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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TRT 5016 BASIC TISSUE MECHANICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ABDURRAHMAN HÜSEYIN BASKIN

Offered to

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to investigate the basic behaviour of different human tissues under normal and pathological conditions in terms of mechanical principles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the macro mechanical behaviour of collagen tissue under normal and pathological conditions. 2   Knows the macro mechanical behaviour of bone tissue under normal and pathological conditions 3   Knows the macro mechanical behaviour of cartilage tissue under normal and pathological conditions 4   Knows the macro mechanical behaviour of muscle tissue under normal and pathological conditions 5   Knows the basic concepts related to tissue mechanics. 6   Can follow up the relevant literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system 2 Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system 3 Collagen and its macro mechanical behaviour 4 Collagen and its macro mechanical behaviour 5 Collagen and its macro mechanical behaviour 6 Bone and bone architecture 7 Bone and bone modelling 8 Bone and bone modelling 9 Cartilage tissue and its mechanical behaviour 10 Cartilage tissue and its mechanical behaviour 11 Loading, nutrition and modelling in cartilage tissue 12 Loading, nutrition and modelling in cartilage tissue 13 Loading, nutrition and modelling in cartilage tissue 14 Stiffness and its relation to tissue mechanics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Cowin SC, Doty SB. Tissue Mechanics. Springer Science+Business Media, NY, 2007. Supplementary Book(s): Cowin SC. Bone Mechanics: Handbook (Second Edition). CRC Press LLC. MA, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminars, presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 PAR PARTICIPATION 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ibrahim Engin ŞIMŞEK, PT, PhD, Assoc. Prof e-mail: iengin.simsek@gmail.com phone: 0232 412 49 35

Office Hours

08:30-17:30 (weekday)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for final exam 1 28 28 Preparing presentations 5 3 15 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 LO.1 5 4 LO.2 5 4 LO.3 4 3 LO.4 4 3 LO.5 4 4 LO.6 4