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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Moscoso-Barrera, University of Texas at Austin; Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin

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Group, MIT TechnologyReview 35 Innovators under 35 (China) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) GulfSouthwest (GSW) Outstanding Young Faculty Award. An Iterative Design Approach in Biomedical Engineering Student Group ProjectsAbstractThe engineering design process allows students to establish a step-by-step approach to solvingreal-world problems. This study explores the practical application of iterative design in aBiomedical Engineering course at The University of Texas at Austin. The innovations we haveproposed for the design process involve starting with the analysis of a current technology describedin a scientific article and improving the technology through multiple iterations using

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sophia Koop; Thomas Omwando, Simpson University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

engineering students feel underprepared when going into the workforce, due to a lack ofreal-world application of the college curriculum and the lack of necessary skills to confidentlymake engineering and business decisions [1-3]. Consequently, the transition between college andone’s first job can be difficult for many graduates [4]. This causes many to seek jobs outside ofthe engineering profession altogether; according to one study, only one-third of engineeringgraduates seek jobs in an engineering field [5]. Furthermore, a study by the Carnegie Foundationfound that engineering schools primarily focus on the acquisition of technical knowledge, leavinglittle attention to real-world application or preparing for employment [6].To combat this issue, the