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Course Description Course Name : Biomechanicl and bioelectric properties of skeletal muscles Course Code : BFZ-547 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. İSMAİL GÜNAY Prof.Dr. İSMAİL GÜNAY Learning Outcomes of the Course : knows the types of muscle contraction explains the properties of neuromuscular junction explains the changes in motor unit properties in pathologic cases comments on muscles considering the motor unit potentials correlates muscle signal activity with muscle contraction Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : to comprehend the significance of the relation between muscle contraction and muscle potentials in the life of a living thing Course Contents : The structure of skeletal muscles, stimulation-contraction coupling, properties of motor unit, Twitch, staircase, summation, tetanic contraction, Isometric and isotonic contractions, Contraction and heat production, Hill´s equation, Discussion of theoretical muscle contraction models, homework1,2,3, Motor unit territory and innervation zone, Motor unit action potential, Needle EMG and surface potentials, Specification of EMG signals. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : classroom, laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The structure of skeletal muscle related reading and literature review lecture, sample , practice, discussion 2 stimulation-contraction coupling related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 3 properties of motor unit related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practie, discussion 4 properties of twitch, staircase, summation, tetanic contraction related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 5 Isometric and isotonic contractions related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 6 Contraction and heat production related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 7 Hill´s equation related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 8 Analyzing theoretical muscle contraction models related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 9 Homework1 reviews related chapters and literature and compiles presentation,sample,practice,discussion 10 Motor unit territory and innervation zone related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 11 Motor unit action potential related reading and literature review lecture, exercise, practice, discussion 12 homework2 reviews related chapters and literature and compiles presentation,sample,practice,discussion 13 Needle EMG and surface potentials related reading and literature review lecture, sample , practice, discussion 14 Specification of EMG signals related reading and literature review lecture, sample , practice, discussion 15 homework3 reviews related chapters and literature and compiles presentation,sample,practice,discussion 16/17 final exam oral and written exam, practice   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Biophysics lecture notes- Problems and practices- Prof Dr Ferit Pehlivan´s Biophysics book  Medical Physics Vol 3 Synapse, Neuron, Brain-A.C. Damask, C.E Swenberg 1984, Academic press-London  Textbook of Physiology Vol 1 Excitable Cells and Neurophysiology-H.D Patton, Albert F. Fuchs, Bertil Hille, Allen M. Scher, Robert Steiner 1989 WB Saunders Philadelphia Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 75     Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 25 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Students do an experiment on their own 5 2 Students have analytic notion mechanism related to the field, they are able to have access to reliable knowledge, they are able to design and write a research project , they study depending on ethical values 5 3 Students are able to systematically impart the theoretical knowledge that is being investigated to the audience effectively and transfer it to public 3 4 Students are able to report the results of a research 4 5 Students are able to interpret the findings of a research 4 6 Students have scientific consideration related to the profession 4 7 Students do an experimental setup in the laboratory and study on it 5 8 Students plan an experimental research 3 9 Students get basic knowledge of the specialiity 5 10 Students prepare a project proposal by themselves 2 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 10 30     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4     Final Exam 1 4 4 Total Workload: 122 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.88 ECTS Credit: 5