Courses persons responsible
Katrina Wendel

Lecturers
Katrina Wendel

Objectives
To introduce to various sub-fields, research objectives and applications of biomedical engineering.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Sub-fields of biomedical engineering.
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
Final examination (70%), exercises (10%) and exercise work (20%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Remarks

Distance learning

- In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
- 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
- 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	60
Exercises	24
Assignments	20

Other scaled	Hours
Exam/midterm exam	3
Total sum	107

Correspondence of content
LTT-1106 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

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Last modified	01.03.2007
Modified by	Juha Nousiainen