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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Biomedical

) 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

Conference Session

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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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

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Authors

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

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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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

Conference Session

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

BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regina Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

AC 2009-1366: CONSIDERING THE MATHEMATICAL APPROACH ANDCOURSE-CONTENT STRUCTURE WHEN TEACHING PHYSIOLOGY TOBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERSRegina Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison Regina Nelson is a doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an M.Ed. in Special Education from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on teaching methods and assessment of learning outcomes related to the physiology sub-curriculum in biomedical engineering education.Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonya Seif-Naraghi, University of California, San Diego

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Biomedical

customlearned and recording the most uncomfortable moment or a success story for the week. A Page 14.431.5course description of an example class is provided in Appendix C. This is a suggestedoutline for a course in any university.Student TestimonialThere is a relative dearth of examples of students who have successfully completed asemester of study abroad and still graduated on time; this is a testimonial from onestudent who did: “My semester abroad was excellent. I went through all the standard phases – infatuation, homesickness, rebound, and integration. I know how exciting it can be to live somewhere new, how frustrating and exhausting

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aura Gimm, Duke University

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Biomedical

carry specific stimulating molecules and addressingmolecules, are taken up by targeted immune cells, triggering an increased and more specificimmune response1. Although nanoscience promises major benefits for health and may makepossible a wealth of new technologies, there have also been concerns about possible harmfuleffects of nanomaterials on health2-3.The emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering provides tremendous potential to allowscientists and engineers to improve existing products or to enable completely new applications.In order to realize this potential, the workforce needs to be trained and educated in theinterdisciplinary fields that provide the intellectual foundation for nanotechnology4. For thisreason, there is a large

Conference Session

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

AC 2009-2019: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL SYSTEMSBIOENGINEERING COURSE INTEGRATING MODELING ANDEXPERIMENTATIONTimothy 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 the Capstone Design sequence in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational systems biology and