Course Catalog 2006-2007

LTT-1156 MEDICAL THERAPY DEVICES, 3 cr
Medical Therapy Devices

Courses persons responsible
Juha Nousiainen

Lecturers
Juha Nousiainen

Language of Instruction
Lectures and instructions are given in English and Finnish.

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

Objectives
To give basic knowledge of medical therapy devices and their physical and biological interactions with human body.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Electrical stimulators.        
2. Surgical equipment.        
3. Cardiovascular assisting devices.       
4. Artificial organ techniques.
 		      
5. Physical therapy devices.       

Requirements for completing the course
Final examination (80%) and exercises (20%)

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Final exam 80%, exercises 20%.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides Medical therapy devices Juha Nousiainen     On the Internet Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-1010 LTT-1010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 6 Recommendable
    LTT-1100 LTT-1100 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 3 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Other text will be given on the lectures.

  • 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: 60 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 18
    Information and communication technology 10

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 79

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-1156 is alternative with LTT-1150.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-1150 Medical Therapy Devices

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    Last modified 08.03.2006
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen