This course reviews the fundamentals of good academic writing in English, teaches essay writing essentials and research skills in two rhetorical modes (persuasion and argumentation), and provides practice in writing essays in these modes, research papers and oral presentations.

Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or TOEFL 550+ (paper) or 80+ (computer).

This course is designed to help students develop effective professional communication skills, both orally and in writing. In this course, students learn how to write emails, memos, letters, proposals, reports, and other forms of employment correspondence. In addition, this course helps students sharpen their presentation skills. Broadly, this course enables students to behave professionally and effectively in their prospective jobs.

Prerequisite: ENGL 210.

Understanding of the basic principles of programming and computer systems; Applications of programming to the solution of engineering problems; Control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, and structures. Laboratory experiments of programming for concepts.

Equivalent to COSC 214.

A general overview deals with cell structure, function, physiology, anatomy, and physiology of the human body systems. These include cardiovascular, central nervous, respiratory, urinary, digestive, immune, and musculoskeletal systems. The course also offers a set of experiments that deal with basic biological processes and advanced biological assessments.

Prerequisite: None.

Probability and conditional probability, Discrete and continuous random variables, marginal distributions, expectation, variance-mean-median-covariance and correlation, conditional expectation, Normal distribution, Sampling distribution, Prediction and confidence intervals, Hypothesis testing, and regression line and correlation coefficients.

Prerequisite: MATH 211.

This course introduces students to contemporary business principles of ethics and social responsibility. Students learn to make ethical judgments on important ethical issues they face daily by relating them to a framework of ethical principles, including utilitarianism, justice, moral rights, ethics of care, and vices and virtues. Ethical dilemmas related to conflict of interest, sustainability in business strategy, and corporate governance are examples of issues discussed in this course.

Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

This course addresses the ethical problems in journalism, public relations, and advertising, particularly in today’s digital media environment.

Prerequisite: CMNS 301.

This course surveys some of the key figures, movements, and texts in cultural studies from the birth of civilization through the Middle Ages. The concentration will be on the historical, political, religious, cultural, and institutional aspects during this period. Students will read, analyze, and interpret certain primary works to gain insight into the contexts in which they originated.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course surveys some key figures, movements, and texts in cultural studies from the 14th through the 18th centuries. The concentration will be on the historical, political, religious, cultural, and institutional aspects during this period. Students will read, analyze, and interpret certain primary works to gain insight into the contexts in which they originated.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course surveys some key figures, movements, and texts in cultural studies from the 19th century to the present. The concentration will be on the historical, political, religious, cultural, and institutional aspects during this period. Students will read, analyze, and interpret certain primary works to gain insight into the contexts in which they originated.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

The course surveys selected works in English or translation from non-Anglo-American cultural traditions. Texts can be drawn from African, Asian, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature focusing on their historical and cultural contexts.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course will survey language acquisition theories. It will deal with human language processing, learners’ motivational factors, and contextual factors influencing language learning. It will uncover the principles of first and second language acquisition.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course considers major works of literature, specifically in the context of twentieth-century cultural theory, including Marxism, post-colonialism, national literature, ethnic writings, and feminist theory. The primary intention of this course is to explore how various texts interact with their societies or how those societies influence the construction of literary works.

Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

This course covers the evolution of graphic communication from prehistory through postmodern design and the digital revolution. This course provides graphic design students with the knowledge and understanding of the places, people, and events, as well as historical and cultural factors and technological innovations that have influenced the development of graphic design into the practice known today. Historical awareness provides a meaningful context for young designers to evolve and contribute positively to the cultures in which they live and work.

Prerequisite: FADR 215.

This course introduces freshman students to poets with intrinsic literary merit. In addition to broadening the student’s understanding and appreciation of literature, the chief aim of the course is to develop the student’s critical thinking and analysis and to encourage original responses to literary expression in well-developed oral and written criticism.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course introduces literature through works of fiction, poetry, and drama. It introduces students to the pleasures of reading literature and to interpretative approaches to literature. It aims to provide students with competence in critical thinking and practice in close reading and analysis, knowledge of the formal characteristics of each genre, and appreciation of literary excellence. Readings include a variety of short stories, poems, and plays selected from a wide range of British, American, and World literature.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

Students study Shakespeare's representative comedies, histories, and tragedies in this course. The plays are read intensively and understood in the context of the period's theatrical conventions, the culture of play in early modern England, and the social, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the period.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This broad survey course provides a narrative of British history from 1066, including political, social, and cultural developments.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This is an elective course whose major objectives are to familiarize students with contemporary issues to enhance their level from historical and cultural points of view.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course examines the ties between Europe and the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the reaction of Middle Eastern societies to European intervention and influence.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This elective course aims to familiarize students with various events that shaped the evolution of social and economic developments in the Middle East to enhance their level from the historical and economic dimensions.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This is a study of some major topics in philosophy. The course emphasizes theory of knowledge, theory of mind, determinism and free will, and morality and ethical values. Along with some assigned readings, students will watch movies, the analysis of which will help them comprehend the content of the course better.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

People often wonder about what makes good ways to live and the right ways to act. They also speculate about the best way of life, what action is right, and what authority moral claims have over us. The course introduces students to the major moral theories and thinkers addressing these questions.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course introduces contemporary philosophical thinking on ethical issues in business. Students will be exposed to important ethical issues they might face, asked to give sound ethical judgment to problems they might face in their line of work, helped become armed with a set of codes that will prepare them to confront and resolve ethical dilemmas they might encounter at work, and enabled to apply the techniques for analyzing and resolving ethical problems when they arise.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course introduces students to peace building and conflict prevention by examining the main theories on peace and security. It examines the ideas of Thucydides, Aristotle, Erasmus Grotius, Kant, Gandhi, and other thinkers who believed that the whole peace was of high value. It develops students’ critical skills and understanding necessary to translate their academic learning to specific practical situations, such as those posed by peace building either with the UN, governments, or NGOs. It helps understand the complex and interconnected challenges to peace and provides knowledge to meet them.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course explores the theoretical and practical ethical questions about communication in four contexts: interpersonal, workplace, communication in one’s community and society, and mass and digital communication. Discussion of ethical theories in communication studies will provide a basis to explore case studies and contemporary communication dilemmas, heightening personal sensitivity to the underlying ethical implications of human communication.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course provides a survey of the development of thought about education by studying major philosophical writings considered in a historical context.

Prerequisite: EDUC 210.

The primary objective of this course is for educational practitioners to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the inter-relatedness of language and literacy learning and to apply this knowledge in the design and evaluation of effective literacy instruction.

This course aims to allow the student to develop the necessary skills and conceptual tools to understand and deal effectively with human behavior in organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on employee motivation, teamwork, leadership, communication, conflict, negotiation, and an overview of attitudes, values, personality, and perception.

Prerequisite: BMGT 200.

Students will study the general principles of microeconomics. Included are the theoretical constructs of consumer behavior, cost structure, and the operations of business firms in the market economy under conditions of perfect competition, oligopoly, monopoly, and monopolistic competition.

Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

Students will study the general principles of macroeconomics. This course presents the formal Keynesian theory of income determination and its contemporary critiques, including the study of the possible causes and solutions to unemployment and inflation and the importance of the international economy. Government fiscal and monetary policies are examined in detail.

Prerequisite: Junior Standing.

Given the constraints firms face, this course applies microeconomics theory to various management and planning decisions, such as output maximization and cost minimization. Demand analysis, cost analysis, and different market structures are studied.

Prerequisite: BECN 301.

Through reading, writing, and speech, students will become familiar with the persuasive strategy described in Aristotle’s Rhetoric and consider how that strategy can be employed in professional and personal situations in writing, public speaking, and negotiation.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course integrates methods, perspectives, and concepts of Peace Studies, Culture Communication, and Peace Journalism to explain contemporary debates in the global public sphere. It considers how cultural stereotypes about ideology, religion, and culture frame Arabs and Americans in the mass media. RHU students will engage with students from collaborating universities in the United States in online, asynchronous conversation and participate in shared projects that explore the role of the media in influencing Arab and American relations.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course is designed to provide a practical introduction to the fundamental principles of public speaking and a forum for practicing public speaking skills. Students will learn how effective speeches are conceived, prepared, and delivered through various instructional strategies (discussion, class workshops, readings, lectures, and presentations).

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course examines the strategic uses, impacts, and implications of emerging social media and how social media impacts the daily lives of our society and its members. It expands the student’s knowledge of social media applications in business, advertising, and public relations, as well as its use in political movements and the development of communities.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course draws on the study of psychological principles, cognitive development, and learning theories applicable to teaching/learning situations. Focus areas include human growth and development, specifically on adolescent development and developmentally appropriate practices, learning theory, motivation theory, instructional and college practices, individual differences, student interpersonal and group behavior, classroom management, and organization.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course will examine motivational factors that influence children’s learning. Topics include attribution theory, teacher influences (expectancy effects), learning structures (competitive vs. cooperative learning), family influences (the socialization of achievement), cultural influences (how cultural background impacts college performance), and individual differences (intrinsic motivation and sex differences in learning).

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course emphasizes defining news and its importance in a democratic society, the news-gathering process, news elements, introduction to basic news reporting and writing for print and broadcast, use of the Internet as a reporting and research tool, accuracy and fairness as journalistic imperatives. Outside community research and reporting time is required.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This introductory-level course is designed to help students learn the formats and conventions of media and public relations writing, including newspapers, magazines, web and interactive media, advertising copy, public relations writing, and social media. It also addresses ethical issues related to writing in these fields.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course familiarizes students with concepts and terminology used in various communication fields and helps them understand the development of mass communication in political, economic, social, and cultural contexts.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course aims to provide students with the theory and development of news stories, with special emphasis on interviewing, observation, document research, source development, and other standard reporting techniques. Students cover community beats, report, and write news stories from those beats, primarily in public affairs reporting.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course examines the relationship between the media and society, considering how each impacts the other. Students will be introduced to various theories that consider this relationship and its implications.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course introduces the psychology discipline's theories, concepts, and viewpoints. The course is directed toward understanding human behavior by dealing with topics such as the history of psychology, learning, personality, behavior, motivation, perception, social psychology, mental health, and other areas.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course studies the dynamics and effects of social influences on individual human behavior. In this course, students will explore topics such as attitude changes, social beliefs, roles, conformity to group processes, and prejudices, with special attention given to the Middle Eastern perspective.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course presents the theories of personality, including psychoanalytic, behaviorist, humanist, and others, while considering different factors that shape personality and behavior. The study includes methods of assessing personality.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course examines the biological, sociological, and cultural influences on the psychology of women. It includes such topics as gender stereotypes, the development of gender roles, gender comparisons, women and work, love relations, women’s physical and mental health, violence against women, and women in later adulthood.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course examines scientific research on happiness and its practical application in three main areas: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions. This course also presents practical ways to promote and maintain a sense of well-being and happiness in all aspects of one’s life.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course is intended to help students be aware of the consequences of war and conflicts on children's mental health and well-being. The course will examine a variety of effects, emphasizing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological conditions that result from war. The course will empower the students with the techniques of working with children affected by war.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course explores practical theories for understanding congregational conflict and various perspectives on conflict transformation. Students will reflect on their styles of dealing with conflict and learn new ways of responding. They will explore practices of dialogue and mediation for addressing conflict in interpersonal, small group, and congregational settings to develop an approach to addressing inevitable situations of difference, change, and conflict in various situations.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

An introduction to the theories of abnormal behaviors, including addiction and substance abuse, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, phobias, schizophrenia, and sexual disorders. Students will consider the theoretical implications and treatments for various abnormal behaviors.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course explores a variety of sociological theories and approaches to understanding society. The student will learn about human social life, groups, and societies and be helped to detect the social influences shaping our lives. The approach used in this course is a self-exploratory process that develops individual and social awareness. A secondary objective is discussing methods common to sociology, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, and feminism.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course deals with cultural issues like cultural awareness, enculturation, acculturation, and cultural shocks. It involves hands-on activities to promote cultural awareness and equip students with skills for dealing with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. It includes team-oriented research and presentation that reflects all the cultural aspects and some minute details of the culture they choose to work on.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

Students in this course examine communication theory and case studies to gain insight into the factors that affect human communications. It aims to improve students’ communication skills and equip them with techniques to enhance the quality of their relationships. The course also offers strategies for managing interpersonal conflicts.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course examines contemporary Arab society, considering its social structures and groups, cultural patterns, and other aspects of the society. Students consider current issues related to Arab culture and society.

Co-requisite ENGL 210.

This course analyzes the role of culture in an individual’s sense of identity, emphasizing how it manifests in the Middle East.

Co-requisite ENGL 210.

The course addresses class, status, and gender inequalities, examining how they affect individuals and society.

Co-requisite ENGL 210.

This course tackles the social issues of various political ideologies' historical and contemporary evolution. It aims to develop students’ understanding of the social bases of politics and political ideologies, along with the recent changes in the socio-political world. Different economic and political philosophies are considered, and their effects on the fate of nations and their citizens are detected.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

This course provides an in-depth look into selected issues related to psychology and individuals. Current psychology-related issues are thoroughly explored through readings, research, discussion, and guest lectures.

Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

The course covers key components of engineering project management including projects election and planning, project time management, cost estimation and pricing, contract and specifications, quality management, engineering ethics and professional conduct, realizing impact of engineering solutions in various contexts (global, economic, environmental, societal, etc...), sustainability in engineering designs, human resources consideration, communications, risk management, and procurement management.

Prerequisite: ENGR 300.

Circuit elements and laws, mesh and node equations, network theorems, energy storage elements, RC, RL, and RLC circuits, Laplace Transform, sinusoids and phasors and introduction to network theory. Sinusoidal (AC) steady state, mutual inductance, transformers, and introduction to three phase circuit.

Prerequisite: PHYS 191 or Equivalent.

First-order linear differential equations, linear differential equations of second and higher order, linear differential equations with variable coefficients, series solutions, systems of differential equations, Laplace transforms, and their inverses.

Prerequisite: MATH 211.

This course covers fundamental topics in Electricity and Magnetism: Electric forces and Electric Fields for discrete and continuous charge distribution, Gauss’s Law, Electric Potential, Capacitance and Dielectrics, Kirchhoff’s rules, Magnetic Fields and Forces, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, Magnetic Flux and Gauss’s Law in Magnetism. It also includes a laboratory component that introduces students to the “real world” by offering a set of experiments in electricity and magnetism.

Prerequisite: None.

Error Analysis, solutions of nonlinear equations using fixed point- Newton-Raphson-Muller’s methods, solution of linear system using Gaussian elimination-iterative methods, interpolation and approximation using Taylor series-Lagrange approximation-Newton polynomials, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical optimization, solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations using Euler’s and Heun’s and Rung-Kutta methods, MATLAB codes Related to the topics mentioned above.

Prerequisite: MATH 311.

This course emphasizes the fundamental principles of chemistry, including stressing atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, gases, solutions, acids and bases, and solution equilibria.

Prerequisite: None.

This course provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of several basic environmental functions, the complicated nature of environmental systems, and the need for multidisciplinary solutions to environmental problems. Topics covered include the hydrosphere, water quantity and quality, soil and the soil ecosystem, biological resources, waste disposal, air pollution, ozone depletion, acid rain, and global warming. The course also includes a set of experiments that offer students practical experience in different environmental analysis settings, including air and water quality.

Prerequisite: None.

Different cultures in different landscapes are compared to the Middle East. This course examines the many issues of human population, perception of the environment, diffusion of ideas, and cultural aspects of resources and urban growth.

Co-requisite: ENGL 210.

The lab teaches students how to measure and interpret different types of signals. Experiments include signal, noise, pressure (strain gauge) and temperature measurements; flow, motion and force measurements; and applications using research and simulation kits.

Co-requisite: BIOM 301.

The course describes the major medical electronic instruments used in diagnostic medicine. It explains the theoretical background, bloc diagrams and the circuitry of some prosthetic devices such as the different types of cardiac pacemaker, muscle and bladder prostheses, cochlear prosthesis, and the different types of cardiac defibrillator and cardioverters.

Prerequisite: BIOM 301.

This course deals with the genesis of various bioelectric phenomena and signals that are recorded routinely in modern clinical practice. Given adequate monitoring equipment, the engineer of today can record many forms of bioelectric phenomena with relative ease. This course describes theoretical, bloc diagram and the circuitry of the electrophysiological devices such as electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, electroneurogram, electromyogram and the like.

Prerequisite: BIOM 301.

Accompanying Lab for BIOM 301 teaches students about measuring and interpreting biological and medical signals. Experiments cover the following topics: signal, noise, pressure (strain gauge) and temperature measurements; blood and gases flow, motion and force measurements; and applications using electrodes based on medical equipment and research and simulation kits.

Co-requisite: BIOM 312.

This course focuses on design and measurement processes for medical systems and associated constraints. Students are required to apply the learned concepts in projects to design healthcare technology.

Prerequisites: BIOM 301, Co-requisite: ELEC 320.

The course describes the advanced medical electronic instruments used in therapeutic and diagnostic medicine. It includes the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, infant incubator, medical laser application, ventilator and the different medical devices used in the operating room such as electrosurgical units and anesthesia units.

Prerequisite: BIOM 311.

This course deals with the clinical laboratory that is responsible for analyzing patient specimens to provide information to aid in the diagnosis of disease and evaluate the effectiveness of therapy. The major topics covered in this course are spectrophotometry, flame photometers, spectrofluorometry, chemistry analyzers, hematology analyzers and chromatography columns.

Prerequisite: BIOM 311.

This course focuses on the interpretation of clinical data outputs, the description of modules integration and the manipulation of features relating to medical equipment (ME) found in surgical theater, intensive care units and emergency departments. Students are required to simulate ME’s system function, to intervene in case of ME’s failure, to upgrade available ME(s), to propose and implement, in a team-oriented project, a new design for a high risk medical technology.

Prerequisite: BIOM 311.

This course focuses on the physical and technical features as well as the clinical application of imaging modalities used in healthcare facilities as diagnosis tools. Specific topics covered include Radiation; X-ray generators; Interaction; Attenuation; Photoelectric effect; Compton scattering; Filters; Collimators; Grids; Intensifying Screen; Fluoroscopic Image Intensifier; Resolution; Ultrasound Generation; US Scan; Transducers, Modes; Doppler.

Prerequisites: PHYS 312

This CO-OP work experience is designed to provide students with an eight-week short-term work experience in the field of biomedical engineering. Students are encouraged to network in discipline-related industries. Report, poster, and power-point presentation are required.

Prerequisites: ENGL 217; Senior Standing.

This course describes the latest biomedical concepts and technologies used for therapeutic purposes. The major topics covered in this course are hemodialysis, hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration, ventilator and its modes, respiration modeling and spirometry parameters as well as diverse advanced therapeutic devices.

Prerequisite: BIOM 414

This course seeks to provide the student with a basic understanding of the concepts of Advanced Biomedical Imaging systems. It consists of dealing with tomographic modalities that result in 3D slices images. The course focuses on the nature of waves, physical principle, and instrumentation of each of the three concerned imaging technologies. It applies the interactions of radiation with human tissues and the fundamentals of slice reconstruction systems. Major applications are in Magnetic Resonance, Computed Tomography, Nuclear Medicine, PET, and SPECT scans. Specific topics covered include Radon; 2DFT, translations, rotations, generations, magnetic moment, spin, relaxations, gradient, superconductivity, sequence, contrast, k-space, resolution, artifacts, scintillation, positron, and single photon emission.

Prerequisite: BIOM 421

This course presents the mission, objectives, and responsibilities of biomedical engineering in health care delivery institutions. It focuses on possessing in-depth knowledge regarding effective and efficient usage of hospital technological resources.

Prerequisites: BIOM 417/ BIOM421.

This course addresses Boolean algebra and logic simplification techniques, data representation, and the design of combinational logic networks for decoders, encoders, multiplexers, and demultiplexers. Design of sequential logic devices including flip-flops, registers, and counters, as well as analysis of devices used to build logic networks, including programmable logic devices.

Equivalent to COSC 351.

This Lab covers design techniques and implementation of combinational and sequential logic circuits. Experiments include logic gates, design and implementation of logic circuits, combinational logic circuits (decoders, encoders, multiplexers, demultiplexers and adders), and design of sequential logic devices using flip-flops, registers, and counters.

Prerequisite: CCEE 221.

Equivalent to COSC 351L.

This course addresses the design of embedded real-time systems, models of computation, validation techniques, and automatic synthesis. Finite state machines, synchronous languages, data flow networks, Petri nets, software optimization and performance estimation, operating systems and scheduling, system-level simulation, and interface-based design.

Prerequisite: CCEE 221. Equivalent to COSC 356.

This lab complements topics covered in the CCEE 426 course. It involves design of embedded real-time systems, models of computation, validation techniques, and automatic synthesis. Experiments include design using finite state machines, synchronous languages, data flow networks, petri nets, software optimization and performance estimation, scheduling, system-level simulation, and interface-based design.

Co-requisite: CCEE 426. Equivalent to COSC 356L.

Static laws; force vectors and operations; force system and moment; free body diagram; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies in 2D and 3D; plane trusses and frames; cables; internal forces: shear and moment diagrams; centroid and center of mass; moment of inertia; and friction.

Prerequisite: None. Annually.

This course covers semiconductors, PN junctions, diode theory and circuits, bipolar junction transistors, transistor fundamentals, transistor biasing, amplifiers, MOSFETs, and operational amplifiers.

Prerequisite: ELEC 210.

This is a Lab course with experiments in Electrical and Electronic Circuits. It covers passive electrical elements and sources; lab instruments; voltage divider circuits; Thevenin’s theorem; RC circuits; diode circuits; Op-Amp circuits; BJT and MOSFET characteristics.

Co-requisite: ELEC 320.

This course covers vector analysis, static electric fields, static magnetic fields, time varying fields and Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves.

Prerequisite: PHYS 211.

This course is to explore the modeling of linear dynamic systems via differential equations and transfer functions utilizing state-space and input-output representations; analysis of control systems in the time and frequency domains, study of the classical stability tests, such as the Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist criterions, and design methods using root-locus plots and Bode plots; and the development of control techniques based on PID, lead and lag networks.

Prerequisite: CCEE 331.

This course covers the fundamentals of instrumentation and measurement of various physical quantities. Topics include sensor types, technologies, characteristics and calibration; design of a measurement system; statistical analysis of measured data; measurement noise and uncertainties; data acquisition, data storage and display devices; signal conditioning and interface electronics concepts including filtering, A/D and D/A conversion, amplification, modulation, compensation; applications;

Prerequisite: ELEC 320, Annually.

The lab experience complements the topics covered in MECA 341. Students learn to use the NI ELVIS platform, LabVIEW programing and data acquisition systems characteristics to build a measurement system, perform data analysis and senor calibration, and design and build signal conditioning circuits for various types of measurements. The lab involves a team project to integrate all instrumentation and measurement tools and techniques are applied to build a measurement system and submit a report.

Co-requisite: MECA 341.

This course covers time series analysis, frequency analysis, time-frequency and time-scale analysis. It also covers the design of digital filters and signal modeling.

Prerequisite: CCEE 331.

The first phase of a team-oriented, project-based experience that culminates in the creation of an artifact; milestones include: project selection and proposal, creative solution, report, presentation, and demonstration of the created device.

Prerequisites: ENGL 217.

The second phase of a team-oriented, project-based experience that culminates in the creation of an artifact; milestones include: project selection and proposal, creative solution, report, presentation, and demonstration of the created device.

Prerequisite: BIOM 595A.

This course addresses radio frequency design and applications for biomedical engineering and medicine, based on electromagnetic radiation concept, circuit elements, coupling devices, modulation and demodulation parts, transmitters and receivers. Applications include telemetry, transcutaneous power transfer, hyperthermia, RF ablation, tagging and identification.

Prerequisite: CCEE 331.

This course introduces the basic theories and methodologies of digital image processing. Topics include intensity transformations for image enhancement, two-dimensional discrete Fourier transform, spatial and frequency domain linear image filtering, nonlinear image filtering, binary image processing, edge detection, image segmentation, and digital video processing basics. This course makes extensive use of MATLAB as an analysis, design, and visualization tool.

Prerequisite: CCEE 321.

The course studies cell-surface interactions carried through the adhesive proteins of physiological medium, analysis of signal transduction and cellular functions induced by surface controlled. An emphasis is given to biomaterial polymers, ceramics, and bone substitutes. Research applications include aid in the diagnosis of malignant tumor and nanobiotechnology for the coating of medical devices.

Prerequisite: BIOM 311.

This course explains the architecture of microcontroller-based systems; registers, timers, interrupts, ports, memory; serial communication and design. It also covers parallel communication and design; analog to digital conversion and the use of PIC 16F84 and PIC 16F877 microcontrollers. MPLAB, PROTEUS and mikroC software are used.

Prerequisite: CCEE 426.

This course introduces diagnostic and interventional operations that rely on telecommunication concepts. Topics include applications in telemedicine (modulation/demodulation, digital transmission and others), Computer-assisted surgery, and robotics in operating room, laboratory instruments and human-machine interface. Prerequisite: BIOM 421.

This course is designed to enable students to study advanced topics of interest which are carefully selected from Bio-Engineering-related topics. The contents of such a course are to be determined by the instructor and the department. Prerequisite: BIOM 414.