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HBIOT2030

Laboratory Medicine

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Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

Cell damage/cell death. Inflammation. Circulatory disturbances. Electrolyte- and acid/base disturbances. Hormonal disturbances. Growth disturbances and tumors.

Learning outcome

The student:

  • has knowledge about and is able to explain biological and cellular processes upon cell damage/cell death, inflammation, circulatory disturbances, electrolyte- and acid/base disturbances, hormonal disturbances, growth disturbances and tumors.
  • has knowledge about and is able to explain how normal and disturbed processes in the body can be monitored in body fluids, cells and tissue.

Learning methods and activities

Total expected work load: 230 hours. Problem based learning (PBL) in groups of about 8 students. Lectures 36 hours: 5 hours. Team based Learning (TBL): 15 hours. Self study: 172 hours.

Compulsory assignments

  • PBL og TBL

Further on evaluation

The candidate must have approved compulsory assignments in order to sit for the exam. Compulsory assignments consists of: Participation in weekly group work (PBL), participation in weekly seminars / group exercises (TBL). For applications for credits, approval and integration of courses from previous years or other institutions' equivalent education, each application will be evaluated individually. A reduction of credits (studiepoengsreduksjon) might apply if the candidate has passed exams in overlapping courses. New/re-sit exam: November/December. The exam may be held as an oral exam in exceptional cases.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Biomedical Laboratory Science (BBIOING)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to the course requires admission to the study program Bachelor i Bioingeniørfag. Other students may be admitted depending on course capacity.

Course materials

Recommended books: Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, Elsevier Tietz, W.B.: Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry, Saunders Company. Alberts et al: Essential Cell Biology, Garland Publishing inc. Mecsei, R.: Clinical Cytology. Kompendium. Tapir kompendieforlag

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
HBIO3002 8 sp Autumn 2022
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2024-09-26 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL311 lyseblå sone
60 candidates
Room SL274
Room SL311 brun sone
60 candidates

Re-sit examination - Autumn 2024

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2024-12-12 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

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