Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan; Mimi (Miriam) Adam; Robert Sulewski; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

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Biomedical

validation, and the economic,legal, social and ethical implications of our technology. In class, students explore basic sciencesand emerging diagnostic technologies for genetic disease, including lab-on-a-chip, gene chip,and MRI imaging. Students receive hands on experience through lab modules dealing withgenetic sequencing and molecular imaging of proteins. In addition, students receive formalinstruction in technical communications, and problem solving strategies, including brain-storming and research organization. Performance on an individual and team basis is evaluatedthrough a series of homework sets, exams, lab reports, journals, team minutes, and oral projectreports, in addition to a final formal report prepared for the client. As students

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cordray, Vanderbilt University; Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Gilbert

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Biomedical

in statistical practices. Finalresults will be presented later this year as part of a comprehensive summative appraisal ofthe impact of the VaNTH ERC project.II. Meta-analytic Methods Although the VaNTH/ERC educational innovations share a common pedagogicalmodel (HPL), they represent a broad array of bioengineering topics (e.g., biomechanics,biotransport, optics, ethics). They have been developed by many different faculty at thepartner institutions for college and high school students, and they represent singlemodules delivered as part of a course, collections of modules, and full-scale collegecourses. They use outcome measures that are designed to gauge the degree to whichparticipants understand bioengineering principles and

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cordray, Vanderbilt University; Alene Harris, Vanderbilt; Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

experimental designs, with randomization (SeeCordray, Harris and Gilbert4). The other (60%) comparative studies used quasi-experimental methods (with non-random assignment) to assess the effectiveness ofmodules and course augmentations. Although an experimental approach to improving engineering education isdemanding, it provides the only path to deriving unbiased estimates of the effects oflearning on students. On the other hand, practical and ethical issues must be addressed. Page 12.13.3One particularly difficult practical constraint in using true experiments in assessing 2VaNTH materials entailed small class

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Temple, University of California-San Diego; Peter Chen, University of California-San Diego; Robert Sah, University of California-San Diego

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Biomedical

objectives and for their future success as a Bioengineer.The overall mission of the Bioengineering program at UCSD is to provide students with anexcellent education that enables successful, innovative, and lifelong careers in bioengineeringindustries and professions. The overall educational objectives are to provide students with amodern bioengineering education, consisting of depth, breadth, and creativity in the central areasof bioengineering, its underlying sciences, and related technologies; effective communication,learning, and teamwork skills that facilitate bioengineering practice, continued professionaladvancement, and adaptation; and a recognition of professional and social responsibilities,including sensitivity to ethical and health

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

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Biomedical

, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (3d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, (3e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, (3f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (3g) an ability to communicate effectively, (3h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (3i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, (3j) a knowledge of contemporary issues, (3k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice, (8a) a knowledge of

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

practical, hands-on experiences within the overall academic environment can varywidely. At Saint Louis University, the biomedical engineering (BME) department was developedaround a program offering solely undergraduate degrees. The faculty developed the seniorprojects course around the concept of immersing students in a faculty lab to give them an in-depth exposure to solving open-ended engineering problems. Depending on the investigator, therange of topics could range widely and also included external faculty advisors with a need forbiomedical engineering design solutions.The two-semester course sequence has evolved over the past seven years to further emphasizedesign theory, expand the ethical topic coverage, adding a comprehensive exam to

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

Results (2-25/25, 1-24/25), (1-25/25, 1-21/25, 1-20/25), (1-25/25, 1-22/25, 1-21/25).Quantitative assessment was accomplished through an examination. Three exam questions evaluated several aspects of Laplace and Fourier Transforms. Exam results (2-60/60, 1-54/60) CO-8: Understand and use data acquisition hardware and software The use of Dataq® data acquisition or similar devices was required to make permanent recordings if the laboratory experimental data. There was no specific quantitative evaluation method required. Ethics Component: The primary ethical component encountered in this class is to note that calibration statistics must represent the true behavior of the device, even if it points out some shortcomings in the design. Calibration

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen May-Newman, San Diego State University; Peter Newman, San Diego State University; Urban Miyares, Interwork Institute - Disabled Businessperson's Association

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Biomedical

professional ethics as well as featuring seminars by guest speakers. Students arerequired to have weekly meetings with their project advisor throughout the two semesters of thecourse. The final product must involve significant design and be a physical device, computermodel, or a complete description of a manufacturing process for a mechanical or biomedicalapplication. For many students, this capstone design experience provides the most relevantpreparation for working in industry, and marks a segue from their academic training into theirprofessional careers.Students in the capstone engineering course were recruited to design AT for the ChallengedAmerica program. A rehabilitation technology graduate student with a background inengineering was recruited

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Walter Block, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mitchell Tyler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Webster, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Biomedical

professional communicationthroughout the curriculum as well as a relevant structure to discuss many issues related to designincluding intellectual property, professionalism, entrepreneurialism, engineering ethics, and theneed for lifelong learning.All the design projects are client-based, real-world design problems, solicited primarily from themedical and life sciences faculty around the university, as well as from biomedical engineeringcompanies. Also we do projects with individuals who have specific rehabilitation needs. Thedesign faculty team reviews the proposed projects and chooses those that are well matched to thestudents’ abilities and likely to result in physical prototypes. Once a team of four students isformed and chooses a project, the

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, X X and engineering3b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as X X X to analyze and interpret data3c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as X X economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability3d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams X X3e. an

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, regulatory, manufacturability, and sustainability; d. an ability to function on and assume leadership roles in diverse, multi-disciplinary teams; e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve bioengineering problems; f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; g. an ability to communicate effectively, especially in an interdisciplinary environment; h. the broad education, including service learning and entrepreneurship, necessary to understand the impact of bioengineering solutions in a rapidly changing global, economic, environmental, and societal context; i. a recognition of the

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McStravick, Rice University; Marcia O'Mallley, Rice University

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Biomedical

. Page 12.855.3Sample Jigsaw Workshop Topics: • Log books and project books • Effective reports and presentations • Project planning • Procurement and shop policies • Rapid prototyping equipment use and procedures • Resources and budgeting • Ethics • Patents • Experiment design and uncertaintyIndividual AccountabilityIn order to meet the individual accountability requirement for cooperative learning, all studentsmust do their share of the work and must master the material to be learned. We have adopted anexam on project content to make sure that all group members are aware of the major designdecisions related to their project. Also, we ask students to self-report their time spent per weekon the project, and use this, along with

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul King, Vanderbilt University; Mark Richter, MaxMobility

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Biomedical

yearly include Engineering Ethics, Electrocardiogram Capture and Analysis,Engineering Scuba Diving, Moore’s Law and Engineering Economics, and the like. Moststudents (52%) opt to take a module.Co-Author Richter has sponsored and supervised several senior design (and other) projects forthree years prior to this academic year. His projects, due to his career, were all related torehabilitation engineering. His expertise in this area gave rise to the consideration of either afull semester upper level course in rehabilitation engineering or the development of a freshmanmodule in the area. An administrative decision resulted in the request for an introductorymodule in rehabilitation engineering. As the design course was taught by co-author King, it

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

ethics in scientific experiments and experimental design. Page 12.940.3Overall Course OrganizationThe IDEAS lab is a two-semester course sequence which is taken by BME majors in their thirdyear of study in our program. The lab is divided into topical modules which introduce thestudents to fundamental and cutting-edge skills in the broader field of biomedical engineering.Each module (described in a later section) provides students with experience using laboratorytechniques and quantitative analysis of data. Modules vary in duration from one to two weeks,with the exception of the final “IDEAS Module,” discussed below. Each week of the