Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

Collection

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

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; John Vozenilek

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Diversity

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Biomedical

their choice of major, begin developing their professionalidentity, and begin defining their professional goals. To assist students in developing theirprofessional identity and behavior, an immersive, first-year experience with shadowingcomponents was developed to renovate the Introduction to Bioengineering course at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This type of experience is designed to exposestudents to the professional environment with a didactic and self-reflective curriculum, therebysupporting students in their early professional development. The class was taken from a passiveseminar series that broadly covered the bioengineering field to one split into three career-centered foci, each with an overview and experience: i

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer H. Choi, University of California - Davis

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Biomedical

Paper ID #16839Work in Progress: The Incorporation of Hands-On, Team-Based Design Chal-lenges in a Large Enrollment Introductory Biomedical Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer H. Choi, University of California - Davis Jennifer Choi is currently a Lecturer with potential for security of employment (LPSOE) in the Depart- ment of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at UC Davis. In addition to teaching core undergraduate courses, Jennifer is aimed at integrating engineering design principles and hands-on experiences throughout the curriculum, and playing an active role in the senior design course. She has interests in engineering educa

Conference Session

Hands-on Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

troubleshoot the final circuit. The project culminates in a poster and demonstration session.Assessment indicates that the project was successful in helping students achieve the goals of theclass. Students completed a Likert scale survey before and after the project. These results wereevaluated using an unpaired t-test and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statisticallysignificant. Results show that the project made a significant difference in students’ confidence indesigning and troubleshooting analog and digital circuitry. The quality of the projects wasimpressive and the students clearly had a lot of fun, in spite of the many hours of hard work.IntroductionBiomedical Engineering (BME) is a broad field and the curriculum must include exposure

Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Biomedical

limited in industry skillsets and the applied practice of product development. Historically, medical industry skill setsare learned and first practiced as “on the job training” while employed within the medicalproduct industry. The two-semester bioengineering senior capstone design sequence atUniversity of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has long emphasized team-based product design andencourages regular clinical partner feedback throughout the design process. However,formalized interaction with clinical end users to inform the design process has not been a part ofthe curriculum until the introduction of a Bioengineering Clinical Immersion program in 2014.This paper reports information from the first two years of the program, as well as changes to

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul A. Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical

Paper ID #16776Work in Progress: Reviving a Transport Phenomena Course by Incorporat-ing Simulation and Laboratory ExperiencesDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Lecturer in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her career, Marcia has been active in improving undergraduate education through developing problem-based laboratories to enhance experimental design skills; developing a preliminary design course focused on problem identification and market space (based on an industry partner’s protocol); and mentoring and guiding student teams through the

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Guilford, University of Virginia; Anna S. Blazier, University of Virginia; Alyssa B. Becker, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

Molecular Biophysics at the University of Vermont under David Warshaw. His research interests include novel assessments of educational efficacy, the molecular basis of cell movement, and the mitigation of infectious diseases.Miss Anna S. Blazier, University of VirginiaAlyssa B. Becker, University of Virginia c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work in Progress: The Effect of Immersive Design-Build Experiences on Knowledge of the Engineering Design ProcessKnowledge of the engineering design process is integral to all engineering fields. Explicitdidactic approaches exist for instilling students with this knowledge (see an excellent review byDym, et al. 1), and project-based