Course Number: KIN 208
Course Title: Introduction to Physiological Systems
Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 3-1-0 (lecture-tutorial-lab)
Course Description
An introductory Physiology course designed for Engineers, supporting the Biomedical Engineering program. The course requires a minimal background in physiology. The course will provide an introduction to anatomy and physiological function of the main human systems. The description will be at systems level.
[Basic background terminology required: cell composition, RNA, DNA, proteins (primary, secondary, tertiary structure, etc.), enzymes; cell membrane, existence and function of channels, basic molecules of energy in the body (ATP, ADP, cAMP, etc); transport systems, osmosis and electrochemical equilibrium]
Prerequisite:
Recommended: None.
Corequisite: None.
Special Instructions: None.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved:
None.
This course will be one of two new courses (Kin 208, Kin 308) offered by Kinesiology in support of the new Biomedical Engineering program
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?
These will both be required courses in the Biomedical Engineering program
The expected registration would be 30 students per offering.
Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.
First offered Fall 2005; annually in the Fall semester thereafter.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?
Dr. Max Donelan, Dr. Parveen Bawa, Dr. Andy Hoffer
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
No.
Is this course considered a `duplicate' of any current or prior course under the University's duplicate course policy? Specify, as appropriate.
No.
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering.
Dr. Donelan is a newly hired Kinesiology faculty member in the area of Biomedical Engineering commencing January 2005. The School of Kinesiology has committed to providing instructional resources to the development of this area in general, and this course, in particular.
Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?
Existing space is adequate for this course offering.
Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.
No
The objective of this course is to provide Engineering students with baseline knowledge in physiological systems as preparation for the subsequent course Kin 308 Experiments and Models in Physiology .
Grading
Assignments
Midterm
Final
Vander, Sherman and Luciano’s Human Physiology, 9th edition by Widmaier, Raff and Strang.