Course Information
Course title
 Human Anatomy and Physiology 
Semester
 111-1 
Designated for
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING  GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING  
Instructor
 RUBY YUN-JU HUANG 
Curriculum Number
 DBME7040 
Curriculum Identity Number
 528EM0700 
Class
  
Credits
 3.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
 Half 
Required/
Elective
 Required 
Time
 Tuesday 2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
Remarks
 The upper limit of the number of students: 60. 
  
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
 Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This course is to introduce the basic human structure and life phenomena to students coming from non-medical backgrounds. The content of each lecture will cover basic concepts from anatomy and the associated physiology to clinical diseases and their treatments.  

Course Objective
 Objectives:
1. Understand the basic anatomy and physiology of major organ systems
2. Understand major diseases for each organ system and their treatments
 
Course Requirement
 This course will be conducted in a Hybrid format (online and on-site).
Each lecture will consist of a pre-recorded clip placed in the NTU Cool platform.
Each lecturer will give a 50-minute introduction via on-site or via online.
 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 The students will need to prepare for the Final Group Report.

The grouping details:
In the course introduction of the first week, the students will be divided into 8 groups with about 6 students in each group, sorted according to the student number, and the topics of each group are generated by random allocation.  
Office Hours
 Appointment required. Note: Please email the course main instructor should you have any issues for discussion.  
Designated reading
  
References
  
Grading
  
No.
Item
%
Explanations for the conditions
1. 
 Attendance 
10% 
  
2. 
 Midterm exam (Week 1~6) 
30% 
 50 exam questions of multiple choice 
3. 
 Final exam (Week 8-13) 
30% 
 50 exam questions of multiple choice 
4. 
 Team Project 
30% 
 Assessment criteria: comprehensiveness of the content, clarity of presentation, time management, interaction and QA, teamwork. Every team member must participate in the oral presentation with clear indication of one’s contribution to the team project. The final score will be based on the team project.  
 
Adjustment methods for students
  
Teaching methods
 Assisted by recording, Assisted by video
Assignment submission methods
 Mutual agreement to present in other ways between students and instructors
Exam methods
Others
 Negotiated by both teachers and students
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
Week 1
 9/6  Course Introduction
Introduction: Tissue and cell biology (黃韻如) 
Week 2
 9/13  Musculoskeletal system (官振翔)/ Musculoskeletal diseases and surgeries (張允亮) 
Week 3
 9/20  Peripheral nerve system / Neurological diseases (梁祥光)
Action Potential 
Week 4
 9/27  Cardiovascular system (黃韻如)/ Da Vinci robotic cardiac surgery (紀乃新)
 
Week 5
 10/4  Peripheral circulation system, monitoring and AI application (李志國)/ ECMO (陳政維)
 
Week 6
 10/11  Respiratory system (李孟叡)/ Respiratory diseases and treatment (廖先啟)
 
Week 7
 10/18  Midterm Exam 
Week 8
 10/25  Digestive system (許文峰)/ Digestive diseases and treatment (陳柏達) 
Week 9
 11/1  Renal system (周鈺翔)/ Renal diseases and treatment (吳培甄) 
Week 10
 11/8  Reproductive system, diseases and treatment (賴育宏/黃韻如)
 
Week 11
 11/15  Vision (朱筱桑)/ Eye diseases and treatment (陳達慶) 
Week 12
 11/22  Endocrine system, diseases and treatment (林頌然)
 
Week 13
 11/29  Auditory system (陳俊男)/ Hearing impairment and treatment (吳振吉)
 
Week 14
 12/6  Final Group Report Presentation I (Team 1-4) 
Week 15
 12/13  Final Group Report Presentation I (Team 5-7) 
Week 16
 12/20  Final Exam