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Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Mary Beth Privitera, University of Cincinnati; Daria Narmoneva, University of Cincinnati; Balakrishna Haridas, University of Cincinnati

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Biomedical

AC 2008-2424: DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL CAPSTONE: AN INTEGRATEDEXPERIENCEJeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / EngineeringMary Beth Privitera, University of CincinnatiDaria Narmoneva, University of CincinnatiBalakrishna Haridas, University of Cincinnati Page 13.359.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design and Exper imental Capstone: An Integr ated Exper ienceAbstr actWe report on student outcomes across three phases in the development of the BME seniorcapstone experience. The BME department provides a comprehensive capstone experience to itsseniors. All students enroll in a two-course, team-based, device design capstone sequence and aconcurrent

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

AC 2010-932: INTEGRATING HANDS-ON DESIGN EXPERIENCES INTO THECURRICULUMRichard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses and senior design. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina Bob Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of Applied

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

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

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

passed to the Institution for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM), also hosted at our institution.• Due to the nature of our design sequence, the final functional deliverable is often not of the same scope as some other senior design deliverables. Students should be reminded early and often that their final product is of their own making and not the product of an imaginative professor, graduate student or external mentor.SummaryOur program has successfully integrated external mentors into senior design teams ateach step in the design process. The participation of the mentors and the level ofcommitment required of them have served to enhance our students’ senior designexperience. The most significant impact of the external mentor

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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) Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madisonrequires all undergraduate students to take a design course every semester beginning in theirfirst-semester sophomore year for six sequential courses. The students work in a team on aclient-centered biomedical engineering design project to learn concept generation, productanalysis, specifications, evaluation, clinical trials, regulation, liability, and ethics. Thus thedesign course provides students an opportunity to learn about engineering design and the processof integrating engineering and life sciences to solve real-world biomedical engineering problems.It also teaches them how to function on diverse teams, develop leadership skills and to takeinitiative to communicate their ideas and thoughts

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Careers and Professional Development in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Guilford, University of Virginia; Katherine Bishop, University of Virginia; William Walker, University of Virginia; J. Milton Adams, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

AC 2008-2784: SUITABILITY OF AN UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM INBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FOR PREMEDICAL STUDYWilliam Guilford, University of Virginia William Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Undergraduate Program Director at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Will's research focuses on the biomechanics of single molecules involved in muscle contraction and cell movement.Katherine Bishop, University of Virginia Katherine L. Bishop is the Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the degree

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

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Biomedical

perspectives. Preliminary effectiveness of thebioengineering curriculum revision, as indicated from the positive responses from industry,academic colleagues, and student alumni serves as an initial indication that our integration ofresults obtained from the multiple means of assessment allows for in-depth analysis and well-informed revision. Although future assessment of the success of curriculum changesimplemented in our department will be needed as the new courses are phased in (starting Jan.2011), we propose that the methods of program analysis described in this work may be useful forother departments similarly motivated to evaluate their own curriculum. In addition to specificassessments of individual course outcomes, future work involves a survey

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BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Biomedical

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

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Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

AC 2012-3144: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GLOBAL HEALTH COURSEWITH AN INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCEDr. Michael J. Rust, Western New England University Michael J. Rust received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2003 and 2009, respectively. During his undergraduate training, he worked for Ethicon Endo-Surgery and AtriCure companies, which specialize in the development of novel surgical devices. While completing his doctoral dissertation, Rust served as an NSF GK-12 Graduate Fellow, which allowed him to develop hands-on engineering activities for high school students. In 2009, he joined the faculty of Western New England University as an

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

AC 2009-1917: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SENIOR DESIGN WITH A RAPIDDESIGN CHALLENGEJoe Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University Page 14.978.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Preparing Students for Senior Design with a Rapid Design ChallengeIntroduction and MotivationDesign is arguably the most important class in an undergraduate engineering curriculum. It can,however, be one of the most challenging classes to teach as it ventures far off the traditionallecture and lab format that students are accustomed to. As engineering educators, we thereforewant to optimize the process such that our students get the most out of the experience

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine Csavina, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

students gain an appreciationof the paperwork, documentation, and team meetings involved with a 510k. A PrincipalEngineer at Arthrex discussed patents and intellectual property aspects of the design process andagain, the importance of documenting all ideas, progress and testing in a design notebook. Inaddition we had speakers discuss manufacturing and human factors, while another speakerprovided a case study on medical device development. The speakers help round out topicsdiscussed from the book with a full appreciation of the “biomedical” aspect of the product designprocessAssessmentProgram outcome assessmentAssessments of program outcomes were planned prior to the course development as the facultyprepared their curriculum for ABET accreditation

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Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge; Brad Deschenes

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Biomedical

Digital Health: A Sophomore Level Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Project CourseIntroductionThis paper describes a biomedical engineering project developed by sophomores as part of adesign class at the University of Hartford and also the pedagogical approach taken. Required forall of the engineering majors, the purpose of the course is to provide an in-depth study of thedesign process in the context of a real-world project. Students undertake design projectsspecifically chosen to meet the objectives of the course. In spring 2008, a new project sectionwas offered that was related to the university’s digital health initiative.The engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Yoder, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Biomedical

bioengineering educationcommunity with a methodology for analyzing team effectiveness and accomplishments.6.0 AcknowledgementThis research is funded by NSF CBET-0602592 Collaborative Research: The BME-IDEACompetition, Assessing Innovative Design in Biomedical Engineering Education with additionalsupport for the BME-Idea competition provided by The Lemelson Foundation.References1. Novak, Joseph D. and Gowin, Dixie B. (1984). Learning How to Learn. United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press.2. Besterfield-Sacre, M., J. Gerchak, M. Lyons, L.J. Shuman, and H. Wolfe, “Scoring Concept Maps: Development of an Integrated Rubric for Assessing Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, 93(2), April 2004, pp. 105 – 116.3. Golish, B

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Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University

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Biomedical

collaborationenvironments and desktop/video conferencing. The web-based collaborationenvironment involved bulletin boards, threaded discussions, and a shared filestructure. Again, with the exception of Eggert’s spreadsheet workbook none ofthe others involve intra-team communications. This is the same thing noted in thetext books.Zelenka has a book with an interesting chapter “Connect, Communicate, andCollaborate” that presents some of the internet based techniques that could beused for team communications.9 These are email, blogs, twitter, wikis, instantmessaging, video chat, videoconferencing, conference calls, message boards,social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and professional networks likeLinkedln and Xing. The actual use of these is not documented

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Donna Ebenstein

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Biomedical

. For example, in the sophomore Fundamentals ofBiomedical Engineering course, students spend the semester identifying, planning, constructingand carrying out experiments modeling a physiologically relevant fluid flow phenomenon.While the students learn how to construct basic flow systems in class, they are completelyresponsible for the identification, design and implementation of their individual physiologicalmodel. This project provides an environment in which the students are very invested in theexperimental design process yet prevents them from being overwhelmed by having to manage anentire project.As the students enter into the final two years of the curriculum, they are presented with moreopen-ended projects in which they are required to

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2230: DEVELOPING STUDENT DESIGN AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLSIN AN UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell UniversityJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University Page 12.499.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Developing Student Design and Professional Skills in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering CurriculumAbstractFrequently, students’ exposure to biomedical engineering design and professional skills isconcentrated in their senior design capstone courses at the end of the curriculum. Whilecommon, this approach may lead to instances where students apply these

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Diep, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Biomedical

Paper ID #7047Work in Progress:Developing an integrated motion capture and video record-ing for pediatric biomechanical studiesDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Habibi is an assistant professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the Minnesota State University-Mankato. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering. Fol- lowing his postdoctoral appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he joined the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Program in August 2011. The IRE is an innovative, 100% project-based, upper division engineering program located in

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt A. Thoroughman Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis; Ranjan Patrick Khan, Washington University, St. Louis; Haoxin Sun, Washington University, St. Louis; Patricia L. Widder, Washington University, St. Louis

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Biomedical

AC 2012-4464: INTEGRATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL LAB SEQUENCEINTO A JUNIOR-LEVEL QUANTITATIVE PHYSIOLOGY COURSEKurt A. Thoroughman Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis Kurt A. Thoroughman, Ph.D., is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and an Associate Profes- sor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Thoroughman has joint appointments in the departments of Anatomy & Neurophysiology and Physical Therapy.Mr. Ranjan Patrick Khan, Washington University, St. Louis Department of BMEMs. Haoxin Sun, Washington University, St. LouisPatricia L. Widder, Washington University, St. Louis Patricia Widder serves as Teaching Lab Coordinator in the Biomedical Engineering

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

to incorporatethe vastly growing types of various digital media being employed in engineering design.Additionally, only one copy of a paper notebook exists as compared to the ability to share anELN (or part of one) with the involved parties. Here we outline the processes used to implementthe ELN and initial student and faculty survey results comparing paper notebooks to an ELN.IntroductionOur Biomedical Engineering (BME) undergraduate students participate in real-world, client-based design projects throughout the curriculum in teams of four or five students.1 The designcurriculum is advised by up to 13 faculty members per semester, each overseeing up to fourteams. In these courses, from sophomore through senior year, the students not only

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe L. Carvalho, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Biomedical

a low-cost USB-interface JTAG hardware reference design. It iscompatible with Windows and its main functionality is to provide an efficient and the necessaryconnection between the baseboard and a PC. Similarly to the OMAP DSP, this emulator is alsolow-cost and low power, and it only requires a USB port to be powered. This emulator in parallelwith the TI’s baseboard provides the sufficient hardware for the processing of digital signals. 3. Code Composer Studio™ v5TI’s Code Composer Studio™ (CCS) is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI’sembedded processor families. CCS provides an efficient IDE for the development and debuggingof embedded applications. The software is based on the Eclipse open source softwareframework, which

Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha L McCarthy, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Reed T. Bjork, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tasnia Tabassum, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John P Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Diversity

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Biomedical

expected to be well above averageat 27% from 2012-2022 as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.11 As a result, BMEprograms are also growing with the demand. Our BME undergraduate program at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, which has historically encompassed sophomores and above, has morethan doubled in the last five years. This year, our college has moved to a direct departmentadmission model adding an additional surge of freshman directly to the program (78% morestudents) with progression requirements versus a secondary application.In an effort to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for these 240 freshman, we havedeveloped a mentorship program integrated with our design curriculum. The undergraduateprogram here was founded

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

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Biomedical

2006-1384: METHODS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONALREFORM IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGThomas Harris, Vanderbilt University Thomas R. Harris is the Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Medicine at Vanderbilt University. He is currently Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and the Ph.D. degree from Tulane University in that field. He holds an M.D. degree from Vanderbilt University. His current interests focus on the development of learning science and learning technology for bioengineering. He is currently

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Biomedical

beginning of this period and present aposter of their project at the end of the summer.Faculty from the University of Texas at Austin, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Universityof Texas Health Science Center-Houston, and Rice University have participated in this program.Students from the University of Texas (summers of 2004, 2005) and Rice University (summer of2005) have participated in the program. The program evaluations showed an increase in studentinterest in translational research careers. We believe programs of this kind will create anundergraduate experience that is well suited to develop a new generation of translationalresearchers in medicine and biomedical engineering.MotivationThe NIH Roadmap Initiative identified opportunities in

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University

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Biomedical

AC 2011-756: INTEGRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATIONINTO A BIOENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN CLASSHoward P Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis received degrees from The Evergreen State College (BA 1976), WSU (BS 1981, MS 1988) and the University of Oregon (Ph.D. 1993). He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering. He has been the president and CEO of IPM, a medical device company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship

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Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

participants are encouraged to practice during the course of the workshop,then try to implement these skills in their own classes at their home institutions. To date, over400 faculty members have attended an ExCEEd teaching workshop, and most participants willagree that these workshops have helped them become better teachers. Although it is sponsoredby ASCE, and presented as “excellence in civil engineering education”, the techniques andprinciples presented by the ExCEEd program are universal to best practices of teaching,regardless of the subject matter being presented. In this paper, we will present several of the bestpractices from the ExCEEd teaching methodology and show how they’ve been integrated into ajunior-level biomaterials class offered for

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BME Courses & Curricular Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical

covered typical of any LinearSystems course in an Electrical and Computer Engineering discipline. The role of the LinearSystems course in the BME curriculum as a core course which also prepares thebioinstrumentation majors for senior electives such as Digital Signal Processing, Medical ImageProcessing, Control Systems and Digital Control Systems presented us a unique challenge: Tomake the Linear Systems course more relevant to all biomedical engineering majors when thereis insufficient time to add new material. Table 1. Alignment of topics in Physiology for Engineers and Linear Systems for Biomedical Engineers Page

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Biomedical

Paper ID #6242Works in Progress: Development of Integrated Computer Simulations andLaboratory Exercises for Teaching Human PhysiologyDr. Bradley P. Sutton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Sutton joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2006 and is currently an associate professor. He received his B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned master’s degrees in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2003. He has affiliations with the Beckman Institute, Electrical and

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1803: INTEGRATIVE DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS: AYEARLONG LABORATORY COURSE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGTimothy Allen, University of Virginia Dr. Timothy E. Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Allen's teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and capstone design courses in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational systems biology and genomics.Brett Blackman

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

one of the founding faculty of the U. A. Whitaker College of Engineering. As an assistant professor from 2007-2012, she helped develop the curriculum for the bioengineering design courses and was involved in teaching courses from the sophomore to senior levels. Dr. Csavina received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Dayton in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Arizona State University in 2003. Her research interests range from motion analysis of human motion in move- ment disorders, orthopedics and sports to engineering education research in student learning, pedagogical approach, and K-12 outreach initiatives.Prof. Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University Lisa A. Zidek is

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Matthew S. Bollom; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

. For more advanced skills, such asSolidWorks, the students were required to review selected online materials and tutorials beforethe lab period. Students were tested on these materials through online quizzes before coming tolab.C. Design ProjectOne of the aims of the course is to integrate the various skills acquired in the lab portion of thecourse into an open-ended guided design project thus combining the professional and technicaldesign skills taught in the course. The students were divided in groups of 6-8 students, and all thestudent groups worked to solve the same design problem. We devised a multidisciplinary projectthat utilized all the skills taught in lab covering to some extent all five BME tracks: 1. MedicalInstrumentation, 2