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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Robert Alan Hirsh, Cooper University Hospital; Sameer Sood, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Biomedical

deliverables: needsspecifications, project plans and posters, for three needs. These needs were chosen based onareas of clinical need, cost effectiveness, interest and feasibility for milestone completion incapstone design during the academic year. Scholars met with faculty to gauge potential solutionsfrom the basic science and clinical perspectives. The summer program ended with a finalScholar symposium of projects, reflections of the Scholar experiences and plans for academicyear projects. Table 1 summarizes the 2014 Rowan Bioengineering Scholars Program.  Table 1: Summer 2014 Rowan Bioengineering Scholars Program   Week   Topic   Deliverable   1   Overview of program and Basic physiology

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Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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patent and mock SBIR serve asrealistic exercises that inform and instruct students in the components of a successful technologyventure and the competitive nature of securing funding for a start-up company.The drafting of patent claims is instructive in defining an invention with respect to the prior art,and gauging its strengths and weaknesses regarding infringement: the value of a project isultimately in the strength of any ensuing patent claims. The SBIR proposal has a standardizedformat that will compel students to review the competing technologies; make a rationale for theapproach; define technical objectives; organize the research effort by formulating a detailed workplan with specific tasks, milestones and schedules, and contingency plans

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Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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, fundamental understanding of the characteristics of a successfulprogram is lacking. In addition, longitudinal tracking of participants that evaluate the influenceof the experience on their long-term plans is lacking. In this paper we describe and evaluate our9-year experience with a 10-week summer undergraduate program.MethodsOverall Program Description Page 26.695.5   From 2006 - 2014, a research university in the U.S. Midwest (Illnois Institute ofTechnology) has delivered a 10-week, summer engineering Research Experience forUndergraduate (REU) program. The program focuses on engineering research in theunderstanding and treatment of diabetes and

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois; Dipanjan Pan

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Diversity

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Biomedical

clinical trials, economics, ethics, and regulatorystrategies. Throughout the second year, students will continue working on their research project,with the culmination of the second year being a summer clinical or industrial immersion relevantto the project. In addition to immersion experiences, we are planning tracks: research,entrepreneurship, professional school, and industry; while these are at early stages indevelopment, they are being developed to integrate with other campus activities.Beginning junior year, students will continue undergraduate research while being extensivelytrained in engineering design, in contrast to traditional education which focuses primarily ondesign in the senior capstone course. The coursework for this year is not

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reva E Johnson MS, Northwestern University; Robert A Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

improve teaching by the graduateteaching assistants assigned to discussion section by facilitating the organization and planning. The discussion of problem solving in class yesterday was useful. (53 responses) 60% 40% 20% 0% Strongly Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly I missed agree disagree that class. It was interesting to see how other students approached the sludge problem. (59 responses) 60% 40% 20% 0% Strongly Agree No opinion Disagree

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania

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engaging in practices of the field, such asjustifying simplifications or estimating magnitude of an answer.One specific type of SAIL activity is small-group, in-class solving of a problem based on real-world applications. Students work in small groups to accomplish a common learning goal andare encouraged to use the problem solving process of experienced decision makers: define thesituation, state the goal, generate ideas, prepare a plan, take action and check to see if the goalwas achieved.4 This type of collaborative learning activity has been shown to positively engagestudents in the classroom and emphasize the process of solving a problem, not just the end-goalof obtaining a solution.2,5,6 Even though the work is done in groups, individual

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT); Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical

decisions I made in how to write each section and get comments. some feedback on that.” • “Having the opportunity to have my papers read by my peers gave me an idea on what I exactly needed to improve on. This workshop was a great Page 26.1746.4 asset to my growth in writing.”Future Assessment Plan: During the second quarter of workshops, students were asked toupload a copy of their draft before peer review. These will be compared to the revised drafts thatstudents will submit at the end of the quarter, in order to examine the changes made as a result ofthe peer review

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

4 3 2 1Construct a system or process to meet desired needs within suchrealistic constraints as economic, environmental, social, political, 52% 48%ethical, health and safety, feasibility and sustainability.Demonstrate the ability for self-directed learning by planning, 78% 22%research and design for the project.Student comments generally indicate that the course structure helped with finding out new ideas “Good design of the class. Helps to generate ideas initially. Concept of idea generation explained really well.”The exit interviews respondents have also “made numerous positive references to

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

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six areas that should be taken intoconsideration when developing course goals: foundational knowledge, application, integration,human dimension, caring, and learning how to learn.6A consideration for our department was that we have several “pathways” or plans of study withinbioengineering, such as biomaterials, biomechanics, tissue engineering, etc. This introductoryBioE course needed to support the educational desires of all bioengineering students as well ashelp those students that were “undecided” or unsure as to which pathway best fit their longer-term career goals.With the redesign, the new goals for BIOE 2001 are: “At the end of the course, students will… I. Be more interested in the bioengineering field so that they can

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Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Lucy L. Pick, University of Washington; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Biomedical

scholarship, a student’sfamily contacted the camp director with their request (formal documentation of financialinformation was not required).Only local students were selected for admission to the camp, as we plan to follow up with thesestudents in the future and desire to use the summer camp program to build relationships withlocal high schools for possible mentoring and outreach opportunities.InstructorsA core instructional group of the camp director (staff program coordinator) and two instructors(faculty lecturer and graduate student) gave introductory lectures and led activities throughoutthe camp. In addition to the core instructors, guest instructors (including faculty, undergraduateand graduate students, and research scientists) facilitated

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University

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Biomedical

otherwise would not havebeen covered to the same degree, if at all, in the courses described here. Even though everystudent in these courses didn’t explore every topic in detail, the fact that students aredisseminating their results through oral presentations provides everyone in the class additionalexposure to these topics. In addition to providing significant breadth within each course, these“mini project” assignments promote information literacy and life-long learning, important piecesfor our curriculum not only in regards to ABET assessment, but also for our University’s new 5-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), an integral part of regional reaccreditation. Bydemonstrating the ability to find, analyze, synthesize and appropriately cite current

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor R. Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University

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program. Ourcareful planning has supported the success of the program and preparation of our students.Our biggest concern now is how to support this program once funding from CIRM ends. Whilethere are potential workarounds for the cost of running our laboratory courses, our largest costsare associated with the stipend our students receive during their 9-month internship. Studentscurrently receive a stipend of $2,652 a month for their internship. For 10 students, this costamounts to $238,680 for the duration of their internship. From discussions with our AdvisoryCommittee, this is a necessary component of the internship portion of our program. We arecurrently looking at various alternatives to support the continuation of the program as it

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Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Warnock, Mississippi State University

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Biomedical

professional services department at ABET. In this role, Warnock oversees the development, planning, production and implementation of the ABET Program Assessment Workshops, IDEAL and the assessment webinar series. He also directs activities related to the workshop facilitator training and professional development. Page 26.589.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Efficacy of Using Grade Point Average to Predict Students’ Cognitive Ability in BioengineeringAbstractIn a typical engineering course, student knowledge is assessed by periodic

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Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Davide Piovesan, Gannon University; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University

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evaluated on asemester-by-semester basis, or a modified semester-by-semester basis. The results of theseprimary tools are used to establish an action plan for each course, (for example, smallmodifications to be presented in the next course iteration), and thus provide a path for continuousimprovement. Secondary tools are implemented on different time scales, and providecorroborative information only. The program assessment rubrics are the primary tool used toprovide a measure of satisfaction of student learning outcomes.Table 1: Intellectual maturity according to Perry’s levelsStage of Perceptions of theIntellectual

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

faculty input, the scope and objective of their seniordesign project will be defined. This process also gives the students a sense of ownership of theproject.All senior design teams in the BME program present their project proposal in early October. Theresearch team is expected to already have a detailed experimental plan by then. They should alsohave completed basic lab skill training. The team will use the remaining one and half monthbefore the semester end to work on experimental setup and conduct pilot tests. It is important forthe faculty to make sure that the students start with small-scale pilot runs for each new study.These pilot runs save resources and time, and provide valuable guidance to improve theexperimental design. The student

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

beneficial for completing class activities. 11. Online submission of the Muddiest/Most Interesting Points is difficult. 12. The flipped class allows me to prepare my questions before coming to class. 13. The flipped classroom is more effective than the traditional class setting. 14. The homeworks assigned are NOT helpful when completing the in-class assignments. 15. The design project helps me apply the material covered in the pencast lectures and inclass activities. 16. I think learning statistical software (SPSS) during class activities will assist in my career/future educational plans. 17. Working in groups for the design project does NOT facilitate my understanding of statistics.Please comment below on the