Board 17: Work in Progress: Promoting Equitable Team Dynamics in a Senior Biomedical Engineering Design Course
- Conference
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Portland, Oregon
- Publication Date
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June 23, 2024
- Start Date
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June 23, 2024
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July 12, 2024
- Conference Session
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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)
- Tagged Topic
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Diversity
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/46732
Paper Authors
Jennifer H Choi University of California, Davis
Jennifer Choi is currently an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at UC Davis. In addition to teaching core undergraduate courses, Jennifer is aimed at integrating engineering design principles and hands-on experiences throughout the curriculum. She has interests in engineering education, and curricular innovation. Prior to joining UC Davis, Jennifer taught in the BME Department at Rutgers University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC. She received her doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University, M.S. degree from Syracuse University, and B.S. degree from Cornell University.
Abstract
Team-based engineering design projects are common mechanisms to promote hands-on engagement with the engineering design process. Team-based projects are often implemented in both introductory and senior level courses in the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Navigating the complex team dynamics that occur at both curricular stages, however, can often be challenging.
Previously, the implementation of an equity minded strategy for promoting healthy team dynamics was explored in an introductory biomedical engineering course. The use of asset-based activities throughout the course provided introductory students with a mechanism to share individual assets with their teammates and complete their team-based design project through the lens of team member assets and interests. Student feedback was previously reported, in which introductory students felt the asset-based activities were very useful and had a significant positive impact on their team dynamics and productivity. Following the positive feedback received in the introductory course, the same equity-minded approach was implemented in a senior biomedical engineering capstone design course.
This Works-in-Progress explores the implementation of asset-based activities in a senior biomedical engineering design course. Qualitative student feedback to the instructor will be evaluated along with quantitative peer evaluation scores collected using CATME throughout the year-long course.
Choi, J. H. (2024, June), Board 17: Work in Progress: Promoting Equitable Team Dynamics in a Senior Biomedical Engineering Design Course Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/46732
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