Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Ville-Pekka Seppä

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 4 : Wednesday 12 - 14, SH304

Requirements

Active participation in the lectures and seminars, accepted assignments and exercise works with a written report and seminar presentation.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, you have learned the basics of special features related to the electronics in medical applications, especially biopotential measurement. You know what factors affect the design of biopotential measurement devices, such as electrode/tissue interface, noise issues, amplifiers, patient safety. You have gained experience in design, evaluation and construction of a biopotential amplifier.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	EMI/EMC in medical devices. Noise coupling and noise mechanisms. Noise rejection.
2.	Functional and safety requirements for medical devices used in bioelectrical applications.
3.	Biopotential electrodes.
4.	Design, construction and evaluation of a biopotential amplifier.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Week assignments and exercise work are evaluated and graded.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Summary of lectures	Lecture notes.						English

Prerequisites

Additional information about prerequisites
To complete the course you need to have adequate knowledge of analog electronics, CAD electronics design software and prototype manufacturing.

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1

Last modified	29.05.2009
Modifier	Juha Nousiainen