Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Collin W. Shale, Johns Hopkins University; Shababa Binte Matin, Johns Hopkins University; Nicholas J. Durr, Johns Hopkins University; Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical Engineering

) design course in three domains: (1)intellectual property (2) regulation (3) market access. These office hours were hosted by IPlawyers, regulatory consultants, and market access professionals. This model was successfullyimplemented to meet the demand of 110 students (14 teams) for project-specific feedback usinga limited number of experts (1-2 per domain) and was widely accepted by the students, with>95% of students reporting the model met their needs.Background: The movement towards project-based learning courses has brought newchallenges as education transitions from lecture-based delivery to project-specific mentoring.Three commonly addressed domains in BME capstone design courses are IP, regulation, andmarket access [1,2,3]. While guest

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical Engineering

analysis to consider social, environmental, and economic criteria. Thisinvites engineers to consider the unfamiliar and sometimes open-ended ramifications of howtheir decisions may impact other systems (e.g., the environment, supply chains, society) at longertime horizons. Moreover, when any of the social, environmental, and/or economic impacts are inconflict, engineers face the ethical challenge of managing tradeoffs.While the National Academy report envisioned the Engineer of 2020 being able to manage ethicsand sustainability [1], researchers have continually used different approaches to understand andrefine how teaching ethics and sustainability together could improve student outcomes,considering that teaching ethical reasoning skills for

Conference Session

Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; Beth A. Lopour, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

atimproving interest and literacy of BME and neuroengineering principles to high school students.The authors will also introduce the program into our current undergraduate curriculum as part ofa project that will be conducted alongside our current EEG experimental laboratory during thenext year, as it will reinforce principles learned during the existing course content and provide aBME application of the laboratory.Introduction:Advancing an interest and literacy in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)fields in high school students through summer and after school programs has been widelypopular since the 1990’s, and these programs are effective at improving retention and persistenceafter graduation [1]. These initiatives have been

Conference Session

Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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Qi Dunsworth, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Ben Murphy, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Yi Wu, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

course covers a range of biomedical topics and theirengineering solutions. The course has one week dedicated to the study of blood flow dynamicswhich is directly related to fluid mechanics.Students taking this course should have learned the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, includingpipe flow (similar to blood flow in blood vessels) but only in the traditional engineering context.The challenges for them to learn circulation system & hemodynamics, especially within a shortperiod of time, stem from: 1) a lack of understanding of the heart’s function; 2) a lack ofexposure to the context of human circulatory system and pathological/activity states; 3)minimum experience with several advanced concepts, including pulsatile flow, soft pipes, one-way

Conference Session

Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Sarah Corinne Rowlinson Furtney, University of Florida

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Biomedical Engineering

in Progress: Gamification and the use of “FPS” or first-person shooting/*seeding* perspective in a laboratory courseThis Work-In-Progress paper describes the use of gamification elements for the CellularEngineering Laboratory course at the University of Florida. Gamification has been emerging as apedagogical tool over the past few years, for its perceived ability to motivate participants intodesired courses of action by making mandatory or mundane tasks rewarding in some way [1].The application of game design elements in non-gaming environments has been considered as amechanism to increase motivation, engagement, and attainment of course outcomes [2], [3].Several common game design elements include Points, Badges, Leader Boards

Conference Session

Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Rachel C. Childers, University of Oklahoma; Handan Acar, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

peptide-based therapeutics, diagnostics, and delivery solutions for cancer treatment and tissue engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 How Does Enrollment Management Affect Student Population Diversity in Biomedical Engineering?Introduction:The number of Bachelor’s degrees awarded in Biomedical Engineering has almost doubledbetween 2009 and 2018 [1]. With this increased growth, the resources of many BiomedicalEngineering departments are not enough to satisfy the increasing demand for admission andenrollment. Therefore, many programs apply rigorous enrollment management protocols (EMPs)to presumably ensure the academic suitability of candidates. Some EMPs are

Conference Session

Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Eileen Haase, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

-based, inquiry-based, project-based, and problem-basedlearning”, the MUST students not only learned the course content, but enjoyed the process [9].MethodsOpening DayStudents were randomly assigned to teams of four students prior to the start of the course; thesame teams were maintained throughout the semester, although they had permission to request achange. Within five minutes of the very first class, the teams were given a hypothetical situationand a problem to solve. The hypothetical situation was that an unknown molecule was infectingstudents on campus with a deadly disease (which turned out to be eerily predictive of theCOVID-19 pandemic). Teams brainstormed methods to solve one of the following: (1) Diagnose/identify the

Conference Session

Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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Christian Poblete Rivera, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Annie Wang

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Biomedical Engineering

performedto categorize the skills, and determine which were not being met in the current curriculum. Theresults of this work will help BME departments adapt their early career curriculum to address theneeds of future employers, and better differentiate their students from other traditional engineeringdepartments.Introduction Over the last twenty years, there have been several calls to transform engineering educationto prepare engineers for the future [1]–[3]. These calls have largely been motivated by the pace oftechnology change [2] and the growing role technology plays in today’s economy [2], [4]. As aresult, reformists have called for more interactions between engineering education andprofessional practice to reinforce the development of a

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

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

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

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Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering

been no attempt previously to understand whether there is anyagreement across BME about what type of computing is important. While many universitiesoffer elective courses in computer programming that can expand students’ knowledge, thepresent project was done to determine the frequency of requiring different types of programmingcourses, and whether generalizations can be made about the state of undergraduate BMEeducation in this respect. Required computer courses for BME students can be assigned toseveral categories: 1) MATLAB, 2) object-oriented programming (e.g. Python, C++), 3)programming of microcontrollers for on board sensing or control of electromechanical devices,4) computer-aided design (CAD), sometimes used in conjunction with

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

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Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

of topics such as regulatory affairs [1] and engineeringstandards [2]. Although the combination of technical and “soft skills” can be an importantdistinguishing characteristic of biomedical engineers in industry, it is challenging to effectivelyteach students professional topics in an undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum thatalso attempts to cover the breadth of engineering and life science topics that is the hallmark ofthe discipline.Recognizing the importance of professional topics, students are often required to implementthem in their culminating capstone design project. A common approach is to teach the topics inthe capstone design courses themselves, often by providing didactic sessions covering each topicjust before students

Conference Session

Educational Interventions and Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering - June 22nd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emily Dosmar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro P.E., Gonzaga University

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Biomedical Engineering

a case-study approach to the course. In both courses,textbooks are not required, and recommended texts are instead cited throughout each course. Inboth courses, the recommended readings are from Ratner [1], Dee [2], Saltzman [3], Enderle [4],Callister [5], Temenoff and Mikos [7], and several journal articles.Collaboration, and team based assignments have been shown to improve student learning withdiversity of the team being a high indicator of student success [8]. Several studies suggest thatpedagogies emphasizing collaboration provide an opportunity for students to apply theirknowledge and skills while also preparing them for the realities of twenty-first centuryprofessional settings [9-12]. Additionally, problem-based learning has been

Conference Session

Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nicole M. Iverson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biomedical Engineering

/tissueengineering is not surprising when looking at the information about BME that is available tostudents. When looking at various websites that are directed towards a students’ level ofunderstanding, including Wikipedia, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and STEMJOBS,readers are informed that BME is “artificial limbs and organs, new-generation imagingmachines, advanced prosthetics and more” [1] and “genetically engineered organs are an answerto the shortage of donor organs” [2]. Despite the importance of prosthetics and stem cells/tissueengineering to the field of BME, there is a need to expose students to a broad range ofspecializations so that they can better understand the opportunities a degree in BME affords. Thepivotal role that broad exposure