engineering graduates is at an all time high,however those same graduates lack interpersonal and social skills that would be required inpresent-day job settings [1]. Some of the skills that these graduates lack are effectivecommunication and teamwork, both skills being of high value and importance in a job setting forengineers that have to work closely and collaboratively with fellow co-workers [1]. Whiletechnical expertise and knowledge have profound impacts on the skills employers look for whenhiring graduates, recently employers have started emphasizing the importance of skills such asintegrity, communication, and flexibility. The emergence of these skills is a result of theeconomic shift from an industrial to an information society [2]. This
University Dr. Ruth S. Ochia is a Professor of Instruction with the Bioengineering Department, Temple Univer- sity, Philadelphia, Pa. Her past research interests have included Biomechanics, primarily focusing on spine-related injuries and degeneration. Currently, her interests are in engineering education, curriculum development, and assessment at the undergraduate level. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Introduction:There has been much work on the development of entrepreneurial thinking in engineering students.[1,4,5] These studies emphasize the needs to train our students to be innovative and entrepreneurialminded to meet the changing technological
Paper ID #30210Work In Progress: Interfacing with microcontrollers: an onlinelaboratory learning experienceDr. Scott Howard Seidman PhD, University of Rochester American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WORK IN PROGRESS: INTERFACING WITH MICROCONTROLLERS: AN ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCEAn online learning experience for resident students entitled “Interfacing with Microcontrollers” has beendesigned and implemented. This is a 2-credit laboratory course offered in online format using theBlackboard LMS. This course, offered within the Department of Biomedical Engineering and
Paper ID #21853Enhancing Student Leadership Competencies Through ReflectionDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington, where she leads the Bioengineering Outreach Initiative, Bioengineering Honors Program, and the Bioengineering Summer Camp in Global Health. She holds a PhD in Genetics from Duke University, and BS in Molecular Biology and BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hendricks’ teaching activities at the University of Washington include courses such as introductory
Paper ID #27591Board 4: Curriculum on Diversity and Ethics: Impact in an IntroductoryBioengineering CourseC Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCamille Birch, University of Washington Camille Birch is a graduate of the Bioengineering and Computer Science departments at the University of Washington. She developed curriculum concerning the interplay of diversity and ethics for undergrad- uate engineering students at UW and is interested in the power of education to enact change in future generations of engineers. She currently works for Microsoft in the Bay Area.Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington
Paper ID #28916Work in Progress: Lab-bench-marking: How are we using lab courses inBMEcurricula?Michael P Rathslag, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michael Rathslag is a third year bioengineering undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.Miss Brittany R Van Vleet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Brittany is a sophomore in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign concen- trating in Cellular and Tissue Engineering. She is currently doing research in Biomedical engineering education in hopes to continually improve upon BME programs across the country. She
courses commonly focus on the design and development of noveltechnologies. Students work to develop the technical skills necessary to design and build circuitsystems and their associated software, but often lack practice in troubleshooting skills and devicetesting and optimization. While the design of new devices is often more attractive to students,understanding how devices fail and learning structured ways to test and repair failure points is animportant aspect of engineering design.To address this limitation, seven self-contained modules were developed to reinforcetroubleshooting skills in a junior level bioinstrumentation course. These modules were not partof the course requirements but were presented as an additional tool to help students
Paper ID #29939Work in Progress: Experiential, Interdisciplinary Course in GlobalHealth Innovation and EntrepreneurshipDr. Katherine E Reuther, Columbia University Dr. Reuther’s interests lie in the development and translation of early-stage medical technologies and discoveries and is an experienced educator in this area. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Design, Inno- vation, and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, with additional appointments as the Director of the Columbia Biomedical Technology Accelerator (BiomedX) Program and the Director of Master’s Studies. The
Paper ID #22931Work in Progress: Are We on Track with Tracks?Dr. Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new hybrid masters program combining medicine and en
Paper ID #21903Work in Progress: Pilot Shadowing Experiences to Introduce EngineeringStudents to Speech-Language PathologyDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an assistant professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing at The University of Alabama. His current research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical impedance of biological tissues and their potential applications.Dr. Memorie Gosa, The University of Alabama Memorie M. Gosa is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders. She is an
regeneration. Dr. Staehle is also particularly interested in biomedical and chemical engineering education.Dr. Erik Brewer Erik Brewer is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Rowan Uni- versity, and Chief Scientist of ReGelTec, a biomedical start-up based in Mullica Hill, NJ. Prior to joining Rowan, Erik worked at Merck Research Labs in West Point, PA. Erik earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engi- neering at Drexel University. His research interests are in drug delivery and biomaterials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress - Peer-Induced Competition Among Design Teams: Do Weekly Updates Among Leaders Accelerate Progress
Paper ID #23450Work in Progress: Bridging Research and Entrepreneurship - Master’s Cer-tificate in Translational Biomedical Research at Northwestern UniversityDr. Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University Gloria Kim is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She also a courtesy faculty member with the Department of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at the University of Florida. She obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia
Paper ID #25404Work in Progress: Vertical Integration of Engineering Design in an Under-graduate BME CurriculumDr. Steven Higbee , Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Steve is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from Rice University (Houston, TX) in 2013, after earning his BS and MS degrees from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN). His current position focuses on teaching, advising, and promotion of undergraduate research.Dr. Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr