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BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Biomedical

include not only moretraditional bioengineering applications (e.g. device-focused areas such as prosthetics, imaging)but also more recent sub-fields and technologies (e.g. more biologically-focused areas such asthose enabled by tissue engineering and microfluidics). This rapid change, coupled with theintrinsically interdisciplinary nature of bioengineering, presents a unique challenge to thedevelopers of academic programs, as they need to both select relevant content and strike abalance between depth and breadth. We, the architects of the bioengineering program at theundergraduate-only Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, which enrolled its first class in2003, faced a significant additional challenge of our small size (~300 students, ~35 full

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; Essy Behravesh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

AC 2012-5048: REDESIGNING BME INSTRUCTIONAL LAB CURRIC-ULA USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING AND BACKWARD DESIGNDr. Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Barbara Burks Fasse is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives, specifically problem-based and project-based learning, in classrooms, instructional labs, and undergraduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007 following ten years in Georgia Tech’s College of Com- puting, where she was a member of the NSF-funded ”Learning By Design” problem-based learning cur- riculum development and research project

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego; Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto

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Biomedical

: BiomedicalEngineering Technology and Application, a third year undergraduate course at the University ofToronto.Conclusions A Laboratory Course in Tissue Engineering provides a set of cohesive instructionalmaterials to enhance existing TE lab courses or allow creation of new lab sessions to supportexisting TE curricula. To our knowledge, this is the first commercially available lab manual forTE instruction. Preparation of this textbook was prompted by the numerous requests the authorsand contributors receive for the protocols used in their courses, a desire to initiate a network forsharing instructional protocols, and the hope that more lab courses in TE will be offered tostudents in the near future. Each experiment within the textbook is a

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical

funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on plug-and-play, point-of-care medical mon- itoring systems that utilize interoperability standards; wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status; and educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Lynn Brugnano, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ann E. Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical

feedback during the studio session, and in written feedback on assignments.The students would subsequently complete related assignments for their associated lab courseemploying a fading strategy. Student assessment was achieved through graded weeklyassignments, while course assessment and effectiveness was determined through Internal ReviewBoard-approved analysis of student grades and student surveys. Student written feedback wasanalyzed using inductive analysis and the constant comparative method by an expert inqualitative data analysis who was external to the course. Assignments were evaluated accordingto Bloom’s Taxonomy and mapped to Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) criteria.The course format ensured that students had

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

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Biomedical

Assistant Professor of biomedical engi- neering. He currently teaches undergraduate courses in bioinstrumentation, biomedical systems, circuit analysis, lab-on-a-chip, and global health. He also serves as the Faculty Advisor for the Engineering World Health (EWH) Club, and is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). His research interests involve the development of point-of-care medical technologies, including bioinstrumentation for use in low-resource settings.Dr. Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University Steven G. Northrup is an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Western New Eng- land University in Springfield

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve R Marek, University of Texas, Austin; William Liechty, University of Texas, Austin; James W. Tunnell, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

AC 2012-5008: CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY FROM ALGINATE SPHERESIN DESIGN-BASED LEARNING COURSEDr. Steve R Marek, University of Texas, Austin Steve R. Marek is a lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. He received a B.S. in chemical and biomolecular engineering with a minor in biomedical engi- neering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. He earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2009 and transitioned to the College of Pharmacy, Division of Phar- maceutics, for his postdoctoral research in pulmonary drug delivery. He began his career as a teaching faculty member at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2011. Marek’s primary

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Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical

of Engineering Education, 2005. 94: p. 223-231.3. Taylor, A.C., et al., An Investigation of Bioengineering Undergraduate Curriculum: Methods for a Comprehensive Analysis. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference 2011, Vancouver, Canada, 2011.4. Budinger, T.F. and M.D. Budinger, Ethics of Emerging Technologies. 2006, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.5. Robinson, C.J., A First Course to Expose Disparate Students to the BME Field. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference 2011, Vancouver, Canada, 2011.6. Vallero, D.A., Biomedical Ethics for Engineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem Engineering. 2007, Burlington, MA

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Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. DesJardins, Clemson University; Ellen Breazel, Clemson University; Marilyn Reba, Clemson University; Irina Viktorova, Clemson University; Jonathan Bradford Matheny, Clemson University; Taufiquar R. Khan

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Biomedical

Investigator, NSF Award 9981107.6. National Science Board. Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education: Role for the National Science Foundation and Recommendations for Action by Other Sectors to Strengthen Collegiate Education and Pursue Excellence in the Next Generation of U.S. Leadership in Science and Technology, Report of the Task Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education, Neal, I-I., Chair, Washington DC.7. Reba, M., and B. Weaver. (2007)"Tablet PC-Enabled Active Learning in Mathematics: A First Study." In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Pen-Based Learning Technologies (IEEE), 10-16