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Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Purdue University in 1996, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1999 and 2001. In 2001 she joined the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University, where she is currently an Assistant Professor. Her current research interests include robotics, mechatronics, and engineering education. Page 12.855.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Projects with Cooperative Learning in the Medi-Fridge ProjectAbstractAs research at many institutions becomes more and

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College; Lionel Craddock, Bluefield State College; Susan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College; Martha Eborall, Bluefield State College; Lewis Foster, Bluefield State College; Stephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Betsy Tretola, Virginia Tech; Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Oswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

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AC 2007-1200: A PROJECT-CENTRIC APPROACH FORCYBERINFRASTRUCTURE IN BIOINFORMATICSDaphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteBruce Mutter, Bluefield State CollegeLionel Craddock, Bluefield State CollegeSusan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteFrank Hart, Bluefield State CollegeMartha Eborall, Bluefield State CollegeLewis Foster, Bluefield State CollegeStephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteBetsy Tretola, Virginia TechBruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics InstituteOswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Page 12.100.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007AbstractRapid advances in scientific engineering and computer technologies have facilitated

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Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1855: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS: INTEGRATINGOUTREACH INTO ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRebecca Willits, Saint Louis University Rebecca Kuntz Willits is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University and has developed courses in Transport Phenomena, Biotransport, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, and Design of Laboratory Experiments. Page 12.312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Engineering Projects: Integrating Outreach into Engineering EducationAbstractAs the second course in a two semester sequence in transport

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Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-482: SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONVladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis, Associate Professor and Program Director of Applied Engineering Technology in the Goodwin College, Drexel University, taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, biomedical engineering, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. He serves as a member of the Drexel’s Faculty Senate

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1170: A PROJECT-DRIVEN APPROACH TO BIOMEDICAL SIGNALSAND SYSTEMSJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University JOSEPH V TRANQUILLO is an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Dr. Tranquillo teaches courses primarily in bioinstrumentation. His research focuses on theoretical and computational models of electrical activity in the heart. Page 12.101.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Signals and Systems Design Course 1 A Project-Driven Approach to Biomedical

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Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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engineering curricula is important for the education of well-qualified engineers. While all accredited engineering programs are required to provide a majorcapstone design experience, the integration of design throughout the curriculum is oftenchallenging. The departments of biomedical engineering and industrial engineering at WesternNew England College have developed a design experience completed as a requirement in seniorengineering laboratory courses. The design project experience is in addition to the capstonedesign courses. This experience was used to demonstrate students’ ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, design a system within realistic constraints, and understand the impact ofdesign solutions in a societal context.IntroductionA

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Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

AC 2007-3104: SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY:OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERKaren May-Newman, San Diego State UniversityPeter Newman, San Diego State UniversityUrban Miyares, Interwork Institute - Disabled Businessperson's Association Page 12.1269.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Senior Design Projects in Assistive Technology: Opportunities for Technology TransferAbstractA unique partnership was established three years ago between an engineering senior projectsprogram and a group of sailors with disabilities known as Challenged America (CA). Renewablefunding was secured for three years

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2007-2296: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS: INTEGRATING THEUNDERGRADUATE INTO THE FACULTY LABORATORYDavid Barnett, Saint Louis UniversityRebecca Willits, Saint Louis University Page 12.313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Engineering Projects: Integrating the Undergraduate into the Faculty LaboratoryAbstractOpportunities for undergraduate students to become involved in faculty research and designprojects can vary widely by institution. We have developed a senior projects sequence thatenables students to complete a yearlong faculty sponsored project that immerses the student inthe laboratory. While a majority of

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Donna Ebenstein

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1121: A FOUR-YEAR PROGRESSION OF OPEN-ENDED PROJECTS INAN UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell UniversityJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell University Page 12.40.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Four Year Progression of Open-Ended Projects in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering CurriculumAbstractOne of the important instructional goals of our Biomedical Engineering Program is to providestudents with the opportunity to develop strong, independent project skills in both the classroomand the laboratory. To accomplish this goal, the Program has developed a

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-861: MEDITEC: AN INDUSTRY/ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP TOENABLE MULTIDISCIPLINARY, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGRobert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Robert Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder

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Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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skills for the first timein their projects with little opportunity for continued reinforcement. In addition, some projectsmay not appropriately address all necessary skill areas. One curricular model that may addressthese limitations has recently been implemented by our Biomedical Engineering Program. Thisnew model, consisting of a sequence of four courses spanning the junior and senior years, wascreated to ensure that all students receive repeated exposure to a wide range of skills relevant tothe biomedical engineering profession as well as those required for accreditation.In this sequence, the first and second courses are each half-credit and focus on specific ‘soft’ and‘hard’ biomedical engineering skills, respectively, that students may find

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Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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engineeringcurriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This sequence of courses provide a platformfor students to develop and improve their oral and written communication skills. After taking afreshman engineering design course, each student admitted to biomedical engineering in thesophomore year does a team design project each semester for six sequential semesters. Theteams work on progressively more challenging real-world projects submitted by clients fromaround the university and from industry. While advancing their technical and problem-solvingskills through successive projects, the students also learn interpersonal and publiccommunication skills through this experience.IntroductionBeginning in 1998, we started teaching a sequence of design courses

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Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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problems for a real client, 2.exploring the leading edges of the field, and 3. learning strategies to solve novel problems.Our challenge has been to turn teenagers straight out of high school into individuals with a realappreciation, based on experience, of what it takes to be an engineer. To this end, the course isorganized as a company, Blue Genes Research and Development, and our students are formedinto project teams, each assigned to a client, a specialist physician at the University of MichiganHospitals. Each team must work with the physician to develop a diagnostic test to detect adisease before the onset of symptoms. Course material emphasizes the fundamental doctrines ofsystems biology, the central role of quantification in design and

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Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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order to introduce freshmen students toBioengineering. BENG 1, Introduction to Bioengineering, is designed to introduce students tobioengineering as a discipline and also to introduce them to the research activities in thedepartment in a large lecture-style course format. Bioengineering faculty members speak abouttheir research during the class sessions and teams of students explore a design project of theirchoice. BENG 87, Freshmen Seminars in Bioengineering, is offered to introduce students toaspects of bioengineering in a small interactive group setting with faculty. Faculty members offerseminars each quarter on topics of their choice, usually related to their research interests.Students select seminars on a topic of interest and are

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

culture, microscopy, RNA and protein extraction, western blotting, RT-PCR, biomaterials and tissue engineering, ultrasound, EKG, biomechanics, microfluidics,biofluid dynamics, and quantitative clinical measurement methodologies. The end of this courseconsists of a four-week project which empowers the students to integrate the skills andknowledge accumulated throughout the year towards independently addressing a relevanthypothesis or question in BME. Student lab proficiency and analytical ability were assessed viadetailed group lab reports on each module, weekly quizzes, in-lab observation by the instructorsand TAs, and a final written practicum exam. Additionally, feedback on the course was gatheredfrom: 1) student evaluations, surveys, and

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Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul King, Vanderbilt University; Mark Richter, MaxMobility

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, wheelchair setup, adaptive exercise equipment and recreational technologies. He has taught several project-based courses where student teams designed assistive devices for clients with disabilities Page 12.431.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Current Topics in Rehabilitation EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes a new introductory one hour freshman module developed to cover currenttopics in Rehabilitation Engineering. The course was team taught by an engineer/owner of alocal mobility aids firm and by a biomedical engineering design instructor. Students whoenrolled for the course were

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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AC 2007-1194: 75 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OBTAIN MOTIVATINGEXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION BY PARTICIPATING IN A HUMAN CLINICALTRIAL WHILE PERFORMING BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCHVikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of TechnologyArthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 12.7.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 54 Undergraduate Students Obtain Clinical Experiential Education as Participants in Biomedical Engineering ResearchAuthor Block: Vikki Hazelwood, Arthur Ritter Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute ofTechnology, Hoboken, NJ.Objective: To implement an effective experiential education research project designed to educateundergraduate students

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Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

-onactivity using only a single graphic and 200-word explanation. As students become moreeffective at conveying their ideas in individual sections, the emphasis can turn towardtransitions between sections. After following this sequence, the final communication maybe assigned with few explicit instructions aside from format. Limiting the space or timestudents have to convey ideas may also be applied to the final communication. Forexample, in a junior-level Biomedical Signals and Systems course, students arechallenged to explain semester-long projects in a two-page IEEE format article and 20-minute presentation/demonstration.The instructional model works equally well with written, oral or graphicalcommunications and is well suited as a parallel to a

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

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Biomedical

(BME), there is a continual challenge toteach concepts from an ever-increasing set of courses that span curricula from multipledisciplines. For example, a typical BME program[1,2,3] today overlaps with the courses fromelectrical engineering, mechanical engineering and the sciences. However, the time period tocover all the concepts is still the same as before which presents the challenge to find ways to beefficient with the time spent learning tools versus learning concepts. With graphicalprogramming tools evolving rapidly in the past few years, it is now possible to have a singleplatform that can span multiple courses and senior design projects. In this paper, we willillustrate the use of graphical programming platforms to teach concepts

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Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; bruce jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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a web-based tutorial that teach about the engineering designprocess and principles of engineering, such as mass transfer and fluid flow, that are essential tohemodialysis systems. Next, the students are issued a challenge to design, build and operatetheir own hemodialysis systems via another video segment. Before moving into the actualdesign project, students have access to a web-based simulation that allows them to adjustparameters (such as flow velocity, flow direction, membrane pore size and surface area) toobserve how each affects the efficiency and cost of a hemodialysis system. After the studentssuccessfully complete the computer simulation, the patient and doctor (via video segment)discuss their visions of hemodialysis for the future

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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studentlearning in their graduate teaching. Most of the faculty currently rely on paper-and-pencil homeworks rather than homeworks submitted electronically. Likewise,the faculty regularly use paper-and-pencil exams during class time but only oneperson uses electronically-submitted exams administered during class time.Generally, our faculty do not currently use take-home exams, either paper-and-pencil or with electronic submission. The faculty are split on the extent to whichthey use laboratory activities and associated reports to assess student learning ingraduate courses. On the other hand, projects, which are completed outside ofclasstime and may involve group work, are often used in our graduate curriculum.Similarly, graduate student learning is

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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TOTAL 30 20 10 Page 12.1210.2 0 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2006 2000-2009 Projected Table 1: Recently Accredited Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs2 Next General Year Review (NGR) Accredited University

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Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

includes curricular andextracurricular approaches. In the curricular approach, modules that introduce key concepts ofentrepreneurship would be strategically incorporated into the biomedical engineering designsequence. The long-term goal of the KEEN project is to develop 10 to 12 lectures and laboratoryactivities that can be incorporated into a design program, thus capitalizing on the four-yeardesign curriculum.The first four “entrepreneurship” modules have been developed for the freshman design course.Topics include intellectual property, IP protection, market and customer needs, andentrepreneurship. Future modules are still under development. A pre- and post-course studentassessment survey developed by the NCIIA KEEN project team will be

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

(GCR) Spring Semester BME 302 Engineering Physiology II (MR) BME 306 BME Laboratory II (MR) BME 340 Biomaterials (MR) BME 350 Biomedical Thermal Systems (MR) Sequence Elective (MR) College Wide Requirement (GCR) Senior Year Fall Semester BME 405 BME Senior Laboratory (MR) BME 437 BME Senior Design Project I (MR) BME 451 Biomechanics (MR) Sequence Elective (MR) BME Technical Elective (MR) College Wide Requirement (GCR) Spring Semester BME 440 BME Senior Design Project II (MR) Technical Elective (MR

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Thompson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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USB interface. The double sided pulse oximeter board contains surface mountcircuitry on one side and a reflectance sensor on the other side, where large area photodiodes arearranged radially around a central, dual red & near-infrared LED excitation source. The pulseoximeter is unique in that it is entirely digitally controlled and adjusts signal baselines dependingon existing light levels. Additionally, it provides high fidelity red and near-infraredplethysmograms that demonstrate hundreds of analog-to-digital converter levels from peak tovalley. Because the plethysmograms are unfiltered, they are good candidates for education andresearch projects that address signal filtering, blood oxygen saturation calculation algorithms,physiological

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael VanAuker, University of South Florida; Joel Strom, University of South Florida; William Lee, University of South Florida

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will come from the Asia/Pacificregion and the Latin-American region, which are expected to grow significantly by 20107. Interms of all medical devices, the U.S. market was estimated to be approximately $86 billion by2006 (close to $220 billion worldwide), with a projected 10% annual growth rate for the nearfuture8. The U.S. medical device industry employs more than 411,400 individuals, about 1/3 ofall biotech jobs8. Cardiovascular devices are a significant part of this market; Table 1 lists someof the dominant technologies. As one example of a specific product, the worldwide market forstents is estimated to be about $8 billion by 2008, with this growth reflecting advances in drug-eluting stents9.Dominant cardiovascular pharmaceutical companies

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Principal Investigator of several projects from the Army, DOD, and NIH.Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.314.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SIMULATION USING VISUAL BASIC MACROS IN MICROSOFT EXCELI. Introduction Biomedical engineering analyses are often more complex than typically found in otherengineering disciplines due to the inherent variation and uncertainty associated with livingsystems. Attempting to find the optimum solution to complex problems almost always is doneusing numerical analysis techniques, such as finite element or finite

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

undergraduate BME curriculum Page 12.1584.2IntroductionA primary area of research for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for BioengineeringEducational Technologies1 has been to identify the concepts that should comprise a coreundergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum. The motivation for this project has beendescribed elsewhere2-6 but, briefly, VaNTH domain experts believe that determining a core set ofconcepts will clarify for industry the capabilities of undergraduate biomedical engineers. Inaddition, these concepts should guide the development of new undergraduate programs inbiomedical engineering and assist established programs in reworking their respective curricula.The principal