Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning; j. a knowledge of contemporary issues, especially those impacting Southwest Florida; k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for bioengineering practice; l. an understanding of entrepreneurship and the ability to write a business plan; and m. an ability to define a community problem and to use an engineering design process to deliver a solution. From Program Criteria for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs Drafted by Bioengineering Working Group, 8/12/05. Revised by Bioengineering Working Group, 8/11/06. Revised to include common outcomes and to better incorporate ABET program

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 12.940.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integrative Design and Experimental Analysis: A Yearlong Laboratory Course in Biomedical EngineeringAbstractUndergraduate degree programs in biomedical engineering and bioengineering require a verybroad array of topics in engineering and biology if they are to adequately prepare graduates forthe fast-growing biotech industry, as well as for graduate and professional school. To providethis breadth of expertise, BME programs typically include coursework in cell and molecularbiology, physiology, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation (including signals and systems, circuits,and biomedical imaging analysis), biomechanics, transport phenomena, and

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Temple, University of California-San Diego; Peter Chen, University of California-San Diego; Robert Sah, University of California-San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

write a research proposal, or on how toperform research. Examples of topics covered in past seminar courses are• the bioengineering problem definition (e.g. a device for clinical application, an instrument for scientific inquiry, a study of a phenomenon of interest to bioengineering) and design objectives,• the design approach (incorporation of available knowledge and establishing a scientific basis),• the definition of the significance of the design (how will a successful design impact a patient and the global community),• the search for information relevant to a design project (what designs have been proposed in the past, have they been successful, and what is the most current information available in

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

work together, the better it gets.”Case Study: Accurate Heart ModelThe impact of this program on individual students can best be illustrated by an example from ourfirst trial experience. A typical case involves a Biomechanical Engineering student with noprevious research experience, and pre-class survey results illustrating her belief that she had Page 12.1053.9below-average aptitude for computer use and independent learning. The industrial challengeoffered to her team came from a pacemaker manufacturer: create both an accurate CAD modeland a mechanically-accurate physical model of the human heart to be used in the development ofpacemakers

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin; Thomas Milner, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, we are not asking the research question: Isdistance education as good as, or better than, traditional education? For we are notmaking the assumption that traditional education is the ideal mode of delivery norare we fully aware of how each of the faculty in our department teach. Instead weare looking at current practice (as described by the faculty and students) and thenidentifying needs and where assistance will be needed.BackgroundThe UT Austin Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering was established in1968. A Department of Biomedical Engineering was established at UT Austin in2001 and the first undergraduate class graduated in 2006. An Inter-InstitutionalDepartment of Biomedical Engineering was created in the fall of 2006 thatincludes