Overview

This unit provides students with practical experience in biomedical diagnostic and monitoring instrumentation and how to measure, record and analyse biological signals

Requisites

Prerequisites
MBP10001 Technology and Data Acquisition
ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems

Rules

Pre-requisite
MBP10001 Technology and Data Acquisition
OR
ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Use electronic instrumentation for biomedical and other scientific measurements
  • Critically evaluate biomedical instrumentation techniques
  • Assemble components of biomedical instrumentation systems for physiological measurement
  • Test biomedical instrumentation equipment for electrical safety
  • Apply principles of quantitative scientific measurement in acquiring data from biomedical instrumentation
  • Process and analyse data from biomedical instruments

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		3.00 6 weeks 18
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		7.00 12 weeks 84
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 25% 2,5 
ExaminationIndividual 50% 2,5,6 
Laboratory LogIndividual 25% 1,3,4,5,6 

Content

  • Concepts of biomedical instrumentation
  • Medical device lifecycle
  • Measurement theory
  • Calibration and standards
  • Electrical safety
  • Electrical components and circuits in biomedical instruments
  • Biophysical signals (electrical, pressure, volume, flow, force, distance, velocity, chemical, radiation, light and sound)
  • Sensors and transducers for common biological measurements
  • Biological amplifiers and filters
  • Analog and digital signals
  • Signal processing
  • Medical bionics actuators and instrumentation

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.