Course Catalog 2007-2008

MIT-5216 OPTICAL METHODS IN BIOANALYTICS, 4 cr
Optical Methods in Bioanalytics

Courses persons responsible
Juhani Soini

Lecturers
Juhani Soini

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 20 h/per - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Understanding the methodological principles and the function of measurement devices used in bioanalytical research.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Photo detectors and optical components and measurement electronics.       
2. Absorption spectra and spectrophotometry.       
3. Luminesence, fluoresence, phosphoresence, excitation and emission spectra and measurement methods.       
4. Microscopy, transmission and fluorescence microscopy. Sample labelling and other methods for contrast enhancement.       
5. Confocal and multiphoton microscopy, flow cytometry, electrophoresis, microarray methods and sequencing. Optical in vivo imaging.       

Requirements for completing the course
Examination and seminar presentation.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    FYS-1400 FYS-1400 Optics 5 Recommendable
    LTT-2306 LTT-2306 Instrumentation in Clinical Chemistry 5 Recommendable
    MIT-1016 MIT-1016 Measurement Technology 5 Recommendable
    MIT-3016 MIT-3016 Analysis of Measurement Data 1 7 Recommendable
    MIT-4076 MIT-4076 Biosensors 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The course lectures will be given in the beginning of the fourth period as follows:
    Feb 6th, 2008, at 9-11, and 12-15
    Feb 7th, 2008, at 9-11, and 12-15
    Feb 13th, 2008, at 9-11, and 12-15
    Feb 14th, 2008, at 9-11, and 12-15.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 60 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 40 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • Accepted exam and course exercise.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 60
    Seminar reports 40

    Study materials Hours
    study book 4

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 107

    Correspondence of content
    MIT-5210 Optical Methods in Bioanalytics

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    Last modified 21.01.2008
    Modified byHeikki Jokinen