Course Catalog 2006-2007

LTT-1107 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 4 cr
Biomedical Engineering

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

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - 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

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 50 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 40 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 60
    Exercises 24
    Assignments 20

    Other scaledHours
    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 byJuha Nousiainen