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Adaptation of Bodily Functions
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2020 16:39:32
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_010 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Normal Physiology | Target Audience: | Life Science; Medicine; Biology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Artūrs Paparde | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Human Anatomy, Medical Philosophy and Bioethics, Medical Physics and Statistics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Promote the acquisition of knowledge of the human body function adaptations, the impact of physical activity on the body, and simple methods for their evaluation. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Research in physiology and planning of an experiment | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Stress physiology and principles of research methods | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Research methods, principles and methods of data analysis | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Topic of research and theoretical background | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Research design and protocol | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Methods and creation of instrument | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Collection of data and primary analysis | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 8 | Processing of results for analysis | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 9 | Analysis of results | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 10 | Statistical analysis of data and conclusions of research | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 11 | Work on presentation | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 12 | Research oral presentations | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Analysis of a scientific article, data collection and interpretation of the research findings of the study and preparation of a research presentation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Protocols of practical work have been passed (3 pieces in total), research presentation has been passed (1 piece in total) and e-tests have been passed starting from 55% (1 piece in total). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1) Students will be able to recognise and describe the non-specific adaptive reactions of the body. 2) Will be able to explain the effects of physical activity on the body. 3) Will be able to give an overview of a stressor caused changes of the physiological parameters. 4) Will be able to name and describe phases of a research in physiology. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1) Will be able to choose scientific literature in the field of physiology related to the aim of the study and hypothesis. 2) Will be able to predict and verify the validity of the aim and hypothesis based on the results of the research. 3) Will be able to organise the process of the research and predict obtainable results. 4) Will be able to use appropriate methods for planning the research work. 5) Will be able to work with methods to record physiological parameters. 6) Will be able to calculate the central tendency parameters and explain their significance. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1) Students will be able to formulate non-specific adaptive reactions of the body. 2) Will be able to formulate the scientific problem, aim and hypotheses in the field of physiology. 3) Will be able to experiment in the field of physiology. 4) Will be able to analyse the association of physiological parameters with adaptation mechanisms. 5) Will be able to evaluate and interpret the obtained results and compare with the results of similar studies. 6) Will be able to evaluate the quality of the conducted research. 7) Will be able to discuss the qualitative and quantitative indicators of the study within the scope of their competence. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | “Zinātniskā Rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana” K.Martinsone, A.Pipere, Rīga, RSU, 2019, 311 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | L.S. Costanzo. Physiology (4th edition. Saunders, Elsevier), 2010: 512. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology (LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical; 23rd edition), 2009: 726. | ||||||||
| 4 | R.E. Klabunde. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 4th Edition), 2005: 235. | ||||||||
| 5 | L. Sherwood. Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (Brooks Cole; 6th edition), 2007: 785. | ||||||||
| 6 | Astrand P.O. et al. Textbook of Work Physiology. 2003, 634 p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | PubMed datubāzē pieejamā zinātniskā periodika | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed | ||||||||
