Emergency Assistance Available

As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as food insecurity, housing, transportation, and childcare concerns, or you may be unable to pay your bills. These stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce your ability to participate in daily activities. TSTC offers emergency aid and services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. Please contact the TSTC Advocacy & Resource Center. You can reach a coach here: http://bit.ly/ARCCoach

Tutoring Statement

The Supplemental Instruction & Tutoring Program at TSTC offers free tutoring and academic support services to help you achieve your academic and career goals. You can access the Tutoring Schedule, as well as MyTSTC Video Tutor Library, by visiting: https://portal.tstc.edu/student/Student_Learning/Pages/Tutoring.aspx (shortened link: goo.gl/Z9vJvY ).

For more information, please contact Norma A. Salazar@ 956-364-4557.

Learning Resource Center

The Learning Resource Center provides online and in person library resources and services.  Go to tstc.libguides.com to find help with your assignments, projects, and papers.  Clicking the Student tab will allow you to find resources, homework help, tutorials, and real time chat to answer your questions.

FOR YOUR SAFETY, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES:

• Wear a face covering at all times.
• Wash your hands frequently for 20 seconds.
• Use hand sanitizer regularly.
• Practice social distancing by remaining 6 feet apart.
• Pay attention to entrance-and exit-only doors.
• Follow directional signs.
• Follow any safety directions posted.

Should you, or someone with whom you have had close contact, have shown any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 please stay home and let us know as soon as possible by filling out this simple form We will contact you to provide you with further guidance on when you may return to campus.

Title IX

Texas State Technical College (TSTC) seeks to provide an environment that promotes equal opportunity free from discrimination and harassment.

If you have been a victim of sexual harassment, sexual harassment, sexual assault, or any other form of protected class discrimination, we encourage you to make a report. If you report to a faculty member, she or he must notify TSTC’s Title IX Coordinator about the incident. You may also make a confidential report to TSTC’s Counselors.

All students (including pregnant and parent students), regardless of their legal status are entitled to protections under TSTC’s policy.

For more information about Title IX or sexual misconduct, as well as your options, please visit https://www.tstc.edu/student_life/titleix.

For information about equal opportunity and civil rights policies, visit https://www.tstc.edu/governance/sos.

TSTC Grading Policy:

The participation grade is based upon your attendance in class, your participation in class (turning work in on time, attentiveness, etc.) and professionalism in class (treating others with respect, being on time to class, and not being disruptive). 

If you miss the online meetings, or attempt to turn in homework late, your participation grade will suffer.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that public institutions such as TSTC provide reasonable
accommodations to people with qualifying disabilities. It is the intention of TSTC to cooperate fully with the
spirit and letter of this law. However, it is the responsibility of the student with a need for accommodation to
indicate this need to Disability Support Services at least 30 days prior to enrollment to adequately schedule
services.

• 1. Briefly describe the history of the biomedical equipment technology profession.

• 1. List the job titles of Biomedical Equipment Technicians and Medical Imaging Specialists.
• 2. Describe types of employers of medical equipment service professionals.
• 3. Describe the typical job responsibilities of medical equipment service professionals.
• 4. State approximate starting salary ranges for medical equipment service professionals.
• 5. Define medical and electronics terms (part 1)

• 6. Describe the three types of certification offered through the International Certification Commission (ICC).
• 7. Describe the requirements to obtain ICC certification as a CBET, CRES, or CLES.
• 8. List five sections of the CBET certification exam and their contents.
• 9. Describe other electronics certifications.
• 10. Describe computer certifications commonly obtained by medical equipment service professionals.
• 11. Define given medical and electronics terms using noted textbook and Internet resources (Vocabulary part 2)

• 12. Describe typical hospital organization structure.
• 13. Describe common hospital departments and their functions.
• 14. Describe hospital divisions of care and associated medical staff.
• 15. List wet care, general care, and critical care areas of the hospital.
• 16. Describe types of medical equipment found in each department of the hospital.
• 17. Describe common electronic measurements and performance checks performed by medical equipment service professionals on given types of medical equipment.
• 18. Define given medical and electronics terms using noted textbook and Internet resources (Vocabulary part 3).

• 19. Describe the function of Joint Commission, NFPA, OSHA, AAMI, ANSI, FDA, ECRI, and other agencies the medical equipment service professional encounters.
• 20. Describe the typical hospital equipment preventive maintenance program.
• 21. Define risk factors.
• 22. Define given medical and electronics terms using noted textbook and Internet resources (Vocabulary part 4).

• 23. List local, regional, and national professional organizations of interest to the medical equipment service professional.
• 24. List trade journals and publications of interest to the medical equipment service professional.

Course is online. You will need access to a computer and the Internet. Coursework will be submitted online through Moodle. We will meet weekly through Google Meet. 

Tests will be conducted online and will be open book. Because of this, one attempt will be allowed and there will be a deadline for each test. If you miss a test, you missed it.  Keep up with your grades on Moodle.  If you get behind, you will need to drop the course in order to keep from receiving a failing grade.

I will examine each test after the test is complete because answers are sometimes counted as incorrect by Moodle.

Virtual Office hours through Google Meets will be announced.

It is the policy of Texas State Technical College that a drug free campus and workplace conditions be
maintained. In order to reduce the potential for accidents and injury to TSTC students, employees, visitors,
or the general public, written policy mandating drug and alcohol testing for students shall govern students’
participation in classroom and lab activities. Students are prohibited from reporting to class or lab with the
presence of illegal drugs, controlled substances, designer drugs or alcohol in their bodies.

This policy applies to all students enrolled in programs designated as “high risk potential” programs of study
as defi ned within this policy. This policy applies to all individuals regardless of their student status as a full
time or part time matriculated students enrolled for college credit, enrollment is programs for continuing
education credit, enrollment in Technical Skills Mastery Certifi cate programs, or dual credit programs. This
policy applies to all individuals enrolled in programs on the Waco campus, Ft. Bend Technical Center, and
at any facilities which may be leased for instructional purpose, or any other locations where TSTC has a
partnership with another institution(s).

The unlawful manufacture, distribution, purchase, dispensation, possession or use of an illegal drug or alcohol
by students and employees on college property, or as a part of any college-sponsored activity, is prohibited.
Students violating any provision of the drug and alcohol policies are subject to disciplinary sanctions ranging
from suspension to referral for prosecution. Information regarding drug and alcohol problems, as well as
referral services, is available in the TSTC Health Services Office and the Department of Student Life.
Read the full College Operating Procedure concerning Student Drug and Alcohol testing, COP 4.36

Homework is a cumulative grade. Each assignment is worth 20 points for a total of 100 points at the end of the course if it is turned in on time. Late homework will not be accepted.