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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1705: A SINGLE PLATFORM TO TEACH CIRCUIT DESIGN,BIOINSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL & SIGNAL PROCESSING INBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGShekhar Sharad, National Instruments Page 12.112.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Single Platform to Teach Circuit Design, Bioinstrumentation, Control & Signal Processing in Biomedical EngineeringTraditional Biomedical Engineering programs use multiple software platforms to teachbiomedical engineering concepts in circuit design, bioinstrumentation, control and signalprocessing. As a result, the students spend a lot of time learning the different tools instead oflearning the concepts. With the

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Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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Biomedical

Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. Anne Kaboray is the Supervisor of Rehabilitation at Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. Carol Hasenjager is the Program Director of Employment Support Services at Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc. Page 12.453.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design for the Disabled as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory ProjectAbstractThe integration of design into

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

, I was prepared with the equipment and protocols I had used, to continue to solve problems and learn new protocols and how to use other equipment to complete my tasks. • Huey*, Louie*, and Dewey* taught me the basics of laboratory research (i.e.- chick surgery) and then I got to teach some of it to Thelma* and Louise*. Having to explain something well enough that someone else can do it ensured that I really knew what I was doing. Furthermore, it gave me a 'teaching experience' that I'm sure will be helpful in grad school when I have undergrads working under me. • I learned a great deal from other students and professors working in lab. By

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kang-Mieler

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Biomedical

is to teach fundamentalconcepts of neural function with an emphasis on quantitative analysis. Originally, this class wascreated as a lecture only class based on a traditional neuroscience class. However, it has beenshown that students learn more effectively when the concepts are demonstrated through eitherhands-on or computer simulated laboratory modules. In order to enhance the learningexperience, several laboratory modules and computer simulations were incorporated into theBME 445 class. Students found the modules enjoyable and helpful to deepen theirunderstanding of the material. Overall, it was beneficial to introduce these hands-onexperimental modules into a traditional neural science class for the BME students.IntroductionWhat is hands

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1803: INTEGRATIVE DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS: AYEARLONG LABORATORY COURSE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGTimothy Allen, University of Virginia Dr. Timothy E. Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Allen's teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and capstone design courses in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational systems biology and genomics.Brett Blackman

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College; Lionel Craddock, Bluefield State College; Susan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College; Martha Eborall, Bluefield State College; Lewis Foster, Bluefield State College; Stephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Betsy Tretola, Virginia Tech; Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Oswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

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Biomedical

aproject-centric teaching paradigm to engage students. In this project, the faculty and theirstudents at Bluefield State College (BSC) were introduced to the concepts of CI. The coursemodules were further modified by BSC to fit the students’ and training objectives. We reporthere the first implementation and assessment of the CI course using BSC’s Center for AppliedResearch and Technology (CART) Course Management Service (CMS). The second project wascarried out to involve current scientists through similar project-centric approach using theconcepts of CI. The Bioinformatics and Genomics Research Core (BGRC) at VBI, as part of theMid-Atalantic Regional Center of Excellence (MARCE) provided training and support to overhundred researchers working in

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

difference solutions. Educationally, distance learning classes offer unique challenges to teaching of numericalanalysis for engineers. While it is very common to use programs such as MATLAB for teachingnumerical analysis, licensing this type of program is expensive and therefore not alwaysavailable at the distance learning site. Using more conventional programming languages such asC or FORTRAN are also not as useful for distance learning for the same reason that compliersare expensive and not generally accessible to industrial distance learning sites and freewarecompilers are not always robust enough for class work where time is limited. The need for arobust programming platform for industrial partners at distance learning sites is critical

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1170: A PROJECT-DRIVEN APPROACH TO BIOMEDICAL SIGNALSAND SYSTEMSJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University JOSEPH V TRANQUILLO is an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Dr. Tranquillo teaches courses primarily in bioinstrumentation. His research focuses on theoretical and computational models of electrical activity in the heart. Page 12.101.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Signals and Systems Design Course 1 A Project-Driven Approach to Biomedical

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Thompson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2420: A SMALL, HIGH-FIDELITY REFLECTANCE PULSE OXIMETERDavid Thompson, Kansas State University David Thompson is a Fulbright Fellow currently studying in Japan. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University University in May, 2006. His areas of research interest include biomedical sensors, neural prosthetics, embedded systems design, and analog & digital circuitry.Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He teaches courses in linear systems, computer graphics, biomedical instrumentation, and scientific computing. Dr. Warren manages the KSU Medical

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Donna Ebenstein

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1121: A FOUR-YEAR PROGRESSION OF OPEN-ENDED PROJECTS INAN UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell UniversityJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell University Page 12.40.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Four Year Progression of Open-Ended Projects in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering CurriculumAbstractOne of the important instructional goals of our Biomedical Engineering Program is to providestudents with the opportunity to develop strong, independent project skills in both the classroomand the laboratory. To accomplish this goal, the Program has developed a

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

to acontinued funding commitment which can survive the departure of any critical individual oneither side of the partnership.MEDITEC (Medical Engineering Development and Integrated Technology EnhancementConsortium) is an industry/academic partnership that matches multidisciplinary teams ofundergraduate and masters-level engineering students with the project needs of biomedicaldevice developers. Industry provides the project topics and technical mentors, while projects areself-selected by students based upon a match with their background skills and educational goals.Reconfigurable project space, with physical isolation between the confidential projects ofcompeting companies, is provided on campus. This physical laboratory serves as the focus

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

studentlearning in their graduate teaching. Most of the faculty currently rely on paper-and-pencil homeworks rather than homeworks submitted electronically. Likewise,the faculty regularly use paper-and-pencil exams during class time but only oneperson uses electronically-submitted exams administered during class time.Generally, our faculty do not currently use take-home exams, either paper-and-pencil or with electronic submission. The faculty are split on the extent to whichthey use laboratory activities and associated reports to assess student learning ingraduate courses. On the other hand, projects, which are completed outside ofclasstime and may involve group work, are often used in our graduate curriculum.Similarly, graduate student learning is

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

personal value. Students werepersonally motivated to participate in the study.ConclusionStudent participation in a clinical research project is a very effective teaching tool; it providesgood training and motivation. Training effectiveness was reflected in the exit quiz results, joboffers to students, and student conduct. Student motivation was very high, and is reflected in theexit survey where 100% of the subjects reported that the project increased their interest andpersonal confidence in the clinical trial process. Motivation was further demonstrated by the lowattrition rate and in the increased activity levels of all groups. Page

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

if each Course Outcome has been “tested”. It has also been our experiencethat the process is typically not completed until the beginning of the next term. This is not aproblem and typically necessary due to the need to review teaching evaluations which are notreturned to the faculty until early the following semester. The first time, the development ofFCARs also generated much confusion for the faculty, as does any new process. Severalrepetitions of this process were required after each semester (fall and spring) to develop thedesired result and the faculty all agreed that the process truly made them consider what they wereteaching, what they wanted the students to learn and whether the student were actually learningthe material sufficiently

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

phenomena, Biotransport focuseson passive biological transport, including mass and fluid transfer both in the body and inartificial organs. In the presentation of biological transport, it is essential that students recognizethe limitations in solving problems with fundamental equations and the importance ofassumptions when investigating realistic problems. A non-traditional laboratory component wasdeveloped to address these issues and it involved a semester-long group project to create anexperiment based on teachings in the first transport course. The objective of the project was toapply the basic principles learned in the first course to biological situations and to present alaboratory using these concepts to a specified audience (e.g., first

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

is measured at leastthree times throughout the curriculum using a variety of direct assessment instruments such as inclass exams, laboratory reports, and homework. A summary of the courses in which eachprogram outcome is assessed is given in Table 2. Notice that we only measure outcomes in coreengineering and BME courses that all students will be taking, simplifying the assessmentprocess. Also, there can be a tendency to try to measure every possible outcome that is relevantfor a particular course, but this approach is overly cumbersome5. Meaningful conclusionsregarding student attainment of program outcomes can be drawn with a focused set of measures.To keep the system simple and manageable by our small faculty, we aim to assess (measure

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

implemented by our Biomedical Engineering Program. This 1new model consists of a sequence of four courses spanning the junior and senior years. It wasdeveloped to ensure that all students receive repeated exposure to a wide range of skills relevantto the biomedical engineering profession as well as those required for accreditation. The topicscovered include a wide range of ‘soft’ skills,5 such as regulatory issues, environmental impacts,and project management, in addition to laboratory-based ‘hard’ skills, such as rapid prototypingand computer-aided design (CAD). While this sequence does not address the issue of the seniorcapstone being the students’ only exposure to open-ended design, it does provide

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1166: BUILDING ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION SKILLSTHROUGH SHORT ASSIGNMENTSJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell University JOSEPH V TRANQUILLO is an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Dr. Tranquillo teaches courses primarily in bioinstrumentation. His research focuses on theoretical and computational models of electrical activity in the heart.Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University Page 12.331.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Building Engineering Communication Skills 1 Building Engineering

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2786: VANTH* BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING KEY CONTENTSURVEY, PART TWODavid Gatchell, Northwestern University David W. Gatchell is a research associate in the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies and in the department of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University.Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University Robert A. Linsenmeier has a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and in Neurobiology and Physiology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His primary teaching is in human and animal physiology. He is the Associate Director of the VaNTH Engineering

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

minimum of four (4) recognized major civil engineering areas (Remembering); the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to perform civil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of the curriculum (Creating); and an understanding of professional practice issues such as: procurement of work, bidding versus quality-based selection processes, how the design professionals and the construction professions interact to