Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University

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Biomedical

presents the concept of “Prevention throughDesign” as a means for designing safety into bioengineering innovations. The paper describesinstructional materials that prompt consideration of possible hazards throughout a design projectand discuss risk assessment methods for evaluating and systematically reducing hazardsassociated with different design alternatives. These educational resources enable engineeringstudents to purposefully design safety into a technology.IntroductionBiomedical engineers have clear obligations to design and implement technologies and practicesthat ensure the safety of people involved. ABET Engineering Criteria state that engineeringgraduates must understand professional and ethical responsibility and must be able to design

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, University of Maryland, College Park; Rachel L. Manthe, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park; Kevin M Knapstein, Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park

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Biomedical

online electronic portfolio system (www.innovationportal.org). The electronic portfoliosystem contained step-by-step elements that guided students in the design process: from thedevelopment of an idea to execution of a plan.Summative findings from the curricular material indicated that both freshmen and sophomoresdemonstrated enhanced confidence and performance in key areas (i.e., hypothesis design) andcompetencies (cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal). Interestingly, while freshmendemonstrated improved confidence in the use of bioengineering analytical tools, sophomoresshowed increased self-efficacy in fundamental scientific topics. In the intrapersonal andinterpersonal domains (ethical awareness and teamwork, respectively), little

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eric Diep, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Biomedical

provide an update on the project and to receive feedbackfrom the project mentor. The project progress and tasks were tracked at each DR. The objectivesof the LR were to address topics related to the engineering professional development. At each Page 23.1388.3LR, the team discussed teamwork skills, engineering ethics, engineering design process, andcontextualization.3.3 Technical learningUnlike traditional design courses, where technical learning (i.e. coursework) may not be relatedto the design project, the idea behind project-based learning is to facilitate learning using designprojects. The team used this project to facilitate the learning of

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME; Michael Edward Brown, Florida International University; James Dennis Byrne, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

surveys alsonote that the results suggest that capstone courses are increasingly incorporating more subjectmatter with an emphasis on professional skills. This will undoubtedly lead to greater pressure onfaculty time. Also noted by the authors was a surge in computer engineering and computerscience collaboration in the past decade, reflecting the growing role of computers in engineeringdesign which begs for greater multidisciplinary teams.A report from the National Academy of Engineering identified the ideal attributes of the engineerof 2020 and recommends ways to improve the training of engineers to prepare them foraddressing the complex technical, social, and ethical questions raised by emergingtechnologies26. The report notes that innovation