Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

based biocompatibility module with laboratory and lecture components that can be easilyintegrated into an engineering or biomaterials course.Within the biomedical engineering curriculum at Bucknell University, a senior-level fabricationand experimental design course is integrated into a four course design sequence where twocourses comprise the senior capstone experience and two courses teach supplementary material.The intent of the sequence is to provide experience with a variety of skills that are valuable forboth senior design projects and in BME careers after graduation. As designed, the Fabricationand Experimental Design course is not a full-credit course, meeting only two days a week forone-hour sessions, with several lab sessions

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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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

ofengineers that are technologically skilled and demonstrate strength in management and business.18, 20, 21 Newport and Elms reported that technical skills or academic ability alone served as poorpredictive indicators of a highly successful engineer.23 In fact, they found that “soft” engineeringskills, including the ability to understand all facets of a project, strong interpersonal abilities, andan entrepreneurial spirit, not technical skills nor prior academic ability, differentiated “effective”from “adequate” engineers.23 Engineering curriculum reform models, such as the “ThreeCurricular Pillars,” have been established to modernize engineering curricula to better preparegraduates for evolving industry needs.16, 22 ABET, an agency

Conference Session

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

, project-based design courses. She has also studied and published on other aspects of the student experience, including studies of persistence and migration (why students stay in engineering or choose to leave), as well as differences in the engineering experience between male and female students. In 2010, she received an NSF CAREER Award in support of her research on engineering education. Page 25.417.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Developing a Small-Footprint Bioengineering ProgramAbstractThe field of bioengineering is rapidly changing and expanding to

Conference Session

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

AC 2012-4226: EMPHASIZING CORE CALCULUS CONCEPTS USINGBIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS TO ENGAGE, MENTOR, AND RETAINSTEM STUDENTSDr. John D. DesJardins, Clemson University John DesJardins received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from Clemson University in Dec. 2006 and has worked for more than 15 years as a biomechanical research engineer. He has co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications in the areas of biomechanics, biomaterials tribology and mechanical testing, and is the director of the Laboratory of Orthopaedic Design and Engineering at Clemson University. He currently leads or participates in many multi-disciplinary research teams on projects funded through NASA, DoD, DoT, NSF, biomedical

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

regarding global health issues, 2) increasestudent interest in global health as an area for future study or careers, and 3) increase studentinterest in traveling abroad and learning a foreign language.Course BackgroundThe new Global Health & Technology course was developed and implemented for the first timein Spring 2011. The course was co-instructed by two faculty members from the College ofEngineering, including one biomedical engineer and one electrical engineer (EE). Bothinstructors had prior experience with global health, including research projects involving medicaldevices and prior course-based trips to developing countries. Since one of the goals of thecourse was to create a multidisciplinary learning environment, the course was made

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

design paradigm ● Hands-on and problem-based learning ● Development of team-building skills ● Recognition of creativity in engineering designThe drug-delivery module is the first of three sections in this new course, which leads thefreshmen students through several aspects of design in the biomedical engineering field, andexposes them to all three tracks in The University of Texas at Austin BME department. Sincethis module is the first in the series, it has the most rigorous (i.e. least open-ended) project Page 25.345.3guidelines. The students are introduced to the concept of engineering design, but in a directedmanner. Unlike the later

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical

engage the students inthe presented case studies because they were able to see the relevance to their future goals. Arepresentative case study that was used to convey the complexity of biomedical ethics problemsincluded one on the topic of peer review:Overview: Peer review of scientific publications and grant applications is the primary means bywhich the biomedical community functions. Reviewers (usually anonymous) are selected toreview unpublished, and confidential, materials.Example Case: Your P.I. mentions an innovative new research methodology which she says will Page 25.1409.6be of great value to your project. The new method promises to cut

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, and(c) cultural disparities between engineering departments regarding reasonable levels ofassignment difficulty and commensurate time investments. A ‘traditional’ homework, project,and test approach is therefore awkward in this course, which has recently taken on more of aseminar format with higher-level discussions that come with a risk of more superficialassignments and follow-on assessments. For example, electronic instrumentation topics thatwould previously have been addressed at the circuit level must now be taught at the level of ablock diagram so as to engage all of the students. Additionally, team teaching is a temptation, asis a reliance on third-party videos created by experts in the various subject areas. In aggregate,these