Course Catalog 2006-2007

LTT-1806 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSE, 4 cr
Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Course

Courses persons responsible
Jari Viik

Lecturers
Jari Viik

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

Objectives
To make students familiar with basic measurements, recordings and analysis methods in biomedical engineering.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Determination of the nerve impulse velocity by electrical stimulus and muscle response.
 		      
2. Measurement of electrical activation of the heart from the body surface and learning of measurement system and interferences.
 		      
3. Measurement of electrical activation of the brain from the skull. Evoked potential measurement and filtering of signal.
 		      
4. Determination of absorbed dose by dosimetric crystal and determination of depth dose curve.       

Requirements for completing the course
Accepted laboratory exercises.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Each laboratory is assessed as pass/fail.

  • Used assessment scale is passed / failed

    • Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-1106 LTT-1106 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 3 Recommendable
    LTT-1126 LTT-1126 Measurements of Physiological Systems 4 Recommendable
    LTT-3306 LTT-3306 Radiation and Safety 4 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Lectures and instructions are given in English and Finnish.

  • 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 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: 10 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 80 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 12
    Laboratory assignments 88

    Study materials Hours
    Sähköiset aivomme 2
    Säteily ja turvallisuus 2
    EKG - perusteet 1
    Bioelectromagnetism 2
    Nerveous system 2

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 112

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • An introducttionary lecture will be given by the instructor for each laboratory. The laboratories are carried out in pairs.

    • Additional information related to course
    LTT-1806 is alternative with LTT-1800.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-1800 Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Course

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    Last modified 08.03.2006
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen