Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

External Fluid Fluid Dynamics Dynamics Final Exam: Art Project Complete Analysis of Turbulent Low a Plant or Flows Reynolds Animal Number Flows Animals Plants Figure 1. Mind-map of Topics

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

(GCR) Spring Semester BME 302 Engineering Physiology II (MR) BME 306 BME Laboratory II (MR) BME 340 Biomaterials (MR) BME 350 Biomedical Thermal Systems (MR) Sequence Elective (MR) College Wide Requirement (GCR) Senior Year Fall Semester BME 405 BME Senior Laboratory (MR) BME 437 BME Senior Design Project I (MR) BME 451 Biomechanics (MR) Sequence Elective (MR) BME Technical Elective (MR) College Wide Requirement (GCR) Spring Semester BME 440 BME Senior Design Project II (MR) Technical Elective (MR

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Thompson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

USB interface. The double sided pulse oximeter board contains surface mountcircuitry on one side and a reflectance sensor on the other side, where large area photodiodes arearranged radially around a central, dual red & near-infrared LED excitation source. The pulseoximeter is unique in that it is entirely digitally controlled and adjusts signal baselines dependingon existing light levels. Additionally, it provides high fidelity red and near-infraredplethysmograms that demonstrate hundreds of analog-to-digital converter levels from peak tovalley. Because the plethysmograms are unfiltered, they are good candidates for education andresearch projects that address signal filtering, blood oxygen saturation calculation algorithms,physiological

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

modify existing course assignments, projects, etc. as the basisfor our review whenever possible.We next identified courses which most clearly required students to demonstrate achievement ofour Program Outcomes. Faculty teaching these courses volunteered to save paper or electroniccopies of all the student work submitted (i.e., work from all students in the class) for something(an assignment, a test question, a project, a report) that the instructor believed – if completedcorrectly – would demonstrate achievement of a designated, relevant Program Outcome.Prior to beginning to write our criteria and rubrics, we decided to keep the rubrics as simple aspossible. At this initial stage we were primarily interested in whether a given sample of student

Conference Session

Design and Research in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, Clemson University; John D. DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The DeFINE Program: A Clinical Immersion for Biomedical Needs Identification I. IntroductionThere is a need for biomedical engineering students to more fully engage in the problemidentification and needs-finding stages of the biomedical device design process throughexperiential learning and immersive experiences. Many publications have documented theimportance of immersion outcomes in design, technology commercialization, and overall studentlearning.Kline et al. documents eight best practices for technology commercialization projects that fosterinnovation education and fit a variety of innovation stages that might vary per student design.1Zappe et al. agrees

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

participants were able to make some connection betweenentrepreneurship and academic and/or career goals, the links were general and broad in scope(e.g., “One way that would be beneficial, if you find a project that you particularly want to do,you know an invention of some sort, but maybe the lab won’t fund it. So you have to find someother way on your own to fund it and work on it your own time. So it's basically your own littlecareer. So it's beneficial when it's something that you really want to do, but no one else wantsyou to do it. So you have to do it own your own.”).A similar trend evolved when discussing entrepreneurship and benefits to society. Participantseither could not, or were reluctant to, connect these two concepts, or again

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

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Brenna, Arizona State University ; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes: local drug delivery, endothelial dysfunction in diabetes, and cooperative DNA diagnostics. Recent awards include the Jeanette Wilkins Award for the best basic science paper at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Dr. Caplan teaches several classes including Biotransport Phenomena, Biomedical Product Design and Development II (alpha prototyping of a blood glucose meter), and co-teaches Biomedical Capstone De- sign. Dr. Caplan also conducts educational research to assess the effectiveness of interactive learning strategies in large classes (˜150 students). c

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Timbers Yssels, University of California, Davis; Marina Crowder, University of California, Davis; Ozcan Gulacar, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Ultimately, the data collected from this study will be used to better understandcurrent knowledge structure and retention in students to guide development of current and newcurricular and co-curricular practices. Quantitative data generated from this project will alsoserve as a seed for developing a long-term collaborative study to identify common barriers inproblem-solving abilities across undergraduates in STEM, improve our understanding of theprocesses students experience in problem solving, and determine, develop, and analyze effectiveapproaches for building problem solving abilities and improving understanding in STEM.Literature Cited1 Saavedra, A. R.; Saavedra, J. E., Do colleges cultivate critical thinking, problem solving,writing and

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Frow, Arizona State University; Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes: local drug delivery, endothelial dysfunction in diabetes, and cooperative DNA diagnostics. Recent awards include the Jeanette Wilkins Award for the best basic science paper at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Dr. Caplan teaches several classes including Biotransport Phenomena, Biomedical Product Design and Development II (alpha prototyping of a blood glucose meter), and co-teaches Biomedical Capstone De- sign. Dr. Caplan also conducts educational research to assess the effectiveness of interactive learning strategies in large classes (˜150 students). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work in

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Paper ID #15876Work in Progress: Evaluation of the Concept Mapping in a Student-CenteredBiomaterials CourseMikayle A. Holm, Arizona State University Mikayle Holm, BSE is a student in the Barrett Honors College and School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. Mikayle will receive her bachelor’s degree in Biomed- ical Engineering in May 2016. She has a variety of research experience including a National Science Foundation funded Research Experience for Undergraduates, a Lab Coordinator position for Dr. Michael Caplan’s Type Two Diabetes/Childhood Obesity Lab, and an Honors Thesis project

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael VanAuker, University of South Florida; Joel Strom, University of South Florida; William Lee, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

will come from the Asia/Pacificregion and the Latin-American region, which are expected to grow significantly by 20107. Interms of all medical devices, the U.S. market was estimated to be approximately $86 billion by2006 (close to $220 billion worldwide), with a projected 10% annual growth rate for the nearfuture8. The U.S. medical device industry employs more than 411,400 individuals, about 1/3 ofall biotech jobs8. Cardiovascular devices are a significant part of this market; Table 1 lists someof the dominant technologies. As one example of a specific product, the worldwide market forstents is estimated to be about $8 billion by 2008, with this growth reflecting advances in drug-eluting stents9.Dominant cardiovascular pharmaceutical companies

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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Biomedical

ability to explain the operation of bio-transducers(electrodes, thermistors, strain gages), diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers; 2) theability to analyze and design linear dc power supplies, signal amplifiers, electronic filters, andcomparators; 3) the ability to assemble, test, and troubleshoot in the laboratory hardware circuitsthat implement these functions; and 4) the ability to interact cooperatively within a student teamworking on laboratory circuits and a project. The subject matter requires understanding thetheoretical operation of electronic components and learning how to analyze and designfundamental circuits built with these components. The skills required for circuit analysis and

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Bruce R. Van Dyke, Quincy College

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Biomedical

technologies, Quincy College (MA) has combined effortswith the Massachusetts based company ATeL for developing a highly interactive,comprehensive, online learning environment for teaching and learning the latest industrial scale,disposable biomanufacturing technologies. This project is partially supported by a Department ofLabor TAACCCT Grant.Web-based Virtual EnvironmentA set of interactive online modules and simulation-based virtual laboratories (v-Labs) form thecore of this e-learning environment. The environment also includes online lessons, assessments, aglossary, and supporting materials.The e-learning system design adapts and integrates cognitive information processing, systemsanalysis, and adult learning theories. It employs effective

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

semester, the studentscompleted a 12 day field experience in Guatemala, which allowed them to investigate healthcarein the region through visits to medical facilities. During these visits, the students completed aneeds assessment for the healthcare facilities, with the eventual goal of developing projects to beimplemented through the engineering senior design curriculum. Upon finishing the fieldexperience, the students completed a post-course survey that was designed to measure theirinterests and attitudes regarding global health issues. When compared with responses on a pre-course survey, the findings showed that the course and field experience resulted in increasedstudent knowledge in global health issues, confidence in developing solutions to

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

Principal Investigator of several projects from the Army, DOD, and NIH.Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.314.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SIMULATION USING VISUAL BASIC MACROS IN MICROSOFT EXCELI. Introduction Biomedical engineering analyses are often more complex than typically found in otherengineering disciplines due to the inherent variation and uncertainty associated with livingsystems. Attempting to find the optimum solution to complex problems almost always is doneusing numerical analysis techniques, such as finite element or finite

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

undergraduate BME curriculum Page 12.1584.2IntroductionA primary area of research for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for BioengineeringEducational Technologies1 has been to identify the concepts that should comprise a coreundergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum. The motivation for this project has beendescribed elsewhere2-6 but, briefly, VaNTH domain experts believe that determining a core set ofconcepts will clarify for industry the capabilities of undergraduate biomedical engineers. Inaddition, these concepts should guide the development of new undergraduate programs inbiomedical engineering and assist established programs in reworking their respective curricula.The principal

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Seif-Naraghi, University of California, San Diego

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Biomedical

the model that Purdue has, short trips might be the best way to begin. Two to fourweeks would be a good start for a small group of bioengineering students to travel toanother country and interact with students there. A good example of this type of trip is aninitiative in the aerospace engineering department at Arizona State Univerisity – studentsfrom ASU collaborate with students from ITESM’s Monterrey campus to complete theirSenior Design projects. They communicate via teleconference and email throughout theyear and then spend three weeks together to assemble and present their completedproject. If relationships such as this could be initiated for the other disciplines, thatwould beneficial; the potential for positive cultural and

Conference Session

First- and Second-year Design and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University; Jerry Coursen, School of Biological and Human Systems Engineering, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #19631Sophomore Design Course on Virtual PrototypingDr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt University; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

' ability to use critical thinking skills to tackle engineering problems, as well as theirability to research and discuss current technologies. There were two goals of this project: 1)implement a challenge-based learning module (based on the Legacy Cycle framework) todiagnose skin cancer with optical spectroscopy in a junior to senior-level undergraduate courseon biomedical optics and 2) assess the value of this module compared to previous years' lecture-only method of teaching optical spectroscopy. The experimental design was introduced over onesemester. The module was assessed using 3 indicators: comparing test answers between 5semesters worth of classes, a 1 page study guide on an emerging technology of skin cancerdiagnosis created by the

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Joseph Seta, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

Projects course that is required for all freshman in the College of Engineering at LTU. He has published 31 peer-reviewed journal articles. At LTU, Meyer offers a number of outreach programs for high school students and advises many projects for undergraduate students. Page 24.809.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Introducing High School Students to Biomedical Engineering through Summer CampsAbstractSummer camps provide many high school students their first opportunity to learn about

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

of 2004, as well as 31 programs that were not accredited at that time.While these data have been presented in several forums, there has not been a publication on thistopic. In the interest of providing data that can be used by different constituencies, as well as asnapshot of the curriculum at a particular point to which changes can be compared, the data fromthat project are presented here in full. The results from the 2004 sample concerned coursesbeyond freshman math, physics and chemistry, which tend to be common across engineeringmajors, to focus on the courses required specifically for the biomedical engineering degree.Mechanics, physiology and design were the subjects required most frequently, at 90% or more ofthe accredited programs

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the signal which is being received fromthe RF coil. Even though low power consumption is not of primary concern inthis project, this microprocessor was chosen since its performance is sufficient forthe system, and it is relatively simple to use. It allows programming in C, C++or Assembler. The code used in this apparatus is written in C++. An evaluationboard is available from TI which includes a JTAG port and the appropriate cableto connect it to the USB port of a computer. It has a flash program memory of60 kB, a RAM size of 2048 bytes and 48 I/O pins. It includes a 12-bit SARA/D converter and two 12-bit D/A converters. Furthermore, it allows the use oftwo SPI or UART channels for serial communication. It also provides two 16-bittimers and a

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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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

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Longitudinal Assessment of Web-enabled Muddiest Points in Different

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Malkin, Duke University

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Biomedical

language training is needed to train a nurse to use a piece ofmedical equipment, and much of the requisite vocabulary is similar to English.The technical training is also specialized to our project and developed by EWH. Our trainingaugments the already excellent theoretical training engineers receive with practical knowledgeappropriate to the developing world. This training includes topics like testing medical Page 13.531.3equipment when specialized test equipment is not available and manufacturing alternative spareparts in resource poor environments. A unique and critical element in our volunteer engineers’training is the lessons on how to train

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Coppinger, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

the Director of Assessment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she designs and implements assessment activities for both small and large scale projects. She has presented her work at national psychology and assessment conferences and has published in the areas of political and social psychology. Shannon holds an MA degree in General Experimental Psychology. Page 11.921.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Meeting the learning styles of biomedical engineers in a mainstream genetics course: a biologist’s perspectiveIntroductionA primary goal of undergraduate

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

projects for developing world hospitals. Page 11.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integration of Diverse Laboratory Experiences throughout the Biomedical Engineering CurriculumAbstractLaboratory instruction is crucial in bioengineering curricula to introduce biological andphysiological measurements as well as to foster an understanding of the complex nature ofbiological systems. Traditionally, stand-alone bioengineering laboratory courses providedstudents an opportunity to learn the function and operation of instrumentation as well as toanalyze data by applying theories learned

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

problems at the interface of engineering and biology. a-4 Apply knowledge of math, science and engineering.b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data b-1 Design experiments for hypothesis testing. b-2 Measurement and data interpretation skills from living systems b-3 Basic circuit analysis and troubleshooting skills b-4 Statistical data analysis skillsc) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs c-1 CAD skills c-2 Mechanical, fabrication and manufacturing skills c-3 Prototyping skills c-4 Needs assessment skills c-5 Project planning skills c-6 Medical devices design skillsd) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams d-1