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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT); Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical

students’ development of effectivecommunication skills along with technical skill development. The senior capstone report oftenplays an instrumental role in this development, since it comprises both the final assessment ofstudent communication performance and also students’ most significant opportunity for activelearning of in-discipline communication skills. Peer review has been proposed as an ideal meansto provide students with much-needed feedback toward this communication learning. Peerreview also has the potential to increase students’ interpersonal communication skills andmetacognition, provided that the review activity is structured to encourage constructivecontributions and reflection[1]. The goal of this work-in-progress project is to

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Robert Alan Hirsh, Cooper University Hospital; Sameer Sood, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Biomedical

deliverables: needsspecifications, project plans and posters, for three needs. These needs were chosen based onareas of clinical need, cost effectiveness, interest and feasibility for milestone completion incapstone design during the academic year. Scholars met with faculty to gauge potential solutionsfrom the basic science and clinical perspectives. The summer program ended with a finalScholar symposium of projects, reflections of the Scholar experiences and plans for academicyear projects. Table 1 summarizes the 2014 Rowan Bioengineering Scholars Program.  Table 1: Summer 2014 Rowan Bioengineering Scholars Program   Week   Topic   Deliverable   1   Overview of program and Basic physiology

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ann He, University of Rochester; Amy L Lerner, University of Rochester

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Biomedical

create a MATLAB program to calculate the bicepsmuscle force required to hold up an object (apple, backpack, or milk jug etc.) at 90 degrees based on keyinput parameters from data found in literature. Students will set up a full-factorial analysis of the elbowbiomechanics model, with “high” and “low” levels of each parameter based on the mean ±1 standarddeviation. An Excel sample data sheet will be provided that shows the patterns found within thecombinations of the full factorial design. Next, students will perform an ANOVA analysis usingMATLAB to idenify the overall mean to report the biceps muscle force for the most generic answer andthe RMSE to reflect the uncertainty in this generic model. Using the results from ANOVA, they will

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Lucy L. Pick, University of Washington; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Biomedical

activities, demonstrations, and labtours. This instructor model allowed continuity for the students while bringing in experts for thevarious modules.Program LogisticsThe one-week camp was held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday on the UWcampus. Each day was divided into morning and afternoon sessions of approximately 2.5 hours.At the end of the day, the students reflected on what they learned and participated in small groupdiscussions. A brief schedule of the program is shown in Table 1.Throughout the camp, students were exposed to “college life” at UW. During the 1.5-hour lunchbreak, students and camp staff walked through campus to the student center and purchased lunchwith UW meal cards provided by the camp. Students were encouraged to

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

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Biomedical

turned in throughout the semester for instructor feedback prior to submission of entire written report and oral group presentation. 2) Response Papers were 1-page reports answering prompted questions based on readings of scientific reviews and primary scientific literature, popular science literature, videos, or podcasts on the topics of bioengineering. These assignments were used to assess Course Goal II. a. Students were exposed to other points of view on bioengineering outside of those presented by guest lecturers. They wrote weekly papers reflecting on how these topics can affect them and society. b. The materials were provided asynchronously via the

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

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Biomedical

-14889. Carberry, A.R., Krause S.J., Ankeny C.J., and Waters, C. (2013) Unmuddying” Course Content Using Muddiest Point Reflections. Frontiers in Education Proceeding.10. Krause, S.J., Baker, D.R., Carberry, A.R., Alford, T.L., Ankeny, C.J., Maass, S., Koretsky, M., Gibbons, B.J., Brooks, B.J., Gilbuena, D.M., Waters, C., Stuart, J. (2014) Characterizing and Assessing Student Learning Issues and Misconceptions (SLIM) with Muddiest Point Reflections and Fast Formative Feedback. American Society of Engineering Education. Indianapolis, IN. Reference: 10445 Page 26.159.9

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Sarah E. Stabenfeldt, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

complement the scientificliteracy portion of the SLIGS. Creation of a direct assessment, such as a concept quiz orassessment of class assignments, will allow for another means to assess improvement inscientific literacy without the chance for self-reporting bias seen by others.5 It is still importantfor the students to reflect on their own learning through the SLIGS. Studies have shown thatreflection allows for students to practice “scaffolding” which is the process of linking currentlearning to previous knowledge, an important skill for all students, especially engineers.6 Page 26.412.13 12Another

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Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsey Taylor Brinton, University of Virginia; Colleen T. Curley, University of Virginia; Kimberly Kelly, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

. It has been suggested that advanced courses should begin by reviewing the informationfrom other courses that students will need and that instructors should design the course to“retroactively reinforce the consolidation of knowledge accumulated in previous courses.”6 Aspart of the poll conducted mid-semester by the TRC, students explained that the instructorsassumed they had more background knowledge than they did for certain graphs and equations.We recommend figuring out the essential pieces of background information and incorporating areview of them into the course.Student evaluations did not reflect quality of presentations. In an effort to help students paycloser attention to their peers’ presentations and provide peer feedback to

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Biomedical

me tremendously…”; 2008: “…played a vital role…”). Interestingly, the students inthe internal program appear to provide more emphasis on the significant impact of their facultymentors in their long-term academic plans and careers (2008: “…personal adviser to best helpme make career decisions.”; 2008: “conversations…about life in academia and about thechallenges associated with it”; 2011: “..a one of a kind professor, researcher, and mentor.”). The REU program selected students based on an expressed interest in research careers.However, the internal program did not have such goals, selecting students based primarily onprevious experience with faculty mentors. This was reflected in student comments (2009: “Iwanted to become a practicing

Conference Session

Design and Research in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor R. Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

are conductedby the Internship Mentor. The mentor completes a form assessing the intern’s quality of work,organization and efficiency, knowledge base, communication skills, working relationships,strengths, and weaknesses. They also provide an overall performance score as well assuggestions on how the intern could improve their overall score. Internship Mentors have tomeet with the interns to discuss their performance evaluations, and Faculty Mentors are providedcopies of the evaluations to also discuss with the students during their monthly phone calls. Atthe same time as the Performance Evaluations, students must complete a form providingfeedback to their Internship Mentor and self-reflection on their performance. Students evaluatetheir

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Warnock, Mississippi State University

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Biomedical

, more difficult levels. The gaming, iterative approachwas applied to a junior level biomaterials course, where progression was based on cognitiveability.Bloom’s taxonomy1 is familiar to many educators as a way of classifying different domains ofcognitive ability. The original taxonomy developed definitions for six cognitive domains;knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The taxonomy wasrevised in 2001 to reflect relevance to the 21st century and the nouns originally used to describethe cognitive domains were replaced with verbs 2. The categories are ordered from simple tocomplex and assume a cumulative hierarchy so that mastery of the lower domains is implied inorder to master the higher domains 3. Thus

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Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Davide Piovesan, Gannon University; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University

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Biomedical

personal stand on issues what I alreadypositions and others, and from support my commitment to based on my know.commit to them. reflective thinking. learning. learning. personal values and analysis. Page 26.790.44. Program Assessment RubricsThe

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania

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Biomedical

serve as “discovery labs” can be used as a means to lead students from a physicaldescription of mechanics to a mathematical description. These kinesthetic/tactile activities can bedirectly connected to deeper thinking about the how and why of the results.11,12 This type ofactivity reflects a fundamental aspect of the engineering modeling process where an engineerobserves a physical phenomenon, e.g. mechanical behavior of a material, and develops ways toquantify the behavior to use in a predictive manner in the future.The scope of this paper focuses on the development, implementation and planned assessment ofSAIL techniques in a Biomechanics course to address our goals and is a work in progress. Wededicated 50% of class time to group problem

Conference Session

Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

Statistics and Statistical Education Broadening the Scope of Statistics and Statistical Education. Am Stat. 1988;42(2):93-99.9. Cross KP, Angelo T. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for Faculty. Jossey-Bass Publishers; 1988:1-168.10. Smith KA, Sheppard SD, Johnson DW, Johnson RT. Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom-based practices. J Eng Educ. 2005;94(1):87-101.11. Eccles JS, Wigfield A. Motivational beliefs, values, and goals. Annu Rev Psychol. 2002;53:109-132. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135153.12. Carberry A, Waters C, Krause S, Ankeny C. “Unmuddying” Course Content Using Muddiest Point Reflections. Front Educ. 2013;Oct 23-26:937-942.13. Ankeny C, Krause S. Flipped Biomedical Engineering