Technology and Data Acquisition
48 Hours
One Semester
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of a range of medical technologies and their applications by studying the principles of measurement science, data acquisition and analysis for the biomedical sciences
Requisites
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Describe the components and operating principles of medical technologies
- Describe current and emerging technologies related to medical monitoring and treatment
- Apply scientific and quantitative approaches to biomedical measurement and data acquisition
- Acquire and analyse physiological signals using biomedical instrumentation
- Critically evaluate a medical technology and its applications
- Program Labview software for computer based data acquisition and display
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial Labs | 2.00 | 6 weeks | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 5.00 | 6 weeks | 30 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Assignment | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3,5 |
Examination | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3 |
Laboratory Log | Individual | 30% | 1,3,4,6 |
Content
- Fundamentals physical sciences for physiological measurement
- Fundamentals of biomedical instrumentation
- Medical Technologies
- Electronic circuits
- Analogue and digital signals
- Introduction to Labview software
- Telemedicine and remote monitoring
- Digital health and the future
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.