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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

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Biomedical

projects for developing world hospitals. Page 11.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integration of Diverse Laboratory Experiences throughout the Biomedical Engineering CurriculumAbstractLaboratory instruction is crucial in bioengineering curricula to introduce biological andphysiological measurements as well as to foster an understanding of the complex nature ofbiological systems. Traditionally, stand-alone bioengineering laboratory courses providedstudents an opportunity to learn the function and operation of instrumentation as well as toanalyze data by applying theories learned

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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

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Biomedical

2006-1384: METHODS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONALREFORM IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGThomas Harris, Vanderbilt University Thomas R. Harris is the Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Medicine at Vanderbilt University. He is currently Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and the Ph.D. degree from Tulane University in that field. He holds an M.D. degree from Vanderbilt University. His current interests focus on the development of learning science and learning technology for bioengineering. He is currently

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Biomedical

beginning of this period and present aposter of their project at the end of the summer.Faculty from the University of Texas at Austin, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Universityof Texas Health Science Center-Houston, and Rice University have participated in this program.Students from the University of Texas (summers of 2004, 2005) and Rice University (summer of2005) have participated in the program. The program evaluations showed an increase in studentinterest in translational research careers. We believe programs of this kind will create anundergraduate experience that is well suited to develop a new generation of translationalresearchers in medicine and biomedical engineering.MotivationThe NIH Roadmap Initiative identified opportunities in

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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Howard, Vanderbilt University; Robert Roselli, Purdue University

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Biomedical

2006-1199: FACILITATING THE DESIGN OF DIAGNOSTIC LEARNINGMODULES WITH CAPELarry Howard, Vanderbilt University Larry P. Howard is a Senior Research Scientist with the Institute for Software Integrated Systems at Vanderbilt University. He is the developer of the Courseware Authoring and Packaging Environment (CAPE) and the VaNTH experimental Learning Management System (eLMS).Robert Roselli, Purdue University Robert J. Roselli is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He has served as Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Education Director for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center in Bioengineering Learning

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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Goldberg, Marquette University

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Biomedical

those of others in the organization help the companymeet its goals. Knowledge of basic business functions such as accounting, marketing, finance,and an understanding of organizational behavior are also important.Undergraduate biomedical engineering curricula include courses in math, physics, chemistry,biology, physiology, design, and the engineering sciences. Students usually take elective coursesin the social studies and the humanities. Due to the lack of additional elective credits in analready full curriculum, very few biomedical engineers take any business or management coursesas undergraduates, and few have an understanding of the regulatory aspects of medical devicedevelopment.Most engineers are not prepared for their first management

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

sophisticatedequipment that is both available, accessible with reasonable acquisition and operation costs,robust, and simple enough to use such that the basics can be mastered within a few laboratoryperiods. What began as an ad-hoc collection of this type of equipment has now sharpened focusto become an integrated system for obtaining, analyzing, and incorporating biological data intoproduct designs. In designing the COSMM laboratory, the goals were to help retain students,provide for close industrial participation, and to provide an integrative vehicle at a critical stage Page 11.362.2in the student’s educational career. The result provides a theme for

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John Denis Enderle, University of Connecticut; Amy Lerner, University of Rochester; Samantha Jacques; Peter Katona, The Whitaker Foundation

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Biomedical

education for an equally long time.In 1968, the ASEE stated “In engineering colleges it is vital that there be the fullestpossible integration of research with the educational purpose of the university.” 12Although research experiences give students significant educational benefit, they do notreplace the skills learned through a rigorous and disciplined design process. Theoutcomes of design are vastly different than those of research. Those differences make itnecessary to differentiate between the experiences and ensure students receive theeducation necessary to function as an engineer in today’s society. While it is clear thatdesign is an absolute requirement of an engineering curriculum, the shades of gray willcontinue to challenge the

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Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

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Biomedical

re-configured for BME. This provided thestudents with a basic understanding of EE concepts, enabling the students to apply circuitconcepts to bioinstrumentation. Conversely, some BME departments cover bioinstrumentationthrough a measurements principles course, neglecting the underlying circuit principles. Thisapproach teaches students how to use measurement devices, but misses an opportunity to exposestudents to the operating principles of these measurement devices and engineering analysistechniques such as system modeling and time and frequency domain analysis. To incorporate EE principles into a BME curriculum, the Weldon School of BiomedicalEngineering has developed a novel, one semester bioinstrumentation laboratory course

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Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

evidence of understanding? 3. What learning experiences and teaching promote understanding, interest, and excellence?”[13]In other words, what should your criteria encompass? What would constitute evidence ofachieving those criteria? What does or could occur in the context of a course/curriculum thatwould demonstrate and promote achievement of those criteria?When writing or critiquing performance criteria, it may be helpful to consider different types ofcriteria. In Educative Assessment: designing assessments to inform and improve studentperformance[14], an excellent resource, Wiggins describes different types of criteria including“Impact of performance,” “Work quality and craftsmanship,” “Adequacy of methods andbehaviors,” “Validity of content

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Markus Billeter, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Institute for Biomedical; Grace M. Nijm, Northwestern University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University; Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

Fellowship. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in ECE at Northwestern University.Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University BUGRAHAN YALVAC is a postdoctoral fellow in assessment studies for the VaNTH ERC at Northwestern University. He holds B.S. degrees in Physics and Physics Education and an M.S. degree in Science Education from METU, Ankara. For his Ph.D. studies at Penn State, he majored in Curriculum and Instruction and minored in Science, Technology, and Society (STS).Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University ALAN V. SAHAKIAN earned the Ph.D. in ECE at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1984. Since then he has been at Northwestern University where he is currently Professor of BME and

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo

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Biomedical

of information is sacrificed for quality and depth of learning. 4) The Bucknell Biomedical Engineering Program teaches a number of small classes in an integrated lab/lecture format. It is expected to be more challenging to translate this progression to courses with large enrollments and specified lab times. 5) Preparing students to design a project in three weeks is difficult. Page 11.1056.5Addressing the Challenges:Although not all of the challenges above can be addressed, there are some generalguidelines that were found to be helpful: 1) Letting students know up front what they will be doing, and

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Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Denis Enderle, University of Connecticut

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Biomedical

/dental schoolrequirements of one year of biology and organic chemistry in our curriculum. An additionalcourse in the curriculum like genetics, molecular biology or biochemistry would be an asset.Many universities are requiring engineering programs to reduce the total number of credit hours,while increasing the number of general education credit requirements. In the past year at theUniversity of Connecticut (UConn), we were forced to reduce the number of semester credithours in BME from 133 to 127 . This has caused us to rethink our curriculum and to optimizeour course offerings.Another consideration in a BME curriculum is ABET, the organization that accredits allengineering programs. ABET's Engineering Criteria 2000 allows programs to define