Course Catalog 2007-2008

LTT-6406 MODELLING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, 5 cr
Modelling of Physiological Systems

Courses persons responsible
Jari Hyttinen

Lecturers
Jari Hyttinen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 2 h/week 2 h/week - -
Exercise work - - - 25 h/per - -
Seminar - - - 2 h/week - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
To give students the ability to devise models of physiological systems and to use them for developing different medical diagnostic methods.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Modelling of physiological systems as linear systems.        
2. FEM-modelling: principles, techniques and applications.        
3. Models of human body as a volume conductor.       
4.
Modelling in the solution of the inverse problem. 		      

Requirements for completing the course
Accepted exercise work and seminar presentation (20%) and final exam (80%).

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Physiological Control Systems, Analysis, Simulation and Estimation M. C. K. Khoo     IEEE Press, 2000 Yes  English 
    Lecture slides Modelling of Physiological Systems J. Hyttinen     On the Internet Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-1126 LTT-1126 Measurements of Physiological Systems 4 Recommendable
    LTT-6106 LTT-6106 Bioelectromagnetism 6 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • 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 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 interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - 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 72
    Exercises 15
    Assignments 27

    Study materials Hours
    Oppikirja 20
    Total sum 134

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-6406 replaces the course LTT-6400.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-6400 Modelling of Physiological Systems

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    Last modified 28.02.2007
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen