Course Catalog 2007-2008

BIOM-2106 TISSUE ENGINEERING I, 3 cr
Tissue Engineering I

Courses persons responsible
Minna Kellomäki

Lecturers
Ville Ellä

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Assignment 40 h/per 40 h/per - 40 h/per 40 h/per -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
You will understand the main terminology and definitions in the field of tissue engineering. You will know the materials and methods of tissue engineering. You can list the components for "living" tissue engineering implant and you can determine their effects on the implant. You will also examine few special characteristics in tissue engineering, diversity of legislation and ethical issues.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Main terminology and definitions       
2. Development of tissue engineering in general  Details about development of tissue engineering    
3. Methods and materials of tissue engineering  Methods in detail  Influence of the methods on a final product 
4. Components for tissue engineering implant  Description of the components  Components in detail, manufacturing etc. 
5. Special characteristics in tissue engineering, legislation and ethicality  Methods of the special characteristics and authorities of legislation  Methods of the special characteristics in detail 

Requirements for completing the course
Passed all given assignments and written exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Passed all given assignments and written exam.

  • Used assessment scale is passed / failed

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Online book           Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    BIOM-1216 BIOM-1216 Introduction to Medical Biomaterials 4 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Course is available as a distance learning course and no lectures or exercises are needed. If you wish to do the course, you need to contact lecturer (Ville Ellä) by email. You can start the course twice in academic year, either in the beginning of 1st or 4th period. During the course you should meet supervisor 3-4 times. You need to finalize the course in two periods (either during 1-2 or 4-5).

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

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • 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
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 0 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 90 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Assignments 79
    Total sum 79

    Last modified 24.05.2007
    Modified byHenna Niiranen