TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn cardiac electrophysiological function and dysfunction 2) Analyze physiological systems from an engineering perspective 3) Recognize the ethical issues associated with testing and implementation of biomedical devices and treatments 4) Understand the need for life-long learning to maintain and enhance their technical skills
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	None
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Biophysics of excitable tissues 2nd Week Electrocardiography 3rd Week Cardiac Pacing 4th Week Cardiac Defibrillation 5th Week Basic EP Studies 6th Week EP Catheters and Catheter Placement 7th Week Arrhythmias and Data Analysis 8th Week Catheters and Cabling 9th Week Type of Cathaters 10th Week Physics of Ablation 11th Week Vascular Interventions 12th Week Implantable Devices 13th Week Project presentation 14th Week Project presentation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Cardiac Electrophysiology. From Cell to Bedside, Zipes & Jalife Internet and library files
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 4 50 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 72 72 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 2 3 6 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 11 11 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 96 96 Homework 4 12 48 Total Workload 299 Total Workload / 30 9,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No