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

my perceptions about the 3.88 3.39 importance of genetics in approaching biological problems”Most biomedical engineering students found the placement of this course in the curriculumappropriate (Table 2). However, several biomedical engineering students reported that theywould have preferred that this course occur earlier in the curriculum, as evidenced by thefollowing selected comments: “[Genetics] should be taken closer to when biology is required in the curriculum.” “[Genetics] might be beneficial to be after biology, so our minds are still on that track…” “I think that [genetics] would have been more beneficial if it was

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John Denis Enderle, University of Connecticut; Amy Lerner, University of Rochester; Samantha Jacques; Peter Katona, The Whitaker Foundation

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Biomedical

2006-1139: DESIGN VERSUS RESEARCH; ABET REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNAND WHY RESEARCH CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR DESIGNJohn D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering John D. Gassert, Ph.D., P.E., is currently a Professor and Biomedical Engineering Program Director at Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in 1995 from Marquette University and his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1971 and 1974 also from Marquette University. Gassert is a member of BMES and the Accreditation Activities Committee of the BMES, a Senior Member of the IEEE, an ABET EAC program evaluator for Biomedical Engineering, and a member of the NSPE. He has developed and taught

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 11.928.62 Clough, G.(chair) Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century, NationalAcademy of Engineering, National Academy Press, Washington , DC, 2005.3 Augustine, N. (chair) Rising above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a BrighterEconomic Future, National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, NationalAcademy Press, Washington, DC, 2005.4 Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school.Washington, DC: National Academy Press (1999).5 Harris, T.R., Bransford, J.D. and Brophy, S.P. Roles for Learning Sciences and Learning Technologies inBiomedical Engineering Education: A

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denis Enderle, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

themselveswith great flexibility. With this flexibility in mind, BME programs can be more creative thanever and maximize course double counting to construct a more expansive curriculum. Details on Page 11.1080.2ABET requirements and how BME programs can leverage courses are described in the nextsection.Engineering programs have typically included four semesters of math courses in the curriculum.These are usually Calculus I, II and III, and a differential equations course. The mathdepartment teaches these courses to all university students and do not provide any specificinformation to any one major. I have heard it said many times by engineering faculty

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Biomedical

technical elective for students who major inmechanical engineering and have had the traditional prerequisites for classical fluidmechanics.The course was first offered in the spring semester, 2005. The total student populationequaled 38 with 21 bioengineering majors and 17 mechanical engineering majors. Theincoming cumulative grade point averages of both sets of students wereapproximately the same (2.86/4.00 vs. 2.88/4.00).ApproachThe approach taken in this first offering of the course was integrative in structure andincluded as well current movie titles to generate in-class discussions and follow-upcritical review essays. A mind-map of the course topics and activities is presented inFigure 1

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

2006-2385: VERTICAL MENTORING: CLOSING THE LOOP IN DESIGNGlen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology GLEN A. LIVESAY is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on biomechanics, capstone design, experimental design and statistics and data analysis, and experimental biomechanical testing of soft tissues.Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology RENEE D. ROGGE is an Assistant Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. Her teaching interests include orthopaedic and sports biomechanics, biomaterials, capstone design, and introductory level mechanics courses

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

2006-123: ASSESSING AN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SCAFFOLD FORREINFORCING LEARNING OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICSKathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering’s commitment to finding ways to enrich teaching and learning. She works in all aspects of education including design and development, faculty training, learner support, and evaluation.Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin MIA K. MARKEY is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. The mission of her