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East West University

Course Syllabus:

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BL-162( Winter 2015)

Time: Friday 2-5 pm

Classroom: E 409

Instructor: Alex Bautista CCT, RPSGT, REEG/EP T

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Course Description

Co-requisite: BL161 Introduction to Laboratory Technology: II

In BL-161 , the student will further their education in electroneurodiagnostic technology

through a hands on, practical laboratory class. Using the information taught in BL-161,

the student will work their way towards doing a complete EEG without help.

The goals of this course are for the student to develop professionalism, as well as self

confidence, while practicing techniques of electroencephalography. In addition, the

course will endeavor to ready the student for clinical practicum.

Materials and handouts may be used and given by the instructor

Text Book: Practical Guide for Clinical Neurophysiologic Testing By Thoru Yamada and

Elizabeth Meng ISBN-10: 0781778611 | ISBN-13: 978-0781778619

Schedule

Week

1 Intro to the 10 -20 System, Use of the Metric System

2 10-20 System Measuring/Electrode Nomenclature and Location (Quiz 1)

3 10-20 System Measuring/Electrode Nomenclature and Location (Quiz 2)

4 Instrumentation and Calibration of EEG Equipment (Quiz 3)

5 Midterm (Calibration and Calibration of EEG Equipment)

6 Electrode Application/Running EEG (Quiz 4)

7 Electrode Application/Running EEG (Quiz 5)

8 Electrode Application/Running EEG (Quiz 6)

9 Electrode Application/Running EEG(Quiz 7)

10 Electrode Application/Running EEG (Quiz 8)

11 Final

Evaluation of Student:

Quizzes: 20%

Attendance: 20%

Mid-Term 20 %

Final 40 %

Final Grades: Final grades are based on the accumulations of points earned compared to the maximum number of possible points. The following grading scale will be used.

Percent Grade

90 – 100 A

80 - 89 B

70 - 79 C

60 - 69 D

59 and below F

Classroom Conduct

• Absolutely NO FOOD allowed in class. Bottled beverages are acceptable.
• Listen carefully and respect other people’s opinion.
• Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers before class begin
• Rude or distracting behavior will not be tolerated.
• Scrubs are a MUST. Stuudents that fail in wearing scrubs will have points deducted off

their attendance.

Email Policy

Email is an off official means for communication within EastWest University. Students are expected to check their official EWU email account on a frequent and consistent basis in order to stay current with University communications. Students are also expected to use their EQU account for communication with instructors in their courses: the use of an outside email account for assignment submissions and faculty correspondence is discouraged as a University policy.