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PHGY 290 Investigation of Human Physiological Responses Units: 3.00
This course is designed to advance critical thinking and practical lab skills through collaborative experimentation on human physiological responses to various stimuli. Upon completion, students should be able to (i) plan and perform experimental protocols, (ii) collect, analyze and interpret data and (iii) produce quality presentations of findings.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Laboratory, 48 Online Activity, 36 Private Study)
Requirements: Corequisite Minimum 2nd year (Level 2) standing, registration in a BHSc, LISC, or BCHM program, and co-req PHGY 215/3.0
Note: We recommend that students should have already completed a statistics course (e.g. HSCI 190/3.0 or equivalent)
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Collaborate with group members to develop a testable hypothesis and experimental design, using an iterative process that incorporates feedback from group members.
- Demonstrate the ability to defend an experimental design with respect to the methods and approaches used to collect experimental data (i.e. heart rate, blood pressure, hand-eye coordination and cognitive ability).
- Evaluate and interpret experimental results to present a study with its limitations in a visual poster, oral presentation or written report.
- Evaluate and report on peer reviewed literature with respect to appropriate ways of measuring physiological responses (heart rate, blood pressure, hand-eye coordination and cognitive ability) to a stimulus.