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LTT-1106 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 3 cr
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Courses persons responsible
Juha Nousiainen
Lecturers
Juha Nousiainen
Lecturetimes and places
Per I: Wednesday 12 - 14, SH304
Per I: Friday 10 - 12, SH304
Implementations
| Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Period 4 | Period 5 | Summer | |
| Lecture | 4 h/week | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exercise | 1 h/week | - | - | - | - | - |
| Online work | 1 h/week | - | - | - | - | - |
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Objectives
To introduce to various sub-fields and research objectives of biomedical engineering.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Sub-fields of biomedical engineering.
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| 2. | Theoretical and analytical methods to describe functioning of the human body systems. | ||
| 3. | Interaction mechanisms of external energies used in diagnostic and therapeutic methods with the human body. | ||
| 4. | Examples of diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices. | ||
| 5. | Patient safety issues. |
Requirements for completing the course
Online exercises (20%) and final exam (80%).
Evaluation criteria for the course
Study material
| Type | Name | Auhor | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability... | Exam material | Language |
| Lecture slides | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | Nousiainen, J. | On the Internet | Yes | English | ||
| Other online content | Online lessons | Nousiainen, J. | Moodle | Yes | English |
Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)
Distance learning
- In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
- In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
- In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
- In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
- In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
- In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
- In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
- The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle
- Contact teaching: 50 %
- Distance learning: 10 %
- Proportion of a student's independent study: 40 %
Scaling
| Methods of instruction | Hours |
| Lectures | 48 |
| Exercises | 15 |
| Information and communication technology | 15 |
| Other scaled | Hours |
| Exam/midterm exam | 3 |
| Total sum | 81 |
Additional information related to course
LTT-1106 is alternative with LTT-1100.
Correspondence of content
LTT-1100 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
| Last modified | 08.03.2006 |
| Modified by | Juha Nousiainen |