Elsaadany, M., & Jia, M., & Crosby, J., & Rao, R. (2022, August), Integrating SolidWorks 3D Design and Simulation Modules into Introductory Biomedical Engineering Courses for the Development of Employability Skills  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41464

\bibitem{asee_peer_41464}
  Elsaadany, M., \& Jia, M., \& Crosby, J., \& Rao, R. (2022, August), \emph{Integrating SolidWorks 3D Design and Simulation Modules into Introductory Biomedical Engineering Courses for the Development of Employability Skills}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--41464

Mostafa Elsaadany, Mary Jia, Jordan Crosby, and Raj Rao.  "Integrating SolidWorks 3D Design and Simulation Modules into Introductory Biomedical Engineering Courses for the Development of Employability Skills".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/41464 Internet.  16 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_41464}
  Mostafa Elsaadany, Mary Jia, Jordan Crosby, and Raj Rao.
  "Integrating SolidWorks 3D Design and Simulation Modules into Introductory Biomedical Engineering Courses for the Development of Employability Skills".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/41464 Internet.  16 Dec, 2024

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AB  - Current trends in biomedical engineering industry indicate that rapid prototyping using 3D design tools such as computer aided design (CAD)-based software is a desirable skill for immediate employability. However, the implementation of 3D design modules is less prevalent in biomedical engineering courses due to the breadth of topics implicit in the consolidation between biomedical sciences and engineering principles. We designed a Simulation Toolkit using the SolidWorks Simulations add-in for the Biomechanics course to enrich existing course content while developing a useful skill for biomedical engineering industry occupations. The toolkit contains simulations of lecture or homework problems that use the finite element method (FEM) to derive solutions that students are also capable of solving by-hand. Student responses to the toolkit delivered as an extra credit assignment with video demos were collected to determine the effectiveness of instruction and student opinions on SolidWorks as a tool for their future careers. The resulting responses indicate that the Simulation Toolkit assignment increased positive student opinions on the interest in and likeliness to use 3D design and simulation (p < 0.001). However, student confidence and difficulties in operating the SolidWorks Simulations software remained low due to a lack of basic ability to operate SolidWorks. These data demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating a SolidWorks Simulations module in improving student awareness of useful 3D design skills and FEM for students lacking previous SolidWorks training.
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