1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SP132 Introductory Psychophysiology
Subject to reaccreditation
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: nil Assessment: examination, assignments and
tutorials
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science/
Bachelor of Arts co-major (Psychology and
Psychophysiology )
0 bjedives
Provide a basis for measurement systems used in
physiological recordings.
Provide an introduction to elementary biological and
physiological systems.
Content
Physical concepts and monitoring techniques, including
subjects, principles, conversions, accuracy, quantitative
measures.
Cell membranes and tissues, receptors, cell communication.
Introduction to organ systems, methods of monitoring,
physiological importance, aspects of control.
Nutrition, digestion, and absorption, genetics, and
immunology.
Recommended reading
Wingerd B.D., The Human Body: Concepts of Anatomy and
Physiology, Fort Worth, Saunders, 1994
SP135 Monitoring Instrumentation
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: nil Assessment: examination and assignments
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science/
Bachelor of Arts co-major (Psychology and
Psychophysiology)
0 bjedives
To provide a basis for specialist scientific disciplines
through rigorous development of essential physics
. ~rinci~les.
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To provide a coherent and balanced account of the
fundamentals of physics.
Content
Forces and energy kinematics, linear and circular dynamics,
gravitation, kinetic theory, heat.
Modern physics atomic structure, radioactivity, quantum
theory, special relativity.
Electricity and magnetism magnetic and electric fields,
Coulomb's Law. electromagnetic " induction - Lenz and
Faraday's laws, DC circuits.
Recommended reading
Griancoli, D.C., Physics with Applications, 4th edn, Prentice Hall,
1995
SP222 Industry Based Learning
50 credit aoints Hawthorn Prereauisites: nil
A third ;ear industrial based learn& subject of the degree
of Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Biophysics and
Instrumentation)
A six-month period of work experience occurring as part of
the third year of the course leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Applied Science (Medical Biophysics and
Instrumentation).
Students are supervised by a member of the academic staff
and are required to submit a report to their employer and to
their supervisor.
SP231 Monitoring Technology
Subject to accreditation.
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: nil Assessment: examination and practicals
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science/
Bachelor of Arts co-major (Psychology and
Psychophysiology)
0 bjedive
To provide a basis in science and technology required by the
specialist discipline.
Content
Principles of scientific instrumentation;
Electrical technology: DC/AC circuits;
Transducers: mechanical and electrical devices with
applications;
Radiation sources: materials and detection;
Acoustics.
SP233 Psychophysiological Concepts
Subject to reaccreditation.
19 credit points 8 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisite: SP132 Assessmat: examination, assignments,
and laborato y reports
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science/
Bachelor of Arts co-major (Psychology and
Psychophysiology)
Ob jedives
To extend the monitoring concepts to include
measurement from real physiological systems.
To provide the necessary physiology underlying
measurements.
Content
Basic monitoring instrumentation and technology, including,
recorders, plotters, displays, amplifiers, and filters.
Physiology of nerve and muscle systems, heart,
cardiovascular, and respiratory systems.
Biofeedback systems and their uses in psychophysiology.
Recommended reading
Stern R.M., Ray W.J., Davis C.M., Psychophysiological Recording,
New York, Oxford University Press, 1980
Wingerd B.D., The Human body: Concepts of Anatomy and
Physiology, Fort Worth, Saunders, 1994
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