Course Catalog 2007-2008

LTT-6206 CELLULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, 4 cr
Cellular Electrophysiology

Courses persons responsible
Marja-Leena Linne

Lecturers
Marja-Leena Linne

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

Objectives
To go deeply to the electrophysiological phenomena at cellular level.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Ion channels.        
2. Electro diffusion.        
3. Transmembrane potential and action potential.        
4. Intra and extra cellular connections to cellular bioelectricity. Interaction between cells.        
5. Cellular electrophysiological measurements.       

Requirements for completing the course
Active participation in lessons and final exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides Cellular electrophysiology Marja-Leena Linne     On the Internet. Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    LTT-6106 LTT-6106 Bioelectromagnetism 6 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Other study material is announced on the course homepage. The course is lectures every second year. Will be lectured in 2007-2008.

  • 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: 30 %
    - Distance learning: 10 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 60 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 63
    Exercises 18
    Information and communication technology 20

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 104

    Additional information related to course
    LTT-6206 replaces the course LTT-6200.

    Correspondence of content
    LTT-6200 Cellular Electrophysiology

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    Last modified 28.02.2007
    Modified byJuha Nousiainen