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EE 201 Structured Computer Programming
Introduction
to computers. Simple algorithms and flowcharts. Solving engineering and
mathematical problems using a mathematically-oriented programming language.
Programming concepts: I/O, assignment, conditional loops, functions and
subroutines. Programming selected numerical and non-numerical problems of
mathematical and engineering nature.
Prerequisites MATH 110, CPIT 110
EE 202 Object-Oriented Computer
Programming
Object-oriented
programming: classes, objects and methods. Object-oriented design. Simple
data structures. Best programming practices (structured coding,
documentation, testing and debugging).
Prerequisites EE 201
EE 250 Basic Electrical Circuits
Electric
quantities and circuit elements. Kirchhoff’s laws. Mesh and node analyses.
Sinusoidal steady-state analysis using phasors. Network theorem and
transformations. Ideal transformers. Three-phase circuits.
Prerequisites PHYS 202
EE 300 Analytical Methods in Engineering
Linear
algebra: matrices and determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Complex
analysis: complex arithmetic, complex algebra, power series, differentiation
and integration in the complex plane and residue analysis.
Prerequisites MATH 204
EE 301 Electrical Circuits and Systems
Resonance
circuits. Magnetically-coupled circuits. Op-amp circuits. Transient analysis
via the conventional and Laplace methods. Fourier analysis with applications
to circuits. Two-port networks.
Prerequisites MATH 204, EE 250
EE 302 Electromagnetic Fields
Electrostatic
fields. Poisson and Laplace equations. Steady Electric Current. Steady
Magnetic Field. Time-varying electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell equations
and magnetic fields. Maxwell equations.
Prerequisites EE 250, MATH 204
EE 306 Electrical Engineering
Technologies
Electrical
engineering fields of activities. Sources of electrical energy: power
supplies, batteries, generators and alternative power sources. Distribution
and utilization of electrical energy, commentators and protection devices.
Conversion of electrical energy; sensors and actuators. Electrical safety.
Principles of electrical and electronic measurements and instrumentation,
standards and calibration. Sources of measurement errors, and analysis of
measured data.
Prerequisites EE 250, STAT 110
EE 311 Electronics I
Conduction
in metals and semiconductors, P-N junctions, diode circuits. Field-effect and
junction transistors. Low frequency equivalent circuits. Basic amplifiers.
Prerequisites EE 250
EE 312 Electronics II
Feedback
in amplifiers. Frequency response of amplifiers. Operational amplifiers:
design and applications as linear and non-linear analog building blocks,
adders, subtractors, differentiators, integrators, analog simulation, and
active filters. Logarithmic and exponential amplifiers, precision converters,
analog multipliers, wave-shapers, sinusoidal and square wave oscillators.
Prerequisites EE 311
EE 321 Introduction to Communications
Fourier
Signal Analysis. Linear Modulation: AM, DSBSC, SSB, Frequency Conversion,
generation and detection. FDM, Exponential Modulation: FM, PM, NBFM, WBFM.
Pulse Modulation, Sampling Theorem, PAM, PDM, PPM, PCM, TDM, Digital
Modulation ASK, PSK and FSK.
Prerequisites EE 301
EE 360 Digital Design I
Representation
and manipulation of digital information. Basic Boolean logic. Elements of
digital building blocks. Computer arithmetic unit. Memory unit. Input-Output
unit. Basic operation of the computer control unit.
Prerequisites EE 250
EE 366 Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
Design
of microcontroller-based embedded systems. Overview of a single-chip
microcontroller, hardware and software concepts in microcontrollers. System
architecture, central processing unit (CPU), internal memory (ROM, EEPROM,
RAM, FLASH). Input/ Output ports, serial communication, programmable
interrupts. ADC, DAC, interfacing and timers. Microcontroller programming
model and instruction set, assembly and C language programming.
Prerequisites EE 202, EE 360
EE 370 Biomedical Engineering Primer
Biomedical
engineering fields of activity. Research, development, and design for
biomedical problems, diagnosis of disease, and therapeutic applications.
Modular blocks and system integration. Physical, chemical and biological
principles for biomedical measurements. Sensors for displacement, force,
pressure, flow, temperature, biopotentials, chemical composition of body
fluids and biomaterial characterization. Patient safety.
Prerequisites EE 306, BIO 321
EE 372 Physiology for Biomedical
Engineers
Body
environment, fluids and compartments, digestive system. Metabolism,
energetics of glucose metabolism. Respiratory system and artificial
respiration. Cardiovascular system and its regulatory mechanism,
hemodynamics. Metabolism and body temperature regulation. Endocrinology,
reproductive system and renal physiology.
Prerequisites BIO 321
EE 374 Experimentation and Data Analysis
in Health Care
Descriptive
statistics; elementary probability; discrete and continuous random variables
and their distributions; hypothesis testing involving continuous and categorical
(nominal and ordinal) variables, two and more treatments; linear regression;
analysis of survival data. Design of clinical trials; sample size and
selection of samples; selection and preparation of apparatus and preparing
experimental protocols. Clinical standards for data collection, organization,
summarization and verification; medical sample handling, transporting and
disposal; sterilization, cleansing and hygiene. Applications of essential
statistical techniques for use in analyzing data from different types of
engineering experiments, biological experiments and clinical studies. Term
project.
Prerequisites BIO 321, STAT 110
EE 390 Summer Training
Ten weeks of training in industry under the
supervision of a faculty member. Students have to submit a report about their
achievements during training in addition to any other requirements as
assigned by the department.
Prerequisites Approval of Department
EE 400 Cooperative Work
Extensive 25 weeks of training in industry
under the supervision of a staff member. Students should submit a final
report about their training in addition to any other requirements as assigned
by the department.
Prerequisites Approval of Department
EE 470 Biomedical Signals and Systems
Definition of signals and systems. Types of
signals. Examples of biomedical signals and systems. Mathematical description
of signals, continuous- and discrete-time signals, scaling and shifting
transformations, differentiation and integration, differencing and
accumulation. Description of systems, block diagrams, system terminology,
system characteristics, and convolution integral. Analysis of signals and
systems using Fourier series and Fourier transform. Introduction to
z-transform and its applications in digital filtering. Biomedical signals and
systems applications.
Prerequisites EE 321, EE 370, EE 374, and IE
202
EE 471 Biomedical Instrumentation
Electrical safety and precautions required in
medical applications. Electrocardiography (ECG), analog and digital
processing of ECG signals. Measurement of blood pressure, heart sound, flow
and volume of blood. Statistical analysis of heart rate and blood pressure
measurements. Basic respiratory system measurements. Principles of clinical
lab instrumentation. Term project.
Prerequisites EE 312, EE 370, EE 372
EE 472 Biomedical Imaging Systems
Fundamentals of medical imaging physics and
systems: X-ray radiography, ultrasound, radionuclide imaging, and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). Biological effects of each modality. Tomographical
reconstruction principles, including X-ray computed tomography (CT), position
emission tomography (PET), and single-photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT).
Prerequisites EE 302, EE 370
EE 473 Introduction to Rehabilitation
Engineering
Concepts of therapy, rehabilitation,
prosthesis, orthosis. Therapeutic effects of electrical current. Examples of
common devices: pacemakers and defibrillators. Sensory and communication
aids. Neuromuscular stimulators. Physical therapy equipment. Electro-surgical
equipment. Medical applications of lasers. Ventilators. Artificial kidney.
Neonatal care. Radiation therapy.
Prerequisites EE 370
EE 474 Safety, Reliability and
Maintenance in Health Care
Definition of safety. Electrical, gas, and
fire safety and how to make safe environment for patients, medical personnel
and attendants. Reliability in health care facilities. Training of operators
for proper use of equipment. Generation of a computer database for equipment,
suppliers, dealers and manufacturers. Preventive maintenance procedures.
Corrective maintenance, repair and amendment of existing equipment. Basic
troubleshooting principles. Retrieving information from manufacturer's
catalogs and technical libraries.
Prerequisites EE 370
EE 475 Bimolecular Engineering
Thermodynamics, bimolecular
interactions, enzyme kinetics and bioenergetics. Biodesign, molecular
modeling and case studies. Cellular warfare, bioreactor networks. Application
examples and term project.
Prerequisites BIO 321
EE 476 Biomedical Systems Management
Responsibilities of biomedical engineers
working in health-care facilities. Codes, standards and regulations governing
clinical engineering practices. Bids preparation and tender evaluation.
Designing and layout of medical facilities. Equipment selection and
evaluation. Term project.
Prerequisites IE 256, EE 370
EE 477 Essentials of Medical Informatics
Electronic Medical Record (EMR), hospital
information system (HIS) standards and systems; image data compression, data
communication and transmission, security and protection for medical image
data. Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology
information system (RIS), lab information system (LIS) and medical imaging informatics (MII) for
filmless hospitals. A knowledge-based digital library for retrieving scenario
specific medical text documents. Integrated multimedia patient record
systems, computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), clinical decision support systems
(CDSS). Medical robotics and computer-integrated interventional medicine.
Molecular imaging in biology and pharmacology. The evolution of e-health
systems and smart medical home.
Prerequisites EE 370
EE 478 Biosensors and Biochips
Biosensors: introduction, concepts and
applications; biosensors for personal diabetes management; micro fabricated
sensors and the commercial development of biosensors; electrochemical sensors
and chemical fibro sensors. Biochips: introduction, basics of biochips and
microarray technology; construction, types of microarrays, data analysis; biochips
in health care and diagnostics, other applications; biochips application to
genomics. Micro fluidics, BIAcore - an
optical biosensor, use of microarrays in population genetic and epidemiology,
use of microarrays on forensics, DNA chip technology for water quality
management; bioagent chip, limitation of biochip technology, commercial
aspects of biochip technology, DNA computing.
Prerequisites EE 370
EE 479 Genetic Engineering and Health
Diagnostics
Introduction to genetic engineering and its role
in health diagnosis. Enzymes in genetic engineering. Nucleic acid
hybridization and amplification. DNA based diagnosis, biochemical
diagnostics, cell based diagnostics and immunodiagnostics. Imaging
diagnostics and its relation to genetic expressions.
Prerequisites EE 370
EE 480 Computer Applications in
Biomedical Engineering
Classification of computer applications in
the biomedical field. Available tools and techniques: hardware and software
resources in the PC field. Selected application examples: medical record
system, lab and pharmacy information system, office practice system, clinical
decision support system. Computerized diagnostics and therapeutic equipment.
Prerequisites EE 366
EE 490 Special Topics in Electrical
Engineering
Selected topic to develop the skills and
knowledge in a given field.
Prerequisites Approval of Department
EE 497 Special Topics in Biomedical
Engineering
Selected topic to develop the skills and
knowledge in the field of biomedical engineering.
Prerequisites EE 370
EE 499 Senior Project
The student is required to function on a
multidisciplinary team to design a system, component, or process to meet
desired needs within realistic constraints. A standard engineering design
process is followed including the selection of a client-defined problem,
literature review, problem formulation (objectives, constraints, and
evaluation criteria), generation of design alternatives, work plan,
preliminary design of the selected alternative, design refinement, detailed design,
design evaluation, and documentations. The student is required to
communicate, clearly and concisely, the details of his design both orally and
in writing in several stages during the design process including a final
public presentation to a jury composed of several subject-related
professionals.
Prerequisites Approval of Department
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