GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DEVELOPMENTS IN TISSUES ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES/BFZ-2040
Course Title: DEVELOPMENTS IN TISSUES ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Nesrin SEYHAN, Assoc.Prof. Ayşe G. CANSEVEN KURŞUN, Assoc.Prof. Göknur GÜLER ÖZTÜRK, Asist. Prof. Dr. Bahriye SIRAV
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.gnrk.gazi.edu.tr/yeni%20web/mudur_tur1.html
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  nesrin@gazi.edu.tr, agcanseven@gmail.com, ggulerozturk@gmail.com, bahriyes76@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning Literature review of developments in bioelectric and biomagnetism subjects; Discussion sessions
To gain the ability of presentation skills and scientific queries.
To prepare an oral presentation on the article survey proposed by the supervisor






 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Bioelectricity
2. Week  Developments in Bioelectricity
3. Week  Biomagnetism
4. Week  Developments in Biomagnetism
5. Week  Discussion of article related to Bioelectricity - 1
6. Week  Discussion of article related to Biomagnetism - 1
7. Week  Discussion of article related to Bioelectricity – 2
8. Week  Discussion of article related to Biomagnetism - 2
9. Week  Discussion of article related to Bioelectricity – 3
10. Week  Discussion of article related to Biomagnetism - 3
11. Week  Discussion of article related to Bioelectricity – 4
12. Week  Discussion of article related to Biomagnetism - 4
13. Week  General evaluation
14. Week  Final Exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  - Plonsey R, Barr R.C.; Bioelectricity, Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, USA, 2000. - Gulrajani R.M.; Bielectricity and Biomagnetism - www.bioelectromagnetics.org - Polk C., Postow E.; Handbook of biological effects of electromagnetic fields, CRC Pres LLC, USA, 1996. - Pehlivan F.; Biyofizik, Hacettepe – TAŞ, II. Baskı, Ankara, 2004.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
16
4
64
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
4
32
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
8
4
32
 Presentation
8
4
32
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
210
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.4
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To prepare an oral presentation on the article survey proposed by the supervisorX
2Learning cell and electrical properties of cell, Equivalent electrical circuit model of membrane, Bio-Electric Potentials, Voltage-Clamp Technique.X
3Learning methods for generation of micro currents, Sources of Low Intensity Direct Current (LIDC) and effects of LIDC on soft tissues, Accelerating the recovery of injury by stationary micro currents and types of electrodesX
4Learning piezoelectric structures in the body and ultrasoundX
5Learning physical properties of ultrasound, methods of ultrasound generation, ultrasound absorbtion of tissues, differences of kidney, lipids, muscle, liver, blood, plasma and bone tissues in absorption of ultrasound, characteristic impedance of tissues and penetration of ultrasound, Diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, ultrasound cavitation effect and using in researches, Micromassage effectX
6Learning Stimulus of tissue by electric current; Injury current in tissues; Sonic characteristics in tissues, Characteristic impedance of tissues; Thermal effects of ultrasound; Use of ultrasound in medicine; Diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical ultrasound; Doppler ultrasound; Infrasound.X
7Learning Equivalent electrical circuit models of circulatory system; Factors affecting on friction in the circulatory system; Factors of blood flow in vessels; Relation of vessel resistance and pressure difference; Stoke’s law; Bernouilli law; Relations between velocity, flow and resistance; Vessel’s radius in the internal frictional flow; Kinetic energy factor in vessels; Factors affecting on the circulation in exercise.X
8Learning reason of biological potential difference: Asymmetry, the role of phospholipids on the formation of cell potential, the role of ion concentration difference on the formation of cell potential, equivalent electrical circuit models of nerve cell, stimulus in nerve cell, local stimulus, Hodkin cycle.X
9To gain the ability of presentation skills and scientific queries.X
10Learning sonic characteristics of biological tissues, Biophysics of Hearing, Ear as a transducer, Biomaterials, properties of Biomaterials and metallic implants, reasons and solutions of implant corrosion inside the bodyX
11Learning Conductivity of tissues, dielectric properties of tissues, electrosurgery, Microcurrents in accelerating the recovery of bone injury and methods for application of microcurrentsX
12Learning Laser, its physical characteristics, formation mechanism, and effects, interactions with biologic mediums, types (argon, CO2 ,YAG, helium) and applications.X
13To learn theory and applications of Biomagnetic Fields.X
14Learning Biophysics and Theory of Electromagnetic FieldX
15Learning Dosimetry, Scaling, Determination of applied Magnetic Field values on living beings, modelling studies and scaling factor from animal to human.X