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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

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that will be ingreat demand nationwide15. During the development of the biomedical instrumentationlaboratory, existing educational materials and teaching strategies based on the prior results of thecourses offered to students of Engineering Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, andCollege of Nursing and Health Professions will be revised and exchanged.The CurriculumTier 1 – Clinical EnvironmentThe Clinical Simulations Laboratories are based at the College of Nursing and HealthProfessions. This integrated hardware and software system includes multidisciplinary casescenario building functionalities, live & archived viewing of simulation encounters, manual orautomatic recording capabilities, documentation of learner behaviors

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BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

. Page 15.21.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Consumer and Laboratory Devices Approach to Teaching Principles and Applications of BioelectricityAbstractCourses in Bioelectricity, or similarly Bioelectric Phenomena, are taught within manyundergraduate and/or graduate curricula in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, andsometimes Electrical Engineering or Neurosciences. While most such offerings emphasizemainly the theoretical foundations of bioelectricity as applied to clinical devices and/or modelingof excitable cell function, we have supplemented this traditional approach in the courseBME4504C at Florida Gulf Coast University through the incorporation of experiments andprojects featuring

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley P. Sutton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Garcia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer Lynne DUPE Bailey

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Page 23.1399.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Works in Progress: Development of Integrated Computer Simulations and Laboratory Exercises for Teaching Human PhysiologyStudents are typically taught human physiology by a combination of qualitative and quantitativedescriptions of basic functions. However, the resulting understanding of physiological functionresides in a system-specific framework that may hinder further explorations into other novelsystems outside the curriculum. Educational research supports that students, particularly youngadults, learn complex topics better through using simulations with instructional guidance.1,2Studies have also shown that simulations are best

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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

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; Steven Saville, Clemson University; O. Thompson Mefford, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1621: THE USE OF CONFERENCE PREPARATORY PRINCIPLES ANDPRACTICES (WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS) TO TEACHINTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY COURSESEstefania Alvarez, Clemson UniversitySteven Saville, Clemson UniversityO. Thompson Mefford, Clemson UniversityJohn DesJardins, Clemson University Page 15.1259.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Use Of Conference Preparatory Principles And Practices (Writing And Presentation Skills) To Teach Interdisciplinary Laboratory CoursesAbstract This paper examines the application of conference preparatory principles and practices toteach materials science through the

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BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahin Sirouspour, McMaster University; Pawel Malysz, McMaster University; Ali Shahdi, McMaster University; Ryan Leslie, Quanser Inc; Mahyar Fotoohi, Quanser Inc; Paul Karam, Quanser Inc

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skills in robotics, control systems, instrumentation and real-time computing using astate-of-the-art technology. The proposed experimental platform can also be used in a traditionalrobotics or control systems course.3. AssessmentThe students are required to conduct the experiments in groups of two under the supervision of Page 13.881.3the course teaching assistants. Pre-laboratory assignments are used to familiarize the studentswith concepts behind each experiment. During the labs, instead of following a set of predefinedsteps, the students develop their control system from scratch based on the problem requirementsand often undergo a few

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

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Biomedical

and theoretical conceptsunderpinning the laboratory procedure. It is anticipated that the inquiry-based and hands-onlaboratory exercises in conjunction with extensive pre- and post-lab assignments teach complexbioinstrumentation, bioelectricity and measurement concepts. Basic circuit design and analysisare incorporated into 13 hybrid wet/circuit labs, ensuring that all circuit and signal topics areexplored within the context of a biomedical phenomenon such as axonal membrane models,impedance pneumography, the basilar membrane of the cochlea, and the electrocardiogram.These weekly laboratories and pre- and post-lab exercises help to develop problem solving skills,critical analysis, independent study and life long learning skills. The

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BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Conrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University; Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul Glass, Carnegie Mellon University; Davneet Minhas; Elvira Garcia Osuna, Carnegie Mellon University; Liang Tso Sun, Carnegie Mellon University; Alyssa Siefert, Carnegie Mellon University; Judy Shum, Carnegie Mellon University; Portia Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University; Arielle Drummond, Carnegie Mellon University; Bur Chu, Carnegie Mellon University

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AC 2009-670: AN INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICALENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSEConrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University Conrad M. Zapanta is the Associate Department Head and an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Zapanta received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (with an option in Biomedical Engineering) from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Zapanta has served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering at Hope College in Holland, MI, an Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Austin Community College in

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Markus Billeter, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Institute for Biomedical; Grace M. Nijm, Northwestern University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University; Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University

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for teaching the theory and demonstratingthe practical implementation of MRI. That was the main motivation to develop asmall-scale MRI laboratory module. Furthermore, another potential usage for theappartus is for small-scale in vivo experiments, since cost and installation effortof such a system are significantly lower than in a hospital. Figure 1: MRI Brain Scan2 Previous WorkOthers have developed desktop NMR and MRI systems for teaching or researchuse; however, these systems have a major drawback of significantly high cost,making them impractical for most university teaching laboratories. Wright et al.[4] developed a complete desktop MRI system with a 2.5 cm imaging region and0.21 T field strength. The

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen

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Biomedical

-efficacy, and design and Page 23.1383.2craftsmanship skills of biomedical engineering (BME) students by using collaborative learning.This work is part of our long term goal to find teaching methods to efficiently teach a broadspectrum of electronic concepts with a limited course credit impact, in order to enable BMEs tobecome effective users of electronics technology in the medical field [7, 8].Implementation of collaborative learning in the medical electronics laboratoryThe general learning objective of the medical electronics laboratory (MEDELAB) is to presentand consolidate all of the principles of the design of microcomputer based medical

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo

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2006-1192: QUALITATIVE, QUANTITATIVE, OPEN-ENDED: A PROGRESSIONIN LABORATORY/LECTURE LEARNINGJoseph 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. Page 11.1056.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Qualitative, Quantitative, Open-Ended A Progression in Laboratory/Lecture LearningPurpose:This paper describes the

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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Biomedical

orient their preparation. However, incontrast to the practice of traditional laboratories, a circuit diagram including componentvalues, or a plan for the experiment including information about the measurements to obtainwas not provided. Each laboratory session started with a discussion moderated by theinstructor and teaching assistant aimed at establishing a layout for the circuit or a template forthe design of the experiment.Two laboratory sections enrolled 23 and 24 students respectively, who completed six “one-session” laboratories and two mini-projects spread over several weeks (electromyogramamplifier and blood pressure monitor). An anonymous student survey was conducted at theend of the semester to gather student feedback about the inquiry

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

Paper ID #12757Cost-Effective, Inquiry-guided Introductory Biomaterials Laboratory for Un-dergraduatesDr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is lecturer in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Ari- zona State University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Univer- sity of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in 2012 where she studied the role of shear stress in aortic valve dis- ease. Currently, she is investigating cyber-based student engagement

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Thomas Keyser, 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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. Page 13.806.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Introducing Universal Design Concepts in an Interdisciplinary Laboratory ProjectAbstractDesign for individuals with disabilities has been used by many institutions as a way to teach thedesign process to undergraduate students. These design projects often involve the design of anassistive device for a single individual to facilitate a particular task. The departments ofbiomedical engineering and industrial engineering at Western New England College have furtherdeveloped an interdisciplinary laboratory design experience that involves the design of assistivetechnologies for workers performing light manufacturing work at Goodwill Industries of

Conference Session

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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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

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

2006-2148: INTEGRATION OF DIVERSE LABORATORY EXPERIENCESTHROUGHOUT THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJudy Cezeaux, Western New England College Judy Cezeaux is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She received her B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and her Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to her appointment at Western New England College, she was a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, West Virginia. She was a faculty member at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from 1991 to 2000

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kang-Mieler

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Biomedical

. Email: derwent@iit.edu Page 11.741.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Incorporating Peer Assisted Learning into a Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement LaboratoryAbstractThe Biomedical Engineering (BME) 315 Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory classwas created to expose BME students to biological instrumentation and measurement laboratorymodules. This is a time intensive laboratory class where both the instructor and teachingassistant are required in the laboratory at all times. Often times, having one teaching assistant isinsufficient to interact with the more than 30 students (in

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Sonia Sparks Wallman; Margaret Bryans, Montgomery County Community College; Marina Taranova, Southern Federal University, Russia

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Biomedical

for biomanufacturing education, training and theworkforce, the Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2) developsinstructional materials and resources, based on harmonized biopharmaceutical manufacturingindustry skill standards. These learning and teaching resources, available in printed and onlineformats form a Global Biomanufacturing Curriculum to support biomanufacturing education andtraining. As a part of our educational efforts, we designed the first module of a comprehensiveinteractive virtual learning environment for biomanufacturing – a virtual low pressure liquidchromatography laboratory based on NBC2 equipment and process SOPs utilizing a BioLogicLow Pressure (LP) Chromatography System made by Bio-Rad Laboratories

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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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physical education teacher. He has also co-authored multiple papers and conference presentations related to physical education teacher professional development.Dr. Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University Marcia Pool is an Instructional Laboratory Coordinator in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She is responsible for overseeing and assessing junior level laboratories, bioin- strumentation, and biotransport, and is involved with teaching and mentoring students in the senior de- sign capstone course. Recently, she has worked with colleagues to plan and implement a problem-based learning approach to the biotransport laboratory to improve students’ experimental design skills and has modified

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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

assignments appearat the end of each chapter and counted for 15% of the final grade. The text will soon beavailable through Morgan and Claypool’s Biomedical Engineering Lectures Series. Toevaluate students on progress through the self-guided text, short quizzes wereadministered each week and counted toward 25% of the final grade. Professionalism (e.g.attendance, class conduct) accounted for 10% of the grade, with the remaining 50%allocated to the project.Overall PhilosophyAt the core of the semester-long project were two concepts. The first was Coding toThink, which parallels the movement of Writing to Think (13, 24). Briefly, thephilosophy of Writing to Think is to teach writing as a process by which the writer willorganize, clarify and connect

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BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Saucerman, University of Virginia; Jason Papin, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

curriculum (whether in core coursesor in electives), they would be able to do so. For instance, a molecular bioengineering coursecould use the Module 1 material in modeling signaling protein translocation into the nucleus inconjunction with relevant lecture material, or a smaller school with limited resources could adoptthe computational aspects of one or more of the modules while using publicly available data,thereby obviating the need for the associated laboratories. The course described in this paperthus provides a starting point for using a module-based approach to teach the key concepts andapproaches in systems biology.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank Kitter Bishop for assistance with administering the survey instruments,and Will Guilford

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Jacques

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Biomedical

., and J.A. Eison. 1991. Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1. Washington, DC: George Washington University. 2. Felder, R.M., Brent, R. Navigating the Bumpy Road to Student Centered Instruction. College Teaching, 44, 43-47. 3. Johnson, D.W., R.T. Johnson, and K.A. Smith. 1991a. Active learning: Cooperation in the college classroom. Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company. 4. Johnson, D.W., R.T. Johnson, and K.A. Smith.. 1991b. Cooperative learning: Increasing college faculty instructional productivity. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 4. Washington, DC: George Washington University. 5. McKeachie, W. 1986. Teaching tips, 8th Edition

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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

role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 94 (1), 121-130.Felder, R.,M. and Brent, R. (2003). “Designing and teaching courses to satisfy the ABET engineering criteria”. Journal of Engineering Education, 92 (1), 7-25.Kitts, C. and Quinn, N. (2004). An interdisciplinary field robotics program for undergraduate computer science and engineering education. ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 4(2), 1-22.Kolodner, J. L., Camp, P.J., Crismond, D., Fasse, B. B., Gray, J.T., Holbrook, J., Ryan, M., Puntambekar, S. (2003). Problem-Based Learning Meets Case-Based Reasoning in the Middle-School Science Classroom: Putting Learning by Design into Practice

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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

(CISR) microscope facility, and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto. She is also the Academic Advisor to the IBBME Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory. Page 25.440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development and Assessment of a Textbook for Tissue Engineering Lab InstructionAbstract Over the past decade, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of biomedicalengineering/bioengineering (BME/BE) programs offering lecture courses in

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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. Lamack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering; NE Schlick, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ron Gerrits, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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on a part-time basis.Dr. Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of EngineeringOlga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering Olga Imas, PhD is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engi- neering, where she teaches a variety of courses in biomedical digital signal processing, medical imaging, computing in biomedical engineering, biomaterials, anatomy and physiology. In addition to her academic responsibilities, she acts as a consultant to GE Healthcare for product development with emphasis on advanced imaging applications for neurology, cardiology, and oncology. Olga’s technical areas of exper- tise include signal and imaging processing, and statistical analysis. In her previous and

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jessica Falcone, Georgia Institute of Technology; James McClellan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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course consists of three main instructional components:(1) a faculty led bi-weekly lecture, (2) a faculty led weekly recitation section, and (3) a weeklylaboratory section co-led by a faculty member and graduate student teaching assistants. Both therecitation and laboratory enrollment is limited to 20 to enhance the level of faculty-studentcontact during the labs and recitations.The weekly laboratory exercises consist of a simple pre-lab that the students are to complete ontheir own, a structured in-lab warm-up section examined by the lab staff, and a more in-depthexercise/project completed by the students outside of the lab section in teams of two. Theseprojects require a lab report which is sometimes a formal report as in the case of the

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BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Micou, University of California, San Diego

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Biomedical

research goals, and sharing personal experiences asa mentor or mentee. Page 14.343.4In addition to their research mentors, a graduate advocate was available throughout the summerto provide undergraduate researchers with guidance and support. The motivation for having anadvocate in addition to the participants’ research mentors was to address problems within theresearch group and to advise on personal matters that the participant did not want to share withcolleagues. The graduate advocate was a 4th year bioengineering doctoral student with extensiveexperience as a teaching assistant and research mentor and familiarity with the department anduniversity

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Purvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University

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Biomedical

regional students serve regionalindustry. The core curriculum trains students broadly not only in science, math and thefoundations of mechanical and electrical engineering, but also in systems and industrial processengineering. Four concentrations provide advanced training in a specific discipline. These arebiomedical engineering, bioprocess engineering, mechanical engineering, and systems andindustrial engineering. The program produced its first graduates in Spring 2008, and wasawarded ABET accreditation in 2009 - the earliest point of eligibility.The motivation for attempting this project was so that, in addition to teaching new subjectmatter, students could develop independent research skills and gain experience working in teams,in a framework

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Pierce, Cumberland University; Amanda Lowery, Vanderbilt University; Charleson Bell, Vanderbilt University; Todd Giorgio, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

research as the techniquesused are necessary to understand many aspects in bioscience.” Page 15.900.11Instructor Prep and InvolvementThis was the first time a bionanotechnology laboratory course was offered. The completely newlab exercises required new readings, new protocols, and new discussion questions. The teachingassistant completed each exercise in a trial run before the course began. The trial run determinedthe clarity of the protocols and the appropriate time points for student data collection. This typeof verification is expected for a new course but did add to the teaching assistant responsibilities.During each lab period both the