Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Margaret J. Slattery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Biomedical

, but were used for overall program evaluation. The three remaining scales included measures of creative self-efficacy, identity, and expectation. Creative self-efficacy refers to the “belief that one has the ability to produce creative outcomes” (p. 1138).18 Creative self-identity refers to the “overall importance that a person places on creativity in general as part of his or her self-definition” (p. 248).19 Creative self-expectation refers to students’ perceived expectations that they need to be creative within the academic setting, in this case the REU. Descriptions of the items included in these scales are given in Table 1. All three instruments used Likert-type scales. The number of anchor points corresponded to the

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando Sanguinette Hoilett, Purdue University; Asem Farooq Aboelzahab, Purdue University; Erica Amanda Layow, Purdue University; Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University; Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue University

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Biomedical

application in clinical physiological measurement,” Physiol. Meas., vol. 28, no. 3, p. R1, 2007.[6] O. Hoilett, “PulseFit - DIY Heart Sensor With Auto-Adjusted Threshold and Heart-Shaped LED Heartbeat Indicator,” Instructables.com. [Online]. Available: http://www.instructables.com/id/Heart-Sensor-With-AutoAdjusted-Threshold-and-Heart/. [Accessed: 23-Mar-2017].[7] T. Knapp, B. Fisher, and C. Levesque-Bristol, “Service-Learning’s Impact on College Students’ Commitment to Future Civic Engagement, Self-Efficacy, and Social Empowerment,” J. Community Pract., vol. 18, no. 2–3, pp. 233–251, Aug. 2010.[8] C. Levesque-Bristol, T. D. Knapp, and B. J. Fisher, “The Effectiveness of Service-Learning: It’s Not Always what you Think,” J. Exp

Conference Session

Design in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Amy V. Nguyen, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

becompetitive in the entry-level job market with over 78% of respondents selecting these asimportant or very important (Figure 1). In comparison, study abroad experience was onlyselected by 7% of respondents as important or very important. Compared to reported data in theliterature, the value of some type of work experience for recent graduates’ employability issimilar. Stiwne and Jungert (2010), for instance, discussed the importance that engineeringgraduates placed on being able to carry out thesis projects at firms. This was not only for theexperience, but also to develop key skills for the workplace, such as subject-specific knowledge,self-efficacy, and time management skills. A similar study looked at how the experientiallearning that takes place