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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Biomedical

2006-1162: NEW PATHWAYS TO EDUCATE FUTURE TRANSLATIONALRESEARCHERS IN MEDICINEAnn Saterbak, Rice University Ann Saterbak is Director of Laboratory Instruction and Lecturer in the Bioengineering Department at Rice University. She received her B.A. in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from Rice University in 1990 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1995. She conducted research and provided technical support within Shell Development Company from 1995 to 1999.Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Dr. Michele Follen received her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1975, her M.D. degree from the

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

-likeenvironment, each group of students is supervised by faculty or laboratory personnel. Inprograms with large numbers of students, the studio-like environment may not be feasible due toexcessive demands on faculty resources.ConclusionThe various pedagogies presented here have allowed the Biomedical Engineering program atWestern New England College to integrate hands-on experiences throughout its curriculum,better engaging students in learning and fostering student interest in the biomedical engineeringfield.References1. Mitchell Litt and Albert Giandomenico. Evolution and Operation of a Novel Laboratory Program in Bioengineering, Proceedings of the 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, November 1999, San Juan, Puerto Rico, p. 13b9

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

Page 14.361.13participants were from many different departments, including biomedical engineering, health-related professions, and life sciences. Pilot tests with engineering students who have not taken aphysiology course are in process to fine-tune the assessments in order to optimize quantitativeand qualitative data collection procedures for the study.Physiology is a core content area in the biomedical engineering curriculum. The physiologylearning modules developed through this work provide a vehicle for examining and evaluatingdifferent approaches to teaching physiology. Biomedical engineering education can be improvedas more is discovered about how students learn physiology and subsequently apply thatknowledge as they approach new topics

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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

students with the opportunity to become more comfortable with tackling open-endedprojects, we have integrated a series of open-ended experiences into our new biomedicalengineering curriculum. This series of eight open-ended projects and laboratories begins in thefirst-year introductory engineering course and extends through the senior design course. As ourstudents (approximately fifteen per year) progress through the curriculum, the level of emphasisplaced on project management and technical results is modified in accordance with anticipatedstudent abilities.Below, we provide a number of objectives for including this project sequence in our curriculum. Objective #1: To provide students with a sequence of open-ended projects throughout

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BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

) explain how both intracellular and extracellular biopotentials ariseand are recorded; (4) explain how electric fields and currents can be used to stimulate cells andto defibrillate the heart; and (5) record and analyze common biopotential signals arising from theheart, nerves, and muscles.Books & ResourcesBy far the most popular textbook for courses in Bioelectricity is Plonsey and Barr‟sBioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach (now in its 3rd edition)3. In our course we use Plonseyand Barr as the required text, and also refer to the free on-line text Malmivuo and Plonsey‟sBioelectromagnetism4. Other texts in use in Bioelectricity courses listed in the onlineBiomedical Engineering Curriculum Database (see above) include J. Patrick Reilly‟s

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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Alene Harris, Purdue University

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Biomedical

Research Center inBioengineering Educational Technologies has conducted research and development on methodsto improve bioengineering education for the last 6 years. This project has sought to synthesizelearning science, learning technology, assessment and evaluation and the domain knowledge ofbioengineering so that new approaches to bioengineering education could be developed andtested. This project has resulted in a number of innovations that have been shown to improve theeducational process in bioengineering. We are currently developing methods to disseminatethese findings and make then available to the bioengineering educational community.I. IntroductionRecently, there has been a significant concern expressed by academic, scientific, business

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Thomas Keyser, 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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Biomedical

AC 2008-1789: INTRODUCING UNIVERSAL DESIGN CONCEPTS IN ANINTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY PROJECTJudy Cezeaux, Western New England College Judy Cezeaux is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1984 and a Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1989. Prior to her appointment at Western New England College, she was a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her research interests are engineering education, rehabilitation engineering

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

AC 2010-932: INTEGRATING HANDS-ON DESIGN EXPERIENCES INTO THECURRICULUMRichard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses and senior design. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina Bob Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of Applied

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lunal Khuon, Villanova University; Kevin M Buckley, Villanova University

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Biomedical

Approaches Lunal Khuon and Kevin Buckley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThis paper introduces a new multidisciplinary design and development project, entitled Auto-matic Blood Pressure Measurement (ABPM), which freshman engineering students can take tofulfill part of their first year curriculum requirements. The paper first describes ABPM and thenpresents an overview of a preliminary assessement.IntroductionThe College of Engineering Core Course Sequence: A new freshman engineering core coursesequence was developed and initiated in The College of Engineering at Villanova University inthe Fall of 2009. This six-credit two

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Lianne Cartee, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical

covered typical of any LinearSystems course in an Electrical and Computer Engineering discipline. The role of the LinearSystems course in the BME curriculum as a core course which also prepares thebioinstrumentation majors for senior electives such as Digital Signal Processing, Medical ImageProcessing, Control Systems and Digital Control Systems presented us a unique challenge: Tomake the Linear Systems course more relevant to all biomedical engineering majors when thereis insufficient time to add new material. Table 1. Alignment of topics in Physiology for Engineers and Linear Systems for Biomedical Engineers Page

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BME Courses and Learning Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami; Ozcan Ozdamar, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen, University of Miami

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Biomedical

). Electronics I, logicdesign and its laboratory are taught by the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) departmentwhile BME540/541 are taught by the BME department. Before the curriculum reform of 2005,electrical concentration students finished their electronics coursework with the electronics IIcourse and a microprocessor course, both taught by the ECE department. The BME departmentaccessed that the students required additional training to close the gap between college andprofessional practice. The department decided to replace the microprocessor and electronics IIcourses by the lecture/hands-on course BME540/541 which takes the basic concepts from thetwo ECE courses and introduces new professional elements of medical electronics in a realistic

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naiquan (Nigel) Zheng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Biomedical

engineers. In order to better understand the needs and makecontributions more effectively, it is important for mechanical engineering students to learn basicand relevant medical knowledge through interdisciplinary courses and get ready for a job in theorthopedic industry. Student-centered learning is a key to success in dealing with new learningdifficulties for interdisciplinary courses. WWW-based e-Learning, problem-based learning(PBL) and design-based learning (DBL) are commonly used approaches to student-centeredlearning. Current trends in medical education suggest a move toward PBL, with an emphasis onstudent-centered education and use of information technologies, such as interactive visualimages3. A group of students are asked to solve

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

curriculum this academic year,current junior and senior-level projects from appropriate Bioengineering courses will be used todetermine baseline values for these longitudinal studies.References1. V. Singh. “Using NASA Science News Articles to Enhance Learning in the Classroom.” The Physics Teacher, 49, pp. 482-483, 2011.2. G.E. Gardner, M.G. Jones, and M. Ferzli. “Popular Media in the Biology Classroom: Viewing Popular Science Skeptically.” The American Biology Teacher, 71(6), pp. 332-335, August, 2009.3. A.R. Minerick. “Semester-long Concept Development Projects in Chemical Engineering Electives Courses

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Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Johnson, University of Cincinnati / Engineering; Mary Beth Privitera, University of Cincinnati; Daria Narmoneva, University of Cincinnati; Balakrishna Haridas, University of Cincinnati

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Biomedical

; Business; and Design,Architecture, Art, and Planning have partnered in the development of the Medical DeviceInnovation and Entrepreneurship Program (MDIEP). The mission of the MDIEP is to preparestudents to be successful entrepreneurs and leaders within the medical device industry. Theprogram creates new intellectual property for commercialization by partnering physicianinnovators with multi-disciplinary student teams from industrial design, biomedical engineeringand business honors academic programs. The multi-disciplinary approach brings together the keyknowledge and resources needed to advance early stage innovations. It also educates students ina multi-disciplinary team setting where they learn about the tools and techniques of

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

troubleshooting,and had many opportunities to encounter open-ended problems that required a creativesolution. While these skills do not always come easily, in the authors’ experiences,students, when motivated, rise to the occasion. As the instructor, the sequence providedcountless teachable moments that would not have developed in a traditional course.ReferencesRicherson SJ and Cavanagh DP “Vertical Laboratories: Within Biomedical EngineeringCourses and Across the Curriculum”, Proceedings of ASEE 2005.Cavanagh DP and Richerson SJ, “An Integrated Lecture-Lab Approach for anIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering Course”. BMES 2004.Tranquillo, J, “Qualitative, Quantitative, Open-ended Design: A Progression inLaboratory/Lecture Learning”. Proceedings of ASEE

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Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

Paper ID #13290Formative vs Summative ABET Assessment: A Comprehensive Graphic Rep-resentation for A New BME ProgramDr. Davide Piovesan, Gannon University Davide Piovesan was born in Venice, Italy on October 10 , 1978. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Gannon University and the director of the Biomedical Engi- neering Program. He received his M.S.M.E in 2003 and D.Eng in Mechanical Measurement in 2007 at the University of Padova, Italy. His dissertation presented a set of experimental and analytical validation techniques for human upper limb models. From 2004 to 2008 he was a

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher L. Brace, University of Wisconsin; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

describe the process by which we make improvements to ourcurriculum through the assessment process. Finally, we suggest aspects of our approach thatmay be useful in more traditional BME curricula.Introduction:In the United States, accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process that is designed toassure the quality of higher education programs. The Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc. (ABET) is the organization responsible for monitoring, evaluating andcertifying the quality of engineering, engineering technology and engineering-related highereducation programs in the United States1. In 2000, new outcomes-based criteria wereestablished called EC2000 or EC. As a condition for accreditation, which is entirely voluntary

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BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Gimm, Duke University

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Biomedical

AC 2009-504: INTRODUCING BIONANOTECHNOLOGY INTOUNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGAura Gimm, Duke University J. Aura Gimm is Assistant Professor of the Practice and Associated Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. She teaches courses in biomaterials, thermodynamics/kinetics, engineering design, and a new course in bionanotechnology. Dr. Gimm received her S.B. in Chemical Engineering and Biology from MIT, and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from UC-Berkeley. Page 14.802.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introducing

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BME Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Seif-Naraghi, University of California, San Diego

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Biomedical

, this is not always feasible. Many studentshave a second language – their family is bilingual or they have pursued classes – butmany do not. Including a foreign study semester in the engineering curriculum is notmeant to address the issue of learning a second language but rather to give the student arange of experiences that are important to their personal and professional maturation.That is to say that even without acquiring foreign language skills, this type of experienceis still valuable.Another sizable obstacle is the financial burden this places on many students. In order toovercome this, there are institutional grants available that promote study abroad. Oneextremely proactive approach to solving this problem is to provide a tuition

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

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Biomedical

AC 2011-425: AN INVESTIGATION OF BIOENGINEERING UNDERGRAD-UATE CURRICULUM: METHODS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ANALY-SISAlyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington Dr. Alyssa C. Taylor is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. She received a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering at The University of California, Davis and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Dr. Taylor’s teaching activities are focused on developing and teaching new core introductory courses and labs for bioengineering undergraduates, as well as coordinating the Capstone Design sequence for the BIOEN department at the University of Washington. Her scientific research interests are in

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BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Biomedical

learning and on engaging in open-ended engineering work,beginning early in students’ academic careers. More information about the curriculum can befound online.4In order to develop our program, we consulted with academic and industrial leaders in the field,focusing on its future directions and the skills and training bioengineers would need to solvethese new professional challenges. Based on their input, which reflected the trends describedabove, our approach was to create a flexible BioE program that aims to provide students with astrong grounding in both biology and engineering. In particular, this program was designed toleverage Olin’s broad-based foundation in engineering fundamentals and complement, notduplicate, our existing offerings in

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Design in the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Matthew S. Bollom; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

training in aguided fashion early in the curriculum. In order to effectively teach these important professional, technical, and life-long skills, wedeveloped a new sophomore-level lecture/laboratory course, BME 201, “BiomedicalEngineering Fundamentals and Design.” We offered it for the first time in Spring 2012, and ithas been taught twice so far. The weekly lecture focuses directly on professional skills, andintroduces students to the department’s five areas of study (bioinstrumentation, biomedicalimaging, biomechanics, biomaterials/cellular/tissue engineering, and healthcare systems) throughlectures by faculty in those areas. These lectures were recorded during the first offering so thatthe videos can be viewed outside of class, and the

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Carla Winsor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Diversity

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Biomedical

Paper ID #19828Development and Implementation of a New Hands-on Freshman EngineeringDesign Course that Promotes Inclusiveness and Retention (Work in Progress)Dr. Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison In 2011, Puccinelli joined the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department. As part of the BME design faculty, she works on curriculum development, as well as innovative approaches for teaching design. Puc- cinelli coordinates BME outreach, advising BME seniors as they develop interactive, hands-on activities for K-12 students that teach biomedical engineering concepts. Additionally, in 2012, she began teaching

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BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical

this increased interest in biomedical research and education has led to new opportunities,the participation of such a diverse group of students in this Introduction to BiomedicalEngineering course has made the assignment of syllabus topics a challenge. The biomedicalengineering topic set already presents a breadth versus depth tradeoff, and the participation ofstudents with backgrounds in multiple areas of engineering further increases pressure on theinstructor to include topics that make the course relevant to each of these students. This situationis further complicated by (a) differences in student preparation related to subjects such as biology,mathematics, electronic circuits, and programming, (b) variations in students’ core interests

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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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Biomedical

that instructional approaches need tobe active, visual and interactive. While technology does exist to supportcollaborations and interactions, our faculty and students, for the most part, arefamiliar with more rudimentary uses of instructional technologies. This is not tosay that they are not willing to explore new capabilities, but rather that they willventure into the use of new tools as the need becomes apparent.The surveys encouraged faculty to reflect on their teaching and to recognize thatinstructional strategies may involve the use of a range of technologies.Furthermore, it is one thing to think about current practice in a traditionalclassroom, but it is another thing to envision what is needed for teaching studentsthat are not

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

, including complex organicfeatures, modify them or create new designs using CAD technology, and “print” a functional partis self-evident to anyone who has seen the equipment in operation. We have found that RapidPrototyping (RP) holds extraordinary fascination to students and industrial visitors of allbackgrounds, capturing the imagination and providing a strong attraction into the fields ofscience, engineering and technology. We have used this technology, applied to solving theproblems of biomedical device manufacturers, as the focus for a four-unit, one-quarterintroductory design experience for freshmen students. The course is centered around a hands-on,project-based approach to product development. Teams of students are exposed to

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

AC 2008-1121: INTRAMURAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP: A REQUIREMENT OFTHE UNDERGRADUATE BIOENGINEERING CURRICULUM AT THEUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHSteven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Abramowitch is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his B.S. (1998) in Applied Mathematics and Ph.D. (2004) in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Tissue Mechanics laboratory in the Musculoskeletal Research Center. The primary goal of the Tissue Mechanics Laboratory is to understand and enhance ligament healing utilizing functional tissue engineering approaches, and

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raquel Perez Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

Paper ID #10294NSFREU Site on Neural Engineering: Aiming at High Research Standards(work in progress)Dr. Raquel Perez Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at the New Jersey Insti- tute of Technology (NJIT). Her research (www.tissuemodels.net) focuses on the development of tools for cell and tissue biology using micro- and nanotechnologies. Raquel obtained her Ph.D. with the National Center of Microelectronics in Barcelona. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Miniaturized Systems (Univ. S˜ao Paulo, Brasil) and later at

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

Biomedical Engineering Program based primarily on pre-existing expertise and researchinterests among the faculty (the other three areas are Medical Imaging, RehabilitationEngineering, and Biomechanics and Biomaterials). As a possible intermediate step toward a fullfledged degree program specific to Cardiovascular Engineering, we have created a graduatecertificate program that defines a focused set of courses. We seek to emphasize an engineeringsystems approach to understanding disease processes and developing new therapies andtechnology, but also to equip the engineer with basic vocabulary and skill sets in the disciplinesof biochemistry and molecular biology. Therefore, the required 5-course sequence consists oftwo courses designed to apply

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Biomedical

system design needs to ensure that: assessment data are collected consistentlyby the faculty, the faculty is involved in the analysis of these data, and any changes made inresponse to the data are implemented by the faculty.At Western New England College, a program outcome assessment system has been designed tomaximize faculty buy-in and participation by carefully defining the faculty interaction with thesystem. Most of the quantitative outcome data are delivered to the system from specific courseswithin the curriculum. The instructor of a course needs to be concerned with predefinedoutcome measures and deliver data to support that measure. This works well because instructorsare centered on the day-to-day activity within their courses. This