Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2017
Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie Master | ||||||
Vertiefung in Bewegungswissenschaften und Sport | ||||||
Wahlfächer | ||||||
Wahlfächer II | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
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376-1127-00L | Sportsoziologie | W | 2 KP | 2V | M. Lamprecht | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Die Vorlesung befasst sich mit den aktuellen Veränderungen in Gesellschaft und Sport und gibt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen Problemstellungen und Sichtweisen der Sportsoziologie. | |||||
Lernziel | Die Vorlesung will: - die verschiedenen Dimensionen, Funktionen und Verflechtungen des heutigen Sports darstellen. - in die zentralen Theorien und Modelle der (Sport-) Soziologie einführen. - aufzeigen, inwieweit der Sport ein Abbild der Gesellschaft ist und wie er sich dabei verändert und ausdifferenziert. - anhand von aktuellen Beispielen aus Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und Fernsehen den soziologischen Blick auf den Sport schärfen. | |||||
Inhalt | • Sport und sozialer Wandel: Entwicklungen und Trends • Wirtschaft und Medien: Abhängigkeiten, Wirkungen, Skandale • Unterschiede und Ungleichheiten: Geschlechterdifferenz, Gruppenverhalten, Szenen • Konflikte und Politik: Sportorganisationen, Doping, Gewalt | |||||
Skript | Ausgewählte Materialien zur Vorlesung finden sich unter Link --> Lehre | |||||
Literatur | - Coakley, Jay und Elizabeth Pike (2009): Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies. New York: Mc.Graw-Hill. - Lamprecht, Markus und Hanspeter Stamm (2002): Sport zwischen Kultur, Kult und Kommerz. Zürich: Seismo. - Thiel Ansgar, Klaus Seiberth und Jochen Mayer (2013): Sportsoziologie: Ein Lehrbuch in 13 Lektionen. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer. - Weis, Kurt und Robert Gugutzer (Hg.) (2008): Handbuch Sportsoziologie. Schorndorf: Hofmann. Eine detaillierte Programmübersicht mit weiterführenden Literaturhinweisen wird zu Beginn der Vorlesung abgegeben. | |||||
376-1117-00L | Sportpsychologie | W | 2 KP | 2V | H. Gubelmann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Die Vorlesung ist als Einführung in die Sportpsychologie konzipiert und vermittelt Wissen zu ausgewählten Themenbereichen. | |||||
Lernziel | Die Studierenden erhalten Einblicke in verschiedene Arbeitsbereiche der Sportpsychologie. Um zu verstehen, was «Sportpsychologie» ist und was sie will, müssen Gegenstand, die Aufgaben und die Bezüge der Sportpsychologie geklärt und Grundlagen zu Hauptthemen wie Kognitionen und Emotionen erarbeitet werden. Mit der Vermittlung und Vertiefung weiterer Themen der Sportpsychologie soll die Sachkenntnis gemehrt werden. Ausgewählte Interventionsformen sollen Einblicke in die angewandte Sportpsychologie ermöglichen und psychische Prozesse und ihre Wirkungen im Sport erkennen lassen. Lehrbeispiele aus der Praxis (Fallbeispiele) und praktische Übungen (z.B. Zielsetzungstraining) sollen die Studierenden dazu animieren, vermehrt sportpsychologische Anwendungsformen in ihrer Sportpraxis zu reflektieren und zu integrieren. | |||||
Inhalt | Thematische Schwerpunkte: - Einführung in die Sportpsychologie - Kognitionen: Visualisierung und Mentales Training - Emotionen und Stress: - Motivation: Zielsetzung - Karriere im Leistungssport - Trainer-Athlet-Interaktion - Mentale Rehabilitation von Sportverletzungen - Gruppe, Mannschaft und Zuschauer: Sozialpsychologische Phänomene Lernformen: Die ausgewählten Themen und Inhalte werden in Form einer Vorlesung vermittelt. Die Kombination von wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Studien mit Anwendungsbeispielen und Trainingsmethoden erleichtert den Studierenden den Theorie-Praxisbezug. Eine abschliessende Feldexkursion (Weltcup-Skispringen in Engelberg) dient der Veranschaulichung sportpsychologischer Interventionen im Spitzensport. | |||||
Skript | Unterrichtsmaterialien zu den einzelnen Veranstaltungen werden den Studierenden zur Verfügung gestellt. | |||||
Literatur | Pflichtlektüre: Alfermann, D. & Stoll, O. (2010). Sportpsychologie: Ein Lehrbuch in 12 Lektionen. (3. Aufl.), Aachen u.a.: Meyer & Meyer. Empfohlen: Gerrig, J.P. (2014). Psychologie. (20. Aufl.), München u.a.: Pearson. | |||||
376-1151-00L | Translation of Basic Research Findings from Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging Number of participants limited to 30. | W | 3 KP | 2V | C. Ewald | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Recently, several start-up companies are aiming to translate basic molecular findings into new drugs/therapeutic interventions to slow aging or post-pone age-related diseases (e.g., Google founded Calico or Craig Venter's Human Longevity, Inc.). This course will teach students the basic skill sets to formulate their own ideas, design experiments to test them and explains the next steps to translat | |||||
Lernziel | The overall goal of this course is to be able to analyse current therapeutic interventions to identify an unmet need in molecular biology of aging and apply scientific thinking to discover new mechanisms that could be used as a novel therapeutic intervention. Learning objectives include: 1. Evaluate the current problem of our aging population, the impact of age-dependent diseases and current strategies to prevent these age-dependent diseases. 2. Analyse/compare current molecular/genetic strategies that address these aging problems. 3. Analyse case studies about biotech companies in the aging sector. Apply the scientific methods to formulate basic research questions to address these problems. 4. Generate own hypotheses (educated guess/idea), design experiments to test them, and map out the next steps to translate them. | |||||
Inhalt | Overview of aging and age-related diseases. Key discoveries in molecular biology of aging. Case studies of biotech companies addressing age-related complications. Brief introduction from bench to bedside with focus on start-up companies. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | No compulsory prerequisites, but student should have basic knowledge about genetics and molecular biology. | |||||
376-1177-00L | Human Factors I | W | 3 KP | 2V | M. Menozzi Jäckli, R. Huang, M. Siegrist | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Every day humans interact with various systems. Strategies of interaction, individual needs, physical & mental abilities, and system properties are important factors in controlling the quality and performance in interaction processes. In the lecture, factors are investigated by basic scientific approaches. Discussed topics are important for optimizing people's satisfaction & overall performance. | |||||
Lernziel | The goal of the lecture is to empower students in better understanding the applied theories, principles, and methods in various applications. Students are expected to learn about how to enable an efficient and qualitatively high standing interaction between human and the environment, considering costs, benefits, health, and safety as well. Thus, an ergonomic design and evaluation process of products, tasks, and environments may be promoted in different disciplines. The goal is achieved in addressing a broad variety of topics and embedding the discussion in macroscopic factors such as the behavior of consumers and objectives of economy. | |||||
Inhalt | - Physiological, physical, and cognitive factors in sensation and perception - Body spaces and functional anthropometry, Digital Human Models - Experimental techniques in assessing human performance and well-being - Human factors and ergonomics in system designs, product development and innovation - Human information processing and biological cybernetics - Interaction among consumers, environments, behavior, and tasks | |||||
Literatur | - Gavriel Salvendy, Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th edition (2012), is available on NEBIS as electronic version and for free to ETH students - Further textbooks are introduced in the lecture - Brouchures, checklists, key articles etc. are uploaded in ILIAS | |||||
376-1179-00L | Applications of Cybernetics in Ergonomics | W | 1 KP | 1U | M. Menozzi Jäckli, Y.‑Y. Hedinger Huang, R. Huang | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Cybernetics systems have been studied and applied in various research fields, such as applications in the ergonomics domain. Research interests include the man-machine interaction (MMI) topic which involving the performance in multi-model interactions, quantification in gestalt principles in product development; or the information processing matter. | |||||
Lernziel | To learn and practice cybernetics principles in interface designs and product development. | |||||
Inhalt | - Fitt's law applied in manipulation tasks - Hick-Hyman law applied in design of the driver assistance systems - Vigilance applied in quality inspection - Accommodation/vergence crosslink function - Cross-link models in neurobiology- the ocular motor control system - Human performance in optimization of production lines | |||||
Literatur | Gavriel Salvendy, Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th edition (2012) | |||||
376-1219-00L | Rehabilitation Engineering II: Rehabilitation of Sensory and Vegetative Functions | W | 3 KP | 2V | R. Riener, O. Lambercy | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Rehabilitation Engng is the application of science and technology to ameliorate the handicaps of individuals with disabilities to reintegrate them into society.The goal is to present classical and new rehabilitation engineering principles applied to compensate or enhance motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. Focus is on the restoration and treatment of the human sensory and vegetative system. | |||||
Lernziel | Provide knowledge on the anatomy and physiology of the human sensory system, related dysfunctions and pathologies, and how rehabilitation engineering can provide sensory restoration and substitution. This lecture is independent from Rehabilitation Engineering I. Thus, both lectures can be visited in arbitrary order. | |||||
Inhalt | Introduction, problem definition, overview Rehabilitation of visual function - Anatomy and physiology of the visual sense - Technical aids (glasses, sensor substitution) - Retina and cortex implants Rehabilitation of hearing function - Anatomy and physiology of the auditory sense - Hearing aids - Cochlea Implants Rehabilitation and use of kinesthetic and tactile function - Anatomy and physiology of the kinesthetic and tactile sense - Tactile/haptic displays for motion therapy (incl. electrical stimulation) - Role of displays in motor learning Rehabilitation of vestibular function - Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular sense - Rehabilitation strategies and devices (e.g. BrainPort) Rehabilitation of vegetative Functions - Cardiac Pacemaker - Phrenic stimulation, artificial breathing aids - Bladder stimulation, artificial sphincter Brain stimulation and recording - Deep brain stimulation for patients with Parkinson, epilepsy, depression - Brain-Computer Interfaces | |||||
Literatur | Introductory Books: An Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering. R. A. Cooper, H. Ohnabe, D. A. Hobson (Eds.). Taylor & Francis, 2007. Principles of Neural Science. E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, T. M Jessell (Eds.). Mc Graw Hill, New York, 2000. Force and Touch Feedback for Virtual Reality. G. C. Burdea (Ed.). Wiley, New York, 1996 (available on NEBIS). Human Haptic Perception, Basics and Applications. M. Grunwald (Ed.). Birkhäuser, Basel, 2008. The Sense of Touch and Its Rendering, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics 45, A. Bicchi et al.(Eds). Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2008. Interaktive und autonome Systeme der Medizintechnik - Funktionswiederherstellung und Organersatz. Herausgeber: J. Werner, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag 2005. Neural prostheses - replacing motor function after desease or disability. Eds.: R. Stein, H. Peckham, D. Popovic. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Advances in Rehabilitation Robotics - Human-Friendly Technologies on Movement Assistance and Restoration for People with Disabilities. Eds: Z.Z. Bien, D. Stefanov (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Science, No. 306). Springer Verlag Berlin 2004. Intelligent Systems and Technologies in Rehabilitation Engineering. Eds: H.N.L. Teodorescu, L.C. Jain (International Series on Computational Intelligence). CRC Press Boca Raton, 2001. Selected Journal Articles and Web Links: Abbas, J., Riener, R. (2001) Using mathematical models and advanced control systems techniques to enhance neuroprosthesis function. Neuromodulation 4, pp. 187-195. Bach-y-Rita P., Tyler M., and Kaczmarek K (2003). Seeing with the brain. International journal of human-computer-interaction, 15(2):285-295. Burdea, G., Popescu, V., Hentz, V., and Colbert, K. (2000): Virtual reality-based orthopedic telerehabilitation, IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., 8, pp. 430-432 Colombo, G., Jörg, M., Schreier, R., Dietz, V. (2000) Treadmill training of paraplegic patients using a robotic orthosis. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, vol. 37, pp. 693-700. Hayward, V. (2008): A Brief Taxonomy of Tactile Illusions and Demonstrations That Can Be Done In a Hardware Store. Brain Research Bulletin, Vol 75, No 6, pp 742-752 Krebs, H.I., Hogan, N., Aisen, M.L., Volpe, B.T. (1998): Robot-aided neurorehabilitation, IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., 6, pp. 75-87 Levesque. V. (2005). Blindness, technology and haptics. Technical report, McGill University. Available at: Link Quintern, J. (1998) Application of functional electrical stimulation in paraplegic patients. NeuroRehabilitation 10, pp. 205-250. Riener, R., Nef, T., Colombo, G. (2005) Robot-aided neurorehabilitation for the upper extremities. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 43(1), pp. 2-10. Riener, R. (1999) Model-based development of neuroprostheses for paraplegic patients. Royal Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences 354, pp. 877-894. The vOICe. Link. VideoTact, ForeThought Development, LLC. Link | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Target Group: Students of higher semesters and PhD students of - D-MAVT, D-ITET, D-INFK, D-HEST - Biomedical Engineering, Robotics, Systems and Control - Medical Faculty, University of Zurich Students of other departments, faculties, courses are also welcome This lecture is independent from Rehabilitation Engineering I. Thus, both lectures can be visited in arbitrary order. | |||||
376-1714-00L | Biocompatible Materials | W | 4 KP | 3G | K. Maniura, J. Möller, M. Zenobi-Wong | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Introduction to molecules used for biomaterials, molecular interactions between different materials and biological systems (molecules, cells, tissues). The concept of biocompatibility is discussed and important techniques from biomaterials research and development are introduced. | |||||
Lernziel | The class consists of three parts: 1. Introdcution into molecular characteristics of molecules involved in the materials-to-biology interface. Molecular design of biomaterials. 2. The concept of biocompatibility. 3. Introduction into methodology used in biomaterials research and application. | |||||
Inhalt | Introduction into native and polymeric biomaterials used for medical applications. The concepts of biocompatibility, biodegradation and the consequences of degradation products are discussed on the molecular level. Different classes of materials with respect to potential applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery are introduced. Strong focus lies on the molecular interactions between materials having very different bulk and/or surface chemistry with living cells, tissues and organs. In particular the interface between the materials surfaces and the eukaryotic cell surface and possible reactions of the cells with an implant material are elucidated. Techniques to design, produce and characterize materials in vitro as well as in vivo analysis of implanted and explanted materials are discussed. In addition, a link between academic research and industrial entrepreneurship is established by external guest speakers. | |||||
Skript | Handouts can be accessed online. | |||||
Literatur | Literatur Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine, Ratner B.D. et al, 3rd Edition, 2013 Comprehensive Biomaterials, Ducheyne P. et al., 1st Edition, 2011 (available online via ETH library) Handouts provided during the classes and references therin. | |||||
376-1720-00L | Application of MATLAB in the Human Movement Sciences | W | 2 KP | 2G | R. van de Langenberg | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Basierend auf bewegungstypischen Messungen (Kinematik, Kinetik, Muskelaktivität, etc.) werden die Grundzüge der Datenverarbeitung und Datendarstellung mittels MATLAB vermittelt. | |||||
Lernziel | Selbstständiges Einlesen, Darstellen und Weiterverarbeiten von für die Bewegungs-wissenschaften typischen Messdaten in MATLAB. | |||||
Inhalt | Grenzen von Excel; Möglichkeiten von MATLAB; Einlesen diverses Datentypen, Darstellen eines und mehrerer Signale; Beseitigen eines Offsets und Filtern der Daten anhand von selbstgeschriebenen Funktionen; Normieren und Parametrisieren von Daten; Reliabilität; Interpolieren, Differenzieren und Integrieren in MATLAB. | |||||
Literatur | In der Vorlesung wird auf diverse elektronische Einführungen in MATLAB aufmerksam gemacht. Jede Vorlesung wird den Studenten in Skript-Form zur Verfügung gestellt. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Laptop samt installiertem WLAN und MATLAB (Version 2009 oder höher) sind mitzubringen. Gegebenenfalls kann zu zweit an einem Laptop gearbeitet werden. Eine MATLAB-Studentenversion kann gratis über Stud-IDES bezogen werden. | |||||
376-1722-00L | Paraplegie und Sport Voraussetzung: Anatomie und Physiologie | W | 2 KP | 2V | C. Perret | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Vertiefte Auseinandersetzung mit den Einschränkungen und Komplikationen infolge einer Querschnittlähmung, sowie deren Auswirkungen auf Trainierbarkeit und Leistungsfähigkeit von Menschen im Rollstuhl. Überblick über die klinische Anwendung leistungsdiagnostischer Testverfahren sowie die Umsetzung sportwissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse zur Optimierung der Rehabilitation bis hin zum Spitzensport. | |||||
Lernziel | Kenntnis der grundlegenden Pathophysiologie und Komplikationen nach Eintritt einer Querschnittlähmung, deren Auswirkungen auf körperliches Training und Trainierbarkeit in der Rehabilitation, sowie im Breiten- und Spitzensport | |||||
Inhalt | Folgende paraplegiologischen Themen werden behandelt: Epidemiologie und Aetiologie Querschnittsyndrome; Komplikationen und Auswirkungen einer Querschnittlähmung; Trainierbarkeit/Leistungsphysiologie bei Querschnittlähmung; Geschichte und Organisation Rollstuhlsport; Spitzensport und Querschnittlähmung | |||||
Literatur | Allgemeine weiterführende Literatur: G.A. Zäch, H. G. Koch Paraplegie - ganzheitliche Rehabilitation Karger-Verlag, 2006 ISBN 3-8055-7980-2 V. Goosey-Tolfrey Wheelchair sport: A complete guide for athletes, coaches and teachers Human Kinetics, 2010 Y.C. Vanlandewijck, W.R. Thompson The Paralympic Athlete Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 ISBN 978-1-4443-3404-3 Liz Broad Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes CRC Press 2014 ISBN 978-1-4665-0756-2 Y.C. Vanlandewijck, W.R. Thompson Training and Coaching the Paralympic Athlete Wiley-Blackwell, 2016 ISBN 978-1-119-04433-8 | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Voraussetzung:Vorlesung Anatomie/Physiologie besucht! | |||||
376-1974-00L | Colloquium in Biomechanics | W | 2 KP | 2K | B. Helgason, S. J. Ferguson, R. Müller, J. G. Snedeker, W. R. Taylor, K. Würtz-Kozak, M. Zenobi-Wong | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Current topics in biomechanics presented by speakers from academia and industry. | |||||
Lernziel | Getting insight into actual areas and problems of biomechanics. | |||||
376-1985-00L | Trauma Biomechanics | W | 4 KP | 2V + 1U | K.‑U. Schmitt, M. H. Muser | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Trauma-Biomechanik ist ein interdiszipliäres Fach, das sich mit der Biomechanik von Verletzungen sowie Möglichkeiten zur Prävention von Verletzungen beschäftigt. Die Vorlesung stellt die Grundlagen der Trauma-Biomechanik dar. | |||||
Lernziel | Vermittlung von Grundlagen der Trauma-Biomechanik. | |||||
Inhalt | Die Vorlesung beschäftigt sich mit Verletzungen des menschlichen Körpers und den zugrunde liegenden Verletzungsmechanismen. Hierbei bilden Verletzungen, die im Strassenverkehr erlitten werden, den Schwerpunkt. Weitere Vorlesungsthemen sind: Crash-Tests und die dazugehörige Messtechnik (z. B. Dummys), sowie aktuelle Themen der Trauma-Biomechanik. | |||||
Skript | Unterlagen werden zur Verfügung gestellt. | |||||
Literatur | Schmitt K-U, Niederer P, M. Muser, Walz F: "Trauma Biomechanics - An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics" bzw. "Trauma-Biomechanik - Einführung in die Biomechanik von Verletzungen", beide Springer Verlag. | |||||
376-2017-00L | Biomechanik von Sportverletzungen und Rehabilitation | W | 3 KP | 2V | K.‑U. Schmitt, J. Goldhahn | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Die Veranstaltung vermittelt die Grundlagen der Verletzungsbiomechanik. Sportverletzungen und deren Rehabilitation bilden dabei den Schwerpunkt der Vorlesung. | |||||
Lernziel | In dieser Veranstaltung sollen Sie Grundlagen der Traumabiomechanik erlernen. Anhand von Beispielen aus dem Sport lernen Sie verschiedene Mechanismen, die zu Verletzungen des menschlichen Körpers führen können, kennen. Sie sollen ein Verständnis für das Entstehen von Verletzungen entwickeln, das Sie in die Lage versetzt Verletzungspotentiale abzuschätzen und präventive Massnahmen zu entwickeln. | |||||
Inhalt | Die Veranstaltung beschäftigt sich mit den Grundlagen der Verletzungsmechanik und der Rehabilitation. Es wird untersucht, wie Verletzungen entstehen und wie sie verhindert werden können. Die Vorlesung konzentriert sich dabei auf Verletzungen, die im Sport erlitten werden. | |||||
Skript | Unterlagen werden zur Verfügung gestellt. | |||||
Literatur | Schmitt K-U, Niederer P, M. Muser, Walz F: "Trauma Biomechanics - An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics" bzw. "Trauma-Biomechanik - Einführung in die Biomechanik von Verletzungen", beide Springer Verlag | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Die Mitarbeit an einer Gruppenarbeit ist fester Bestandteil der Veranstaltung. Die Gruppenarbeit wird benotet und zählt somit zur Gesamtnote der Vorlesung hinzu. Nähere Informationen werden in der ersten Vorlesung gegeben. | |||||
376-2019-00L | Angewandte Bewegungsanalyse | W | 2 KP | 2G | R. Scharpf, S. Lorenzetti | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Anhand von praktischen Beispielen aus Sport, Alltag und Therapie werden verschiedene Methoden der Bewegungsanalyse angewendet und verglichen. | |||||
Lernziel | Die Studierenden können menschliche Bewegungen mithilfe verschiedener Methoden der Bewegungsanalyse gezielt beurteilen. | |||||
Inhalt | Im Verlauf des Studiums lernen Studierende verschiedene Methoden der Bewegungsanalyse kennen: Funktionale, morphologische, klinische, mechanische, systemdynamische, usw. Diese werden anhand von konkreten Beispielen angewendet und gegenübergestellt. Basis bilden Bewegungen aus Sport, Alltag und Therapie wie Unihockey, Geräteturnen/ Akrobatik, Badminton, Gehen/ Laufen, Krafttraining. In einer ersten Phase der Vorlesung werden die Ansätze im Plenum vorgestellt und praktisch umgesetzt. In einer zweiten werden individuelle Projekte in kleinen Teams ausgearbeitet, vorgestellt und bewertet. | |||||
Skript | Allfällige Unterlagen werden auf moodle zur Verfügung gestellt. | |||||
551-1153-00L | Systems Biology of Metabolism Number of participants limited to 15. | W | 4 KP | 2V | U. Sauer, N. Zamboni, M. Zampieri | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Starting from contemporary biological problems related to metabolism, the course focuses on systems biological approaches to address them. In a problem-oriented, this-is-how-it-is-done manner, we thereby teach modern methods and concepts. | |||||
Lernziel | Develop a deeper understanding of how relevant biological problems can be solved, thereby providing advanced insights to key experimental and computational methods in systems biology. | |||||
Inhalt | The course will be given as a mixture of lectures, studies of original research and guided discussions that focus on current research topics. For each particular problem studied, we will work out how the various methods work and what their capabilities/limits are. The problem areas range from microbial metabolism to cancer cell metabolism and from metabolic networks to regulation networks in populations and single cells. Key methods to be covered are various modeling approaches, metabolic flux analyses, metabolomics and other omics. | |||||
Skript | Script and original publications will be supplied during the course. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The course extends many of the generally introduced concepts and methods of the Concept Course in Systems Biology. It requires a good knowledge of biochemistry and basics of mathematics and chemistry. | |||||
752-3105-00L | Physiology Guided Food Structure and Process Design | W | 3 KP | 2V | E. J. Windhab, B. Le Révérend, T. Wooster | |
Kurzbeschreibung | A “cook-and look” approach to process design is no longer applicable in the current environmental, nutritional and competitive constraints. The modern R&D chemical/food engineer should have a clear focus on the desired structure that needs to be achieved to design a process line or a processing equipment, coupled with in depth knowledge of the processed materials. | |||||
Lernziel | The objective of this course is to highlight the intimate links between human physiology and product sensory and nutritional functions. To optimize these functions, an understanding of the physiological functions that interact and encode the actions of those product structures must be well understood. Therefore the objective of this course is for students to be equipped with a skill set that will encompass basic digestion and sensory physiology knowledge and food structures. The students will be exposed to this interplay all along the GI tract, including taste, aroma and texture perception, swallowing mechanics and gastro intestinal digestion with an engineering or physical sciences angle. | |||||
752-6105-00L | Epidemiology and Prevention Information für UZH Studierende: Die Lerneinheit kann nur an der ETH belegt werden. Die Belegung des Moduls CS16_101 an der UZH ist nicht möglich. Beachten Sie die Einschreibungstermine an der ETH für UZH Studierende: Link | W | 3 KP | 2V | M. Puhan, R. Heusser | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The module „Epidemiology and prevention“ describes the process of scientific discovery from the detection of a disease and its causes, to the development and evaluation of preventive and treatment interventions and to improved population health. | |||||
Lernziel | The overall goal of the course is to introduce students to epidemiological thinking and methods, which are criticial pillars for medical and public health research. Students will also become aware on how epidemiological facts are used in prevention, practice and politics. | |||||
Inhalt | The module „Epidemiology and prevention“ follows an overall framework that describes the course of scientific discovery from the detection of a disease to the development of prevention and treatment interventions and their evaluation in clinical trials and real world settings. We will discuss study designs in the context of existing knowledge and the type of evidence needed to advance knowledge. Examples form nutrition, chronic and infectious diseases will be used in order to show the underlying concepts and methods. | |||||
752-6151-00L | Public Health Concepts | W | 3 KP | 2V | R. Heusser | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The module "public health concepts" offers an introduction to key principles of public health. Students get acquainted with the concepts and methods of epidemiology. Students also learn to use epidemiological data for prevention and health promotion purposes. Public health concepts and intervention strategies are presented, using examples from infectious and chronic diseases. | |||||
Lernziel | At the end of this module students are able: - to interpret the results of epidemiological studies - to critically assess scientific literature - to know the definition, dimensions and determinants of health - to plan public health interventions and health promotion projects | |||||
Inhalt | Concepts of descriptive and analytical epidemiology, study designs, measures of effect, confounding and bias, screening, surveilllance, definition of health and health promotion, health dimensions and health determinants, prevention strategies, public health interventions, public health action cycle, epidemiology and prevention of infectious and chronic diseases (HIV, Tuberculosis, Obesity, Public health nutrition). | |||||
Skript | Handouts are provided to students in the classroom. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Language of the course is english | |||||
752-6403-00L | Nutrition and Performance | W | 2 KP | 2V | S. Mettler, M. B. Zimmermann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course introduces basic concepts of the interaction between nutrition and exercise and cognitive performance. | |||||
Lernziel | To understand the potential effects of nutrition on exercise performance, with a focus on concepts and principles of nutrition before, during and after exercise. | |||||
Inhalt | The course will cover elementary aspects of sports nutrition physiology, including carbohydrate, glycogen, fat, protein and energy metabolism. A main focus will be to understand nutritional aspects before exercise to be prepared for intensive exercise bouts, how exercise performance can be supported by nutrition during exercise and how recovery can be assisted by nutrition after exercise. Although this is a scientific course, it is a goal of the course to translate basic sports nutrition science into practical sports nutrition examples. | |||||
Skript | Lecture slides and required handouts will be available on the ETH website. | |||||
Literatur | Information on further reading will be announced during the lecture. There will be some mandatory as well as voluntary readings. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | General knowledge about nutrition, human biology, physiology and biochemistry is a prerequisite for this course. The course builds on basic nutrition and biochemistry knowledge to address exercise and performance related aspects of nutrition. The course is designed for 3rd year Bachelor students, Master students and postgraduate students (MAS/CAS). Language: English It is strongly recommended to attend the lectures. The lecture (including the handouts) is not designed for distance education. | |||||
Vertiefung in Gesundheit, Ernährung und Umwelt | ||||||
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Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
701-1701-00L | Human Health, Nutrition and Environment: Term Paper Only for students of the Major Human Health, Nutrition and Environment. | O | 6 KP | 13A | J. Nuessli Guth, T. Julian, K. McNeill, M. B. Zimmermann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Writing of a review paper of scientific quality on a topic in the domain of Human Health, Nutrition and Environment based on critical evaluation of scientific literature. | |||||
Lernziel | - Acquisition of knowledge in the field of the review paper - Assessment of original literature as well as synthesis and analysis of the findings - Practising of academic writing in English - Giving an oral presentation with discussion on the topic of the review paper | |||||
Inhalt | Topics are offered in the domains of the major 'Human Health, Nutrition and Environment' covering 'Public Health', 'Infectious Diseases', 'Nutrition and Health' and 'Environment and Health'. | |||||
Skript | Guidelines will be handed out in the beginning. | |||||
Literatur | Literature will be identified based on the topic chosen. | |||||
376-0300-00L | Translational Science for Health and Medicine | O | 3 KP | 2G | J. Goldhahn, G. von Krogh, C. Wolfrum | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Translational science is a cross disciplinary scientific research that is motivated by the need for practical applications that help people. The course should help to clarify basics of translational science, illustrate successful applications and should enable students to integrate key features into their future projects. | |||||
Lernziel | After completing this course, students will be able to understand: Principles of translational science (including project planning, ethics application, basics of resource management and interdisciplinary communication) | |||||
Inhalt | What is translational science and what is it not? How to identify need? - Disease concepts and consequences for research - Basics about incidence, prevalence etc., and orphan indications How to choose the appropriate research type and methodology - Ethical considerations including ethics application - Pros and cons of different types of research - Coordination of complex approaches incl. timing and resources How to measure success? - Outcome variables - Improving the translational process Challenges of communication? How independent is translational science? - Academic boundary conditions vs. industrial influences Positive and negative examples will be illustrated by distinguished guest speakers. |
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