificial intelligence can enhance and advance existing biomedical instrumentation technologies.			Other Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course Introduction Week 2 Anatomy and Physiology Week 3 Electrocardiogram (ECG) and its AI integration Week 4 Lab. Experiment: ECG Week 5 Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators Week 6 Blood Pressure and Flow Measurement, and their AI integration Week 7 Respiration and Respiratory Therapy, and theirs AI integration Week 8 Lab. Experiment: Blood Pressure and Respiration Measurements Week 9 Mid-term Exam Week 10 Medical Imaging and its AI integration Week 11 Electrotherapy Week 12 Shortwave and Microwave Diathermy Week 13 Clinical Laboratory Instrumentations Week 14 Patient Safety, Electric Safety and FDA Regulation Week 15 Student Presentation Week 16 Student Presentation self-directed learning    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
􀀀 Attendance (10%) 􀀀 Assignments (15%) 􀀀 Lab. Report (15%) 􀀀 Mid-term exam. (30%) 􀀀 Student Presentation (30%) 􀀀 Class participation (extra marks: no more than 5%)
Textbook & other References
Textbook: 1. Khandpur RS. Biomedical Instrumentation: Technology and Applications, McGraw-HillProfessional, 2004 Reference Books: 1. Webster JG. Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons,1997 2. Carr JJ and Brown JM. Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology, 4th ed., PrenticeHall, 2000 3. Bronzino JD. The Biomedical Engineering Handbook: Medical Devices and Systems, 3rd ed., Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006 4. Webster JG. Bioinstrumentation, international ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
https://web.nchu.edu.tw/~tsching/
Office Hours
Wednesday (12:00~14:00)
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