Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

this increased interest in biomedical research and education has led to new opportunities,the participation of such a diverse group of students in this Introduction to BiomedicalEngineering course has made the assignment of syllabus topics a challenge. The biomedicalengineering topic set already presents a breadth versus depth tradeoff, and the participation ofstudents with backgrounds in multiple areas of engineering further increases pressure on theinstructor to include topics that make the course relevant to each of these students. This situationis further complicated by (a) differences in student preparation related to subjects such as biology,mathematics, electronic circuits, and programming, (b) variations in students’ core interests

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the state of economic development in the region. Additionally, the studentsparticipated in service learning activities at a mission-operated farming cooperative. Theseactivities were designed to reinforce the socioeconomic aspects of global health from theperspective of the Guatemalan scenario, which had been introduced during the lecturecomponent of the course. Several cultural activities were also planned, including visits to a Page 25.75.6market and a Mayan burial ground.There were several products required of the students during the field experience. The studentsmaintained daily journals of their experiences as well as an online blog

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. DesJardins, Clemson University; Ellen Breazel, Clemson University; Marilyn Reba, Clemson University; Irina Viktorova, Clemson University; Jonathan Bradford Matheny, Clemson University; Taufiquar R. Khan

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

analytic trigonometry. Students who have received credit for any other mathematical sciences course will not be allowed to enroll in or receive credit for MTHSC 105. To be taken Pass/Fail only.Module 1 Course Schedule Week 1: Orientation and Introduction to Module (1 hour with introduction, orientation and syllabus) Week 3: Tour of Clemson Bioengineering Department and Biomechanics Lab (pre-survey and department tour, 1 hour) Week 4: Activity 1: Orthopaedics, Angles and Basic Trigonometry (15 minute lecture with 45 minute applied learning activity) Week 5: Tour of Local Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Practice (2 hours) Week 6: Activity 2: Anthropometry