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~~632 Psychophysiology Project
12.5 credit points
No, of hours per week: five hours
Prerequisite: SP528
Assessment: report
Subject description
This subject gives students the opportunity to apply
techniques and skills introduced in the psychophysiology and
psychology courses in an investigation into a topic of
particular interest. Students may select an appropriate topic
of interest at an early stage of the third year of the course,
which can be adequately supervised, investigated and
reported on within the above time constraints. The selected
project work may involve such activities as physiological and/
or psychological data collection, literature research, etc. or a
combination of these. Projects will usually be individual but
may sometimes involve shared aspects. Students will be
expected to make a short verbal presentation on their project
topic and to submit a final written report.
SP~I 1
Biosensors and Membranes
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: continuous, by tests and
assignments
Subject description
Membrane biophysics: tracer dynamics. Applications of
irreversible thermodynamics. Active and passive transport
mechanisms. Membrane-based biosensors.
Biophysical techniques. Electron microscopy. Electron and
proton microbeam analysis. Diffraction studies of biological
materials. Autoradiography. Optical methods. NMR and ESR
studies.
Physiological control mechanisms, mathematical models of
physiological systems.
SP~I 3 Cognitive Neuroscience
Methodologies
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: assignments
Instruction: lectures, laboratory exercises and
tutorials
Subject description
Information processing within neural systems. Analysis of
neural mass field potentials.
Clinical, cortical, subcortical, and EEG/scalp surface recording
techniques.
Spontaneous activity analysis, neuropsychological correlates,
evoked potentials, time and frequency domain analysis,
stimulus classification.
Origin of neuroelectric and neuromagnetic fields.
SP~I 5 Exercise Physiology
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: assignments and tests
Subject description
Theoretical basis of oxygen consumption measurement,
cardiac output determination by rebreathing techniques,
clinical exercise testing.
~~722 Minor Project
14 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours in first
semester
Assessment: report
Subject description
An individual research project. Projects require a literature
survey. Results, conclusions and recommendations are
presented in a written report, and a verbal report may also be
required.
SP731
Technology Transfer
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Assessment: assignments
Subject description
Aspects of developing innovative biomedical instrumentation
systems from prototype to production: market analysis,
financial sponsorship, case studies. In seminars, ideas for
potential medical devices are discussed in relation to
~roduction details and marketins strateqies. Students are
;equired to produce a report of {he feasibility of a particular
device, with production costs and sales projections.
~~732 Research Project
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for three
semesters
Assessment: dissertation
This subject gives the student the opportunity to apply subject
matter studies in other course subjects to instrumentationrelated
problems in a specific field of interest. Where possible
the projects are industry-sponsored and have relevance to the
student's area of employment.
Cooperation between professionals in industry and/or health
care and supervising staff at Swinburne help develop the
student's competence. Each project requires a literature survey
and theoretical and/or experimental investigation. Results and
conclusions presented in a written dissertation and verbal
presentation.