Course Catalog 2006-2007

LTT-1126 MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, 4 cr
Measurements of Physiological Systems

Courses persons responsible
Jari Hyttinen

Lecturers
Jari Hyttinen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - - 4 h/week -
Exercise - - - - 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To introduce to various methods and equipment to record physical quantities produced by different physiological systems of the human body.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Physiological measurement system and methods: sensors, signal conditioning, signal analysis.



 		      
2. Measurements of essential physiological systems: cardiovascular system, neural system and respiratory system.       
3. Ambulatory recording and patient monitoring.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exercises (20%) and final exam (80%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exercises activity 20%, final exam 80%.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures Measurements of physiological systems J. Hyttinen     On the Internet Yes  English 
    Book Noninvasive instrumentation and measurements in medical diagnosis Northrop, R.B. 0-8493-0961-1     No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-1016 LTT-1016 Human Anatomy and Physiology 6 Recommendable
    LTT-1106 LTT-1106 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 3 Recommendable

    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 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 exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 60
    Exercises 20
    Laboratory assignments 8
    Information and communication technology 10

    Other scaledHours
    Preparation for exam 10
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 111

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-1126 is alternative with LTT-1120.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-1120 Measurements of Physiological Systems

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    Last modified 16.03.2006
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen