BYF602 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CONCEPTS IN BIOPHYSICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC ELECTRONIC CONCEPTS IN BIOPHYSICS | BYF602 | 1st Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: Homeworks | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. A. Ruhi Soylu, Assist. Prof. Nurhan Erbil | |||||
| Course objective | Students will learn the basic principles and structures of the instruments used in medical applications and will practice these concepts in the laboratory. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course is divided into two sections: theoretical lectures and laboratory practices. Students will first learn the basic principles of electronics; the basic structures of electronic instruments; the steps followed in recording a biological signal and the physiological transducers. Then, the students will apply these electronic concepts in he laboratory. | |||||
| References | ? ELECTRONIC TEST INSTRUMENTS ? Theory and Application, Robert A. Witte, Hewlett-Packard Professional Books, 1993. ? MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION ? Application and Design, John G. Webster, Ed., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Basic principles of electricity |
| Week 2 | The electrical circuit elements and teir chahracteristics; impedance concept; the impedance measurements that are used in medical practice |
| Week 3 | The characteristics of a series RC circuit; time-constant concept |
| Week 4 | The steps that are followed and the systems that are used in an electrophysiological measurement |
| Week 5 | Filters and their frequency characteristics |
| Week 6 | The functions of filters and their application in medical practice |
| Week 7 | Amplifiers |
| Week 8 | Transducers and their appplications in medical practice |
| Week 9 | Discussion of the homework |
| Week 10 | Laboratory: the measurement of voltage of voltage and current |
| Week 11 | Laboratory: the observation of an electrical signal and assesing its numerical parameters |
| Week 12 | Laboratory: construction of an RC circuit and assesing its characteristics; calculation of its time-constant |
| Week 13 | Laboratory: construction of low and high pass filters and assesing their frequency characteristics |
| Week 14 | Laboratory: construction of a an amplifier circuit |
| Week 15 | Laboratory: free session |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 20 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 29 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 44 | 90 | 220 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Graduates have knowledge related to the biophysical principles underlying all processes of life at the level of cell/tissue/organ/system | |||||
| 2. Has an ability use his/her higher intellectual processes such as critical thinking, problem solving decision development during his/her education period | X | ||||
| 3. Can take part in some research activities to contribute to the solution of a problem in the field of biophysics | X | ||||
| 4. Awaring of the fact that biophysics is a multidisciplinary field, follows the developments in other branches of the Medical&Basic Sciences | |||||
| 5. Can use computer software and laboratory equipment to produce appropriate stimulus, acquire the biological signals under the ideal conditions, quantitatively analyse the raw data | X | ||||
| 6. Acquired knowledge at an expertise level in statistical methods. Can choose the most suitable method for his/her research | |||||
| 7. Is aware of the importance of the ethical rules and regulations and perform laboratory research as defined by the GLP, Bio-Safety principles | |||||
| 8. Has the capacity of successfully preparing and presenting the report of the research work he/she takes part in, publishing at least one manuscript | |||||
| 9. Follows the activities of the national&international organizations related to his/her expertise and takes part in them | |||||
| 10. Shares the knowledge he/she acquired from biophysics with partners from all parts of the society; contributes to the formation of the knowledge-based society | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest