Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	ECE640	NEURAL ENGINEERING	3+0+0	3	7,5	12.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Doctorate's Degree
Department / Program	ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	(1) To help students understand the anatomical and physiological fundamentals of brain and neural systems. (2) To help students explain important neural diseases, and describe existing methods and technologies used in diagnosis and treatment of these diseases (3) To make students literature, patent and product research and propose novel designs for a neural disease of their choice.
Course Content	Fundamentals of neuroanatomy Basic neuroelectrophysiology Action potential propagation on a neuron and between neurons Causes of neural diseases Anatomical and functional imaging of brain and neural system Technologies used in diagnosis and treatment of neural diseases Brain-Computer interfaces Development of a relatively novel diagnosis or treatment approach for a specific neural disease
Course Methods and Techniques	Face-to-face, lecture notes, journal article
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. Bülent Yılmaz
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	The Human Brain Book, Rita Carter, Susan Aldridge, Martyn Page, Steve Parker
Course Notes	Lecture Notes, Lecture Presentations, Reference Books

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%10
Engineering	%70
Health	%20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	6	% 40
Proje/Çizim	1	% 20
Sunum/Seminer	1	% 20
Final examination	1	% 20
Total	9	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	1	5	5
Ev Ödevi	6	5	30
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi	5	5	25
Sunum	1	5	5
Proje	1	10	10
Kısa Sınav	5	4	20
Okuma	8	2	16
Araştırma	5	6	30
Ders dışı çalışma	5	6	30
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	12	12
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 225

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Elucidate the organization and working mechanisms of the brain, neural system and neurons.
2	Describe the neuro-electrophysiological concepts, formation of neural membrane potentials and the propagation of action potentials.
3	List the most frequent neural diseases, their mechanisms, and the technologies used in the treatment of these diseases.
4	Propose a novel treatment approach based on literature, patent, product, user experience research on a neural disease.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Motivation of the course and basics of neuroanatomy
2	Basic neuroelectrophysiology
3	Basic neuroelectrophysiology
4	Formation of action potentials on neurons
5	Modeling of neural action potentials
6	Propagation of action potentials and synaptic transmission of electrical impulse
7	Channels and transporters active in synaptic transmission
8	Anatomy of the eye and vision physiology
9	Neural problems in vision and technologies used in diagnosis and treatment of these problems
10	Anatomy of the ear and auditory physiology
11	Neural problems in auditory system and technologies used in diagnosis and treatment of these problems
12	Neuroimaging techniques I
13	Neuroimaging techniques II
14	Common neural diseases, techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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