BMT-51506 Human Visual System, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies.

Person responsible

Heikki Forsvik, Ville Voipio

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
BMT-51506 2017-01 1 - 2 Heikki Forsvik
Ville Voipio
Completing the course consists of the following four parts:
1. Biweekly assignments (total 5-6 essays)
2. Writing an essay on a course topic
3. Giving an oral presentation on the topic (optional, gives extra points towards the final grade)
4. Reviewing other students' essays

Please note that there is no exam on the course.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course the student will understand the basic functioning of the human visual system including anatomy, optics, physiology, pathologies (eye diseases), and examination methods. The course also contains a brief introduction into the optical principles of camera systems and introduces the fundamental limitations of imaging systems. The student should be able to make simple optical analyses of display and/or camera systems from the human visual system point of view. They should also be able to apply the knowledge on the human visual system into practical problems, such as human-machine interaction design. ... plus, of course, understanding our most important way of gathering information about the surrounding world is extremely interesting!

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Anatomy and physiology of the human eye.  Anatomy of different animal eyes.   
2. Optics of the eye (including refraction errors and their correction).  Optics of basic imaging (camera) systems, physical limitations of imaging systems.   
3. Most common eye pathologies (diseases, congenital defects).     
4. Eye examination methods.     
5. Visual image processing in the central nervous system.     

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The course has been built so that each topic area is accompanied with written material and/or on-line lectures. There will be a question or two on each topic, and these questions are answered by short essays. Each essay is a small research project, and there are no direct answers in the course material. You are required to do your own research. As the emphasis is on understanding instead of learning small details by heart, own thinking and analysis of own and fellow students' work is encouraged. The keys to success: - dedicate enough time for the course; understanding the content, doing the research and writing the essays takes time - analyse both your own and other students' answers carefully and learn from them - try to apply the new knowledge in as many ways as you can imagine

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Additional information Examination material
Book   Ophthalmology   Yanoff and Duker         No   
Lecture slides   HVS slides   HF + VV       Lecture slides will be on the Moodle page.   Yes   
Other online content   On-line lectures   VV + HF       Lecture videos will be on the Moodle page.   No   



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BMT-51506 Human Visual System, 5 cr SGN-51506 Human Visual System, 5 cr  

Updated by: Asunmaa Piia, 28.03.2017