ETS 2450C - Medical Device Networking

Engineering and Building Arts Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 62
Effective Term Spring 2020 (570)

Requisites

Prerequisite CNT 1000 with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

In this course students will learn concepts related to network communication in the hospital environment. Students will learn the fundamental concepts needed to connect medical technology to a network and common network troubleshooting issues.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will analyze networking tools by:
    1. identifying and describing different types of patch cables
    2. creating patch cables
    3. analyzing and describing network traffic of a medical device
    4. analyzing network cables with a tester
  2. The student will analyze medical device network connections by:
    1. creating a network connection for a medical device to a wired network
    2. creating a network connection for a medical device to a wireless network
    3. identifying and describing protocols used in local area networks
    4. describing interoperability and analyzing the interoperability of medical devices
    5. creating network connections with ethernet and network interface cards
    6. creating a network connection using a terminal emulator
    7. creating a segregated network
  3. The student will comprehend networking concepts and terminology by:
    1. identifying and describing different types of network architecture
    2. identifying and describing network terminology
    3. identifying and describing HL7
    4. identifying and describing network segregation
  4. The student will comprehend an understanding data storage and transfer by:
    1. identifying and describing ways to store and transfer data
    2. identifying and describing concepts of cloud computing
    3. identifying and describing hardware needed for local area networks
    4. identifying and describing data packets, packet switching, and packet loss
    5. identifying and describing a token ring network
    6. identifying and describing cloud computer uses for medical technology
    7. creating a method to store and transfer patient data from a medical device to a data storage location

Criteria Performance Standard

Must complete the course with a 70%.

History of Changes

10.16.19: submitted as ETS 2932C. SCNS approved course as CET . Dr. Middleton appealed and SCNS reassigned to ETS 2450.
C&I Approval: 09/05/2019, BOT Approval: 09/24/2019, Effective Term: Spring 2020 (570)

Related Programs

  1. Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET-AS) (640) (Active)
  2. Medical Device Networking and Cybersecurity (MDNC-CT) (595) (Active)