Available courses

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This is a three weeks blended learning course on Central Nervous System to understand the functioning of our brain.

The course will cover the following topics:

Topic-1- Synapse

Topic-2- Reflexes

Topic-3- Sensory Receptors

Topic-4- Spinal cord lesions

Course objectives:

Describe and discuss the structure, types and classification of Synapses, electrical events and inhibition of synapses with various properties of synapses

Reflexes- The structure and classification of reflexes

Describe and discuss the Monosynaptic reflexes-Stretch reflex and the properties of reflexes

Demonstrate the Monosynaptic reflexes and Polysynaptic reflexes

Course outcome:

It is a blended learning course consisting of core videos of short duration on the topics given and supplementary materials in the form of video and text materials. Discussion forum and assignments will be given to enhance and grade the knowledge of the learner.

At the end of course learner is expected to grasp the concept effectively and able to reproduce it.

Assessments:

Assessments will be in the form of quiz, MCQs and short answer forms

Discussion forum:

The discussion forum will be open for all. Both students and teacher can respond and enhance the knowledge of learners

 

 

 

Nervous System

This is a three weeks blended learning course on Physiology of Vision to understand the functioning of our eyes.

The course will cover the following topics:

Topic-1- Functional Anatomy of eye

Topic-2- Optics- Image forming mechanism

Topic-3- Colour vision

Topic-4- Visual pathway and visual cortex

Topic-5- Photoreceptor mechanism-mechanism of phototransduction

Topic-6- Processing of visual signal

Course objectives:

Describe and discuss the functional anatomy of eye, physiology of image formation, colour vision, refractive errors, physiology of pupil and light reflex

Photoreceptor mechanism- structure of photopigments, mechanism of phototransduction

Describe and discuss the Physiological basis of lesion in visual pathway

Demonstrate the test of visual acuity, colour vision and field of vision

Course outcome:

It is a blended learning course consisting of core videos of short duration on the topics given and supplementary materials in the form of video and text materials. Discussion forum and assignments will be given to enhance and grade the knowledge of the learner.

At the end of course learner is expected to grasp the concept effectively and able to reproduce it.

Assessments:

Assessments will be in the form of quiz, MCQs and short answer forms

Discussion forum:

Discussion forum will be open for all. Both students and teacher can response and enhance the knowledge of learners