Electrocardiogram Capture And Analysis

This paper describes an introductory freshman seminar titled Electrocardiogram Capture and Analysis, taught at Vanderbilt University in Fall 2000. The class was one of several optional introductory one credit hour modules offered to entering freshmen students. The intent of the modules was to allow entering students to select an informal introduction to a field of interest to them, one that presumably could give them an early motivation for their selected field of study. This course was designed to parallel an introductory engineering course required of all entering students, and was intended to allow students to learn how to apply their skills acquired in the required course to the analysis of electrocardiograms. The course was well-received and got good student reviews. The course structure and evaluation will be reviewed below.