, where 1 represents “not at all” and 5represents “very much”. It was found that 93.3% (14/15) of the respondents agreed that the eventincreased their creativity and discussion of COVID-19 healthcare problems, and 80.0% (12/15)agreed that it led to an innovative solution to a relevant COVID-19 problem. Lastly, 53.3%(8/15) of the respondents agreed that the event was helpful in their current career path. However,although only approximately half of the participants believed it was helpful in their future careerpath, all of the participants were interested in attending the event if it was offered in the future.After following the seven teams that continued the project through the senior design programs, itwas found that three teams were invited to
qualitative data to additionalstudents within the degree program and hopefully to students at other institutions. Measures ofinterest for future study include how individual student definitions change over time (includingover the course of a single semester) and how the results from programs with a dedicated“Introduction to Biomedical Engineering” course compare to those which do not (such as ours).Additionally, the insights gained from this qualitative analysis will be used to develop aquantitative methodology for testing the conclusions in previous paragraph and exploring therelationships between a student’s definition of BME, their motivation to study BME, their degreeexpectations, and their career attitudes and goals. For example, the authors are
Likert scale responses were converted to the followingquantitative values: I don’t understand (0), strongly disagree (1), disagree (2), neutral (3), agree(4), and strongly agree (5). Average scores for each theme identified in Table 1 and changes inself-reported scores from the pre-internship to post-internship survey were determined. A pairedt-test was performed to determine statistical significance from pre to post internship (p<0.05). Theme Question 1. Attitude towards Q. My career goal is to become a professional with an entrepreneurial entrepreneurship mindset. Q. I’d like to take some entrepreneurship courses in college. 2. Level
for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the American College of Clinical Engineering.Dr. Icaro Dos Santos Dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Work-In-Progress: Streamlining Biomedical Engineering Design ProcessThe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) Criterion 5 states that an ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering program must incorporate a capstone design process tobetter prepare its graduates for various engineering careers [1]. The most common pedagogicalapproaches to teaching design focus on a Problem-Based Learning and are centered around aspecific problem to be addressed, and include general capstone courses covering
the President. 2. Brass LF, Akabas MH, Burnley LD, Engman DM, Wiley CA, Andersen OS. Are MD– PhD programs meeting their goals? An analysis of career choices made by graduates of 24 MD–PhD programs. Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2010 Apr;85(4):692. 3. Chan LS. Building an Engineering-Based Medical College: Is the Timing Ripe for the Picking?. Medical Science Educator. 2016 Mar 1;26(1):185-90. 4. Dalkey N, Helmer O. An experimental application of the Delphi method to the use of experts. Management science. 1963 Apr;9(3):458-67. 5. Hsu, C. C., & Sandford, B. A. (2007). The Delphi technique: making sense of consensus. Practical Assessment, Research &
University of Washington. She received her BS in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. She is the head of the Ability & Innovation Lab, dedicated to designing new tools and techniques to improve human ability through engineering, and also a leader of AccessEngineering to enable individuals with disabilities to pursue careers in engineering. Dr. Steele previously worked in multiple hospitals as an engineer, including The Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of
Lake View Student population: 9% biomineralization inVJ 17 Asian Female High School African American, 71% ferritin proteins, led by Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Tolou Shokuhfar, Ph.D. Asian, 3% Other David G Neighborhood school, Design and 3D printing Farragut 99% Low income; of lab equipment for AfricanCM 7 Male Career Student population: 9% low-resources American Academy African American, 90% environments, led by
the author’s professional career. First, the historybehind the scientific article was investigated through questions about the time it took to get results,the publishing process, the easiest or hardest part of the experiments, etc. Then, to expose studentsto different career paths that exist in nanobiotechnology, the authors were questioned about theircareer and its evolution since they finished their graduate studies.Thanks to this course format, the students were active in learning the course material before, duringand after the time allocated to the class (Table 1). Before the class During the class After the class Lectures Watch lecture videos Participate in discussions Prepare for the next
curriculum. An appendix presents a tabular listing of these academic papers andsome of their descriptors.II. Overview of the New Kansas State University Biomedical Engineering CurriculumThe Kansas State University (KSU) Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum (128 credithours) incorporates core courses (102 credit hours – see Figure 1) coupled with technicalelectives (26 credit hours – see Figure 2), where the latter comprise an area of emphasis [1]–[3].Every student in the program takes the core courses, but technical electives vary depending on astudent’s chosen emphasis area and career path. For example, the BME core courses, whencoupled with the required technical electives for an emphasis area (see the next section) and 9credit hours of
their results through written lab reports and oral presentations. By theend of the semester, 84% of freshmen “strongly agreed” or “agreed” that the course had met itsgoal of providing a solid introduction to modeling physiological systems, academic and careermentoring, exposure to research and design opportunities available at Johns Hopkins, and aconcrete basis for a career choice in BME. More importantly, the course helps set up our studentsfor long-term academic success, as indicated by a 94% freshmen/sophomore retention rate.Developing a mathematical model to describe a physiological system is a new concept forfreshmen. For each project, the freshmen are provided with a one page background summarywith just enough information to get started
incubator experience and their beliefs onteaching and learning. The specific questions asked can be found in Table 1. Student responseswere in full sentence, paragraph format. Table 1. Open-ended Survey Questions 1. In your own words, why did you enroll in the instructional incubator course? 2. What are you hoping to gain from the instructional incubator course? 3. Could you explain how you think this course will be helpful to your current goals or career plans? 4. In your own words, how would you describe effective teaching in engineering? 5. In your own words, how would you describe less effective teaching in engineering? 6. In your own words, how
, effective introductorycourses are important for students’ future success in their program of study, and therefore,careers [1], [3], [8]–[11]. As summarized by Temple et al. [3]: “[F]irst year courses can improve academic performance, stimulate interest and improve retention, and better prepare students for future coursework. It is important that students acquire the qualities that prepare them to be successful engineers in the changing workplace, including the ability to work on and communicate with members of a multidisciplinary and professional team.”Research on high-impact educational practices has shown that in-class active or collaborativelearning in introductory science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM
momentum transfer; medical product and process modeling; biomaterials; and entrepreneurship, innova- tion and commercialization in engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Spicing Up Instruction of Professional Topics in Biomedical EngineeringFull preparation for careers in the medical device industry requires that biomedical engineersenter the workforce with not only design and technical skills but also working knowledge oftopics such as device regulation, standards, intellectual property, healthcare economics, anddocumentation. There is growing demand for engineers who possess a combination of bothtechnical knowledge and understanding
. The material learned in this course… a. will be of value to me after graduation. b. was useful in my pursuit of my career and/or graduate school goals. c. helped me see the relevance of engineering to the real world. d. helped me learn the importance of experimental design to biomedical engineering. 3. I would like to see reflections used in other courses. 4. I would recommend this course to a friend.Engagement with SBG System QuestionnaireReferring to the standards while completing work: ● While completing the written deliverable for Module 1, I referred to the standards listed on the grading rubric. ● While completing the written deliverable for Module 2, I referred to the standards listed
]. Contextualizing course topics is a strategy to combat studentdisengagement by providing real-world examples related to course topics allowing students tosee the applications of abstract theoretical concepts [3]. Providing real-world context fortechnical topics covered in engineering courses is typically accomplished through case studies[4], [5]. While case studies can be useful in practice as an intellectual exercise, the skills ofanalyzing a case study are not necessarily drawn upon during an engineer’s career followinggraduation. More commonly, engineers working in industry, government or academia useprimary research literature to inform the engineering decisions made in their work. As such,learning how to read and interpret scientific articles is
Chi’s Learning and Cognition Lab. His interests include collaborative learning and statistical modeling.Dr. Michelene T.H. Chi, Arizona State University Micki Chi is the Dorothy Bray Endowed Professor of Science and Teaching in the MLF Teachers College at Arizona State University. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Na- tional Academy of Education. She was awarded the Wickenden Award from ASEE in 2014, the Thorndike Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association in 2015, and the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association in 2016. Her research focuses on how instructors can enhance students
as is his B.S. degree. He holds an M.S. in MBE, also from Ohio State. He was the director of the BME program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) from 2009 to 2017. He has been teaching at MSOE since 1990. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Redesigning a Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence toEnhance Student EngagementThe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology Criterion 5 states that an accreditedundergraduate engineering curriculum must include a capstone design process to better prepareits graduates for careers in engineering [1]. One common pedagogical approach to teachingdesign focuses on problem-based learning and includes clinical
electronicallybefore the beginning of the next class. The beginning of the next class began with discussion ofsolutions from these assignments.Five types of assignments were available to students: concept questions, practice problems,homework problems, unit tests, and an advanced project. Concept questions were designed tohelp students learn to connect detailed course content with their outside experiences, othercourses in the curriculum, and their own career goals. Some of these questions asked students toreflect on and self-assess their own learning processes. Practice problems were similar tohomework and test problems. The advanced project was a group project that involved visiting alab to acquire EEG data during an “oddball” experiment and performing data
investigate the impact of an emotional experience coupled with a targeted ethical intervention,we used a sophomore level Experiential Learning Seminar (ExpLS) over the course of two years,Spring 2017 and Spring 2019, for a total of 50 students with 35 participating in the survey. Thesestudents had declared or were planning to declare their major in biomedical engineering. Thecourse met once a week for 50 minutes and was focused on building professional skills in areflective environment including team-building, communication, and leadership. Each year thecourse was run, there was a slightly different line up of topics ranging from the biodesign process,personal values, listening and empathy, future career plans, and ethics based on the faculty
to teams who met in-person. Our results show that location separation was not a factor in the success of student teams.This finding suggests, students and learners, who may not be able to participate in a brick andmortar university, can participate in innovation-based teams and the innovation-based learningculture. By increasing the inclusion of members, a diversity of mindset can be attained, whichthe authors believe may increase a team’s ability to creatively solve current healthcarechallenges.IntroductionRapidly Changing Career NeedsEducational researchers are working towards developing and integrating new teaching practicesthat equip students with experience in relevant technology, virtual workspaces, andmultidisciplinary teamwork
) MAI Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Problem- Solving Question (Quiz)Figure 1. Study design and timeline. The CADEK, MAI, and problem-solving quiz wereadministered to all students in an introductory BME course. Twenty students were selectedbased on performance on the quiz and participated in individual think aloud interviews.Participants were enrolled in a first-year introductory BME course that introduces the fieldthrough BME specialization introductory lectures, prospective BME career
me skills and techniques directly applicable to my career Diversity of LM2. In this course, many methods are used to involve me in learning learning methods LM3. Lab experiences assist me in learning concepts LM4. Developing the design project is a good learning experience LM5. This course demonstrates how to apply concepts and methodologies LM6. This course contributed to my ability to work in a team to solve problems CC1. This course contributed to my ability to use theoretical equations from fluid, heat, and mass transport topics to
circuit boardcreation/population, and basic wireless communication. Most of the students were able tocomplete the hardware or analog design aspects but did not achieve wireless functionality.Nonetheless, the project gave each student an experience not normally encountered during anundergraduate career. Instructors of future course offerings will improve the project given boththe lessons learned by the former instructors and the feedback received from the students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based in part upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation General & Age-Related Disabilities Engineering (GARDE)Program under grants CBET–1067740 and UNS–1512564. Opinions, findings,conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material
to make educational and career choicesbased on opportunities for service to their communities [24]. Finally, although ethics anddiversity are critical components of engineering training and practice, mostundergraduate engineering programs do not address these issues in-depth [25-26].We launched “Science and Engineering for Social Justice” as a 5-credit course selected ina competitive process through the University Honors Program. We chose to offer thecourse through the honors program to reach a diverse audience of students who wereaccustomed to high-level engagement with course material.By offering the course through the honors program was that we wanted the class to becomposed of both STEM and non-STEM students to cultivate a more rich
[5]. The module producedstatistically significant gains in students’ understanding of the concepts presented; however, theirmodule did not include microfabrication [5]. A conference proceeding described student projectsbased on point-of-care diagnostic devices, which allows students to integrate foundationalknowledge and skills in a technology that will benefit society, particularly developing nations[6]; however, their microfluidic chips were manufactured with CO2 laser cutting, which is notyet as accessible as other rapid prototyping technologies. Lab-on-a-chip research has also beenused as a course-based project, showing gains in knowledge, confidence in abilities, interest, andlikelihood of pursuing a career in this area; however, after
clinical settings and of real life problems I should be expecting as an engineer.” “I expect to gain insight on what the real world applications of the biomedical engineering field are and what might really interest me as career/internship/research pathways after I graduate.” “Taking this course, I will develop greater insight into what I will be doing in the field when I graduate. Through the clinical observations and discussions, my problem-solving and leadership skills will improve while my experience and knowledge in biomedical engineering will increase.” “When I research biomedical engineering, what I find generally gives a narrow look and broad explanation at what exactly I can do with my degree. Although I am very interested in what I find
number of our undergraduates are interested in pursuingindustry careers in design and innovation and would benefit from open-ended context drivendesign experience in medicine that fosters observation skills, deep empathy, and needs-finding.These contextual skills have been found lacking among engineering graduates by nearly half ofrespondents in a survey of 1,622 employers [3]. A contextualized learning approach [4-5] inengineering education has been shown to improve student motivation, confidence, andconceptual understanding in a variety of studies [e.g. 6-7].To meet this “design gap” in our curriculum and to address the need for human-centeredcontextualized design experience for our students, we developed an upper-level elective courseentitled
study, and this course, “Biochemistry”, was their first class within thebiomedical engineering department. One of the goals of the course was to excite the studentsabout their future careers in biomedical engineering. All of the students agreed (100%) that thecourse topics were “interesting with relevant examples” and 98% felt that “biochemistry is animportant course in BME and provides essential knowledge and skills”. A summary of theresults from the end-of-semester survey is provided in Figure 5.The enthusiasm of the Uganda students for active learning was not surprising. Previous studieshave indicated that active learning is not only more effective, but also more fun [9]. From thefirst day of class, the focus was on engaging students to be
Paper ID #33385Teaching an Immersive Experiential Introductory Biomedical EngineeringCourse in the Land of Covid (AKA: An Old Dog Has to Learn New Tricks)Dr. Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University IEEE Life Fellow, AIMBE Founding Fellow, U.N.E.S.C.O. Academician. Director, Center for Rehabilita- tion Engineering, Science, and Technology (CREST), and Shulman Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. (Retired) Senior Rehab Research Career Scientist, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SUNY Upstate Medical
, tours, and social activities thatfacilitated mutual experiences, conversations, and friendships. In between scheduled class andinformal homework sessions, students went together to lunch, where the first author was alsopresent, and participated in dialogues ranging from the class work to career plans, summer travel,generic complaints, and current events. Students had the opportunity to discuss their respectivebackgrounds, interests, goals, aspirations, and challenges with the instructor during class trips,formal dinners at the beginning and end of the course, and small-group dinners. Undoubtedly,the individual student-instructor relationships developed and the learning community establishedand positively influenced learning. Within the