Cardiovascular anatomy, physiology and engineering: a distance learning course

A pilot study in the development of a Computer Supported Distance Learning (CSDL) course was completed. Its subject was cardiovascular physiology, anatomy as well as diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Its target was a class of first year graduate students in biomedical engineering with undergraduat...

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Main Authors: Lenart, M., Tarjan, P.P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy
Biomedical computing
Biomedical engineering
Cardiology
Computer aided instruction
Computer science education
Educational institutions
Knowledge engineering
Medical diagnostic imaging
Physiology
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Summary:A pilot study in the development of a Computer Supported Distance Learning (CSDL) course was completed. Its subject was cardiovascular physiology, anatomy as well as diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Its target was a class of first year graduate students in biomedical engineering with undergraduate degrees in other engineering disciplines. The format of CSDL seems to overcome many of the problems of our conventional course: Unified Medical Sciences, a course team-taught by physicians and life scientists, as the CSDL format allows self-paced study, exploration of unfamiliar areas, skipping unneeded reviews and assisting the students to dig deeper with guidance and possibly with editorial assistance from the developers of the course. Knowledge of the way living systems have evolved to solve challenges may become more necessary for engineers in other disciplines. The pilot study should provide a springboard for the development of suitable course material for such a course.
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2000.897899