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Continuing Education Department

Electrocardiography/EKG Technician Course


Saturday Course








Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participant will be able to:
1. Describe the normal cardiac anatomy and physiology and normal electrical conduction through the heart.
2. Identify and relate waveforms to the cardiac cycle.
3. Understand the different lead placements and purpose of each placement.
4. Utilize a systematic process when approaching the interpretation of the ECG.
5. Identify normal and abnormal components on ECG.
6. Recognize sinus, atrial, junctional and ventricular dysrhythmia on ECG and relate cause, significance, symptoms
and treatment.
7. Recognize how the 12 lead ECG relates to the areas of the heart.
8. Recognize ischemic, injury, and infarction on the 12 lead ECG


Prerequisite

None
You do not have to be an FAU student to take this course.

Required Course Textbook

Learning the Electrocardiogram
Textbook distributed first day of course ($40.00).
Online website www.skillstat.com

Handouts

Course Syllabus
EKG Calipers
Review of all Rhythms
Practice Final


Course Syllabus
Quizzes and Exams

4 Progress-Assessment Quizzes
20 Questions (Multiple choice, True/False, Fill in the blank, Rhythm strip analysis)
Quizzes count for 40% of the final grade
Final Written Exam
25 Questions (Multiple choice, fill in blank, Rhythm Strip analysis)
Final counts for 60% of the final grade
YOU MUST PASS THE FINAL
To pass the course an overall grade of 75% must be attained
If the participant gets a final course grade of less than 75% they will have one attempt to retake a makeup final.
Participants will have one week to study before retaking make up. Location will be discussed in class.


Final Exam Makeup

If you do not pass the final exam with a score of 75% then you will have to take a makeup final. The process for this is
Study for 1 week.
1 week from the class exam date the makeup final will be placed with Paula in Suite 308 Engineering and Science
bldg. (Boca Campus)
You have 4 days from when the exam is left with Paula to go to her office and take the exam.
Once the exam is graded you will be notified by email when your certificate will be ready for pickup (from Paula).
The makeup exam and certificate drop off takes approximately 1 week.


Requirements for Course Completion

Punctual attendance on all class days.
Consistent, active participation in all classroom activities.
Cumulative course grade average of 80% or better.
Passing grade of 80% or better on the final written exam.

Course Days

Five x 6-hour sessions. (+lunch break)


Day 1 of 5

Course Orientation: Welcome and Introductions, Policies and Procedures, Review of Course Syllabus
Interactive Lecture Chapter 1 Anatomy and Electrophysiology of the Heart
Chapter 2 The electrocardiogram
Chapter 3 Heart Rate
Chapter 4 Regularity
Day 1 Review


Day 2 of 5

Progress-Assessment Quiz 1: Information Covered to Date
Interactive Lecture Chapter 5 P waves
Chapter 6 QRS Complexes
Chapter 7 PR intervals
Chapter 8 Origin and clinical aspects of sinus node dysrhythmias
Day 2 Review







Day 3 of 5

Progress-Assessment Quiz 2: Information Covered to Date
Interactive Lecture Chapter 9 Origin and clinical aspects of atrial dysrhythmias
Chapter 10 Origin and clinical aspects of Junctional dysrhythmias
Chapter 11 Origin and clinical aspects of ventricular dysrhythmias
Day 3 Review


Day 4 of 5

Progress-Assessment Quiz 3: Information Covered to Date
Interactive Lecture Chapter 12 Origin and clinical aspects of AV heart blocks
Chapter 15 Myocardial ischemia
Chapter 16 Myocardial ischemia
Prefinal Review



Day 5 of 5

Progress-Assessment Quiz 4: Information Covered to Date
Uses for this course: Job information
Hands on with EKG Machines
Pre Final Review
Final



Contact Information

For Sign up, Drop / Add, Payment Yandi Lu (561) 297-6702 ylu5@my.fau.edu

Course Content
Instructor Conor Devery (561) 459-0221 firstresponsetraining@gmail.com
Instructor Malcolm Bomford (561) 352-5836 495defibber@gmail.com
Instructor James Cecil (954) 303-3965 jamescecil@comcast.net






In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students who require special accommodation
due to a disability to properly execute course work must register with the Office for Students with Disabilities
(OSD) -- in Boca Raton, SU 133 (561-297-3880); in Davie, MOD 1 (954-236-1222); in Jupiter, SR 117 (561-
799-8585); or at the Treasure Coast, CO 128 (772-873-3305) and follow all OSD procedures.

Students at Florida Atlantic University are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards. Academic
dishonesty is considered a serious breach of these ethical standards, because it interferes with the University
mission to provide a high quality education in which no student enjoys an unfair advantage over any other.
Academic dishonesty is also destructive of the University community, which is grounded in a system of mutual
trust and places high value on personal integrity and individual responsibility. Harsh penalties are associated
with academic dishonesty. For more information, see the Code of Academic Integrity in the University
Regulations at http://www.fau.edu/regulations/chapter4/4.001_Code_of_Academic_Integrity.pdf.

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