Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Micou, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

, University of California, San Diego Melissa Micou is a Lecturer with the Potential for Security of Employment in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Her interests include identifying novel strategies to integrate teaching and research and enhancing the recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in engineering. Dr. Micou is the program director of an NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Regenerative Medicine, Multi-Scale Bioengineering, and Systems Biology. Page 15.540.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Koehler, Northwestern University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

(9 sophomores, 15 juniors,and 3 seniors), 41 students were enrolled in W09 (1 freshman, 14 sophomores, 21 juniors, and 5seniors), and 43 students were enrolled in W10 (17 sophomores, 18 juniors, and 8 seniors). Eachclass was comprised of mostly BME majors. Course prerequisites included experience withvector analysis, differentiation, integration, Newtonian mechanics, and free-body diagrams.Most students satisfied these prerequisites through a departmental course sequence titledEngineering Analysis.2.1. Adaptive Learning Technology System: Vector Analysis TutorialAt the beginning of each quarter (W08, W09, and W10), students completed an online vectoranalysis tutorial developed by the VaNTH ERC1. At the beginning of the tutorial, students

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Engineering Mathematics – Modeling o Compartmental Analysis o Deterministic And Stochastic Models o Using Quantitative Models To Simulate Physiological Systems o Numerical Methods Biosignals And Systems Analysis o Linear Systems o Convolution Of Signals o Auto-Correlation And Cross-Correlation Of Signals o Modeling In The Time Domain Bioinstrumentation o DC And AC Circuit Analyses o Electrodes For Biological Measurements o Transducer PropertiesOur course, BME4504C, is taught at the senior level of an undergraduate B.S. curriculum as a 3credit hour class which meets twice a week. Extended contact time (4 hours a week rather than 3hours

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

banks, envelope detection, spectrograms and signal reconstruction are explored andformalized in different parts of this project. To promote interaction across disciplines, thestudents work in randomly assigned teams of two that often pair up Biomedical Engineering(BME) students with Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students. For many students,the lab presents the first exposure to a collaborative engineering design effort, in contrast to thecommon independent exercise of tackling a “tough homework problem.” Although thislaboratory project is quite challenging, it was well liked by the diverse population of BME andECE students. Efforts are underway to integrate an online post-lab survey during the upcomingterm to enable a more

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Michael Rust, Western New Engalnd College; Diane Testa, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Food and Drug Administration(FDA). Many biomedical engineers learn the language and practices of QSR and design controlson the job. Experiential learning in these areas gives biomedical engineering graduates avaluable skill set coveted by medical device companies. This skill set will position biomedicalengineers apart from other engineering disciplines and will help more completely define thebiomedical engineer. The Biomedical Engineering Department at Western New England College has developed anapproach to the capstone senior design course which integrates QSR and design controls into thecurriculum. This integration uses an experiential method in which students follow the guidelinesfor design control and QSR, closely mimicking best practices

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Kennedy, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

part.Preliminary student assessment indicates that the students feel that designing, rapid prototyping,and physically producing the Cube of Knowledge was both a valuable and enjoyable experience.The vast majority of students agree that the project experience will be valuable for senior designand their future engineering careers. Additionally, they indicated that they would like to see themodule expanded to include a larger variety of fabrication techniques and more time for basicskill development.IntroductionGiven the broad spectrum of topics that must be addressed in an undergraduate biomedicalengineering (BME) curriculum it is difficult to provide adequate exposure to students in designand manufacturing technology such as computer-aided design (CAD) and

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

lastdecade, optical sciences and technologies have been widely developed for new applications anddevices, both for basic science research as well as clinical settings. However, at the same time,biomedical optics courses have not been well-integrated into most undergrad biomedicalengineering curriculums. At Vanderbilt University, a junior to senior-level biomedicalengineering elective course entitled “Introduction to Biomedical Optics” has been developedwith the objective of “using light from the far-ultraviolet through the visible into the infrared fordiagnostic, therapeutic, and sensing applications in medicine and biology.”1Previous work in the development of this course focused on creating and implementing aninteractive instruction module of

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

undergraduate student in topics of medical devices, biomaterials, and clinicalanatomy. This paper details the development, application, and assessment of a mentoredundergraduate teaching and research program known as Creative Inquiry at Clemson Universitythat is focused on the development of a statewide implant retrieval program for educational andresearch purposes.IntroductionThe mission of the Department of Bioengineering at Clemson University is to provide anoutstanding education for engineers in bioengineering and developing future leaders. With thismission in mind, three goals were identified: 1) to provide students with the education needed fora rewarding career, 2) to provide an intellectually rigorous undergraduate education thatemphasizes

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Purvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

bioelectricphenomena. The students are enrolled in the biomedical engineering concentration within thenewly accredited general engineering program at East Carolina University. Bioelectricphenomena were introduced through a group project so that, in addition to learning new subjectmatter, they would (A) integrate knowledge developed in prerequisite and co-requisitecoursework in a new setting, (B) develop their independent research skills, (C) gain experienceworking in teams, and (D) develop facility to apply their new knowledge, not just recite it. Thesetraits are considered to be important aspects of the program goal to producing work-readyengineers.Teams of 3-4 students were given a model of an axon, surrounding tissue and a stimulating nervecuff, written in

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

realworld problem solving in the undergraduate curriculum and the ability to promote criticalthinking, teamwork, interpersonal skills, analytical, problem solving and communication skills.Therefore, this course matches these desired technical abilities to the idea of being able tointerpret the calculated material properties and effectively use this data to propose a specificmaterial for a bioengineering application. Considering that this is the first engineering laboratoryin the curriculum, several authors5,6 have emphasized that these „first‟ laboratory experiencesmust generate enthusiasm, moving away from the traditional laboratory designed as „foodrecipe‟. The idea of an „open ended hypothesis‟ laboratory experience can allow the student