Modelling of Physiological Systems, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

BBT.HTI.507

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Jussi Koivumäki

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology 100 %

Coordinating organisation

MET Studies 100 %

Common learning outcomes

International outlook and global responsibility

Sustainable development goals

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Core content

Modelling of physiological systems compared to pure "engineering" problems. How to build models of physiological systems.
Model classes and types for physiological systems.
Model-analogue, descriptive-predictive, empirical-mathematical.
Ordinary differential equation (ODE) based modelling of kinetic and compartmental systems.
Finite element modelling (FEM) in modelling 3D physiological systems: basic principles, techniques and applications.
Modelling biological and physiological processes by cellular automata or agent-based methods.
Finding parameters for the models.

Complementary knowledge

Use of a priori information, computational tools and measurements in model construction.
Modelling of epithelial tissue, cardiac activation and neural systems.

Learning outcomes

Prerequisites

Further information

Learning material

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Accepted final exam, week exercise and project work. The final grade of the course is determined based on the assessment of all part of the course. The weighting factor of each part is given at the beginning of the course.

Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

Lectures (English)

26.08.2024 – 08.12.2024

Exam

1. Online examination (English)

02.12.2024 – 15.12.2024

2. Online examination (English)

17.02.2025 – 02.03.2025