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Work in Progress: Development of a Learning Module on Intellectual Property Protection to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Medical Device Design Course

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division: Best of Works in Progress

Page Count

5

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41280

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https://peer.asee.org/41280

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Hao Jiang Lawrence Technological University

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Dr. Jiang is currently an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. Dr. Jiang received his BS degree in electronics from Peking University (Beijing, China) in 2005, and the MESc and PhD. degree in electrical engineering from Western University (London, Ontario) in 2007 and 2011, respectively. His Ph.D. research was on nano-biosensors for detecting blood cancers and lung cancers based on gold nanoparticle arrays.

He has worked as a MITACS postdoctorate research fellow at University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia) during 2012. Dr. Jiang studied non-linear effects and optical trapping of biomecules using optical antenna. During year 2013-19, he has worked as a postdoctorate research fellow at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, British Columbia). He has invented and patented a portfolio of technologies on structural color image display devices based on nano-optical metasurfaces.

His research works have enabled high-throughput patterning of nanostructures for commercial applications, including optical security features and collectible Nano-Arts. These works have been published in journals and highlighted in news stories. In 2014, Dr. Jiang co-founded NanoMeida Solutions Inc. (a start-up technology company based in Vancouver, British Columbia) with a co-worke and has served as the chief technology officer.

Dr. Jiang's research interests include: biomedical sensors, nanotechnology, optics, electronics, computational electromagnetics.

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Abstract

Intellectual property strategies are crucial for the success of many industries, including medical device companies. Senior year undergraduate students in Biomedical Engineering, who may become entrepreneurs in this field, may very likely encompass this subject in future. Traditional engineering curriculum and coursework overly emphasize the knowledge and technical skills by considering these are most important preparations of graduates for the workforce. However, in recent years, it has been increasingly recognized that graduates with entrepreneurial mindsets are even more highly demanded and valued because such mindsets require years of practice while technical engineering skills, in comparison, can be more readily learned during the job positions.

This work is motivated by the concepts of Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning (EML), which aims at developing entrepreneurial mindsets in students through formalized training and practices on specific subjects. This work-in-progress paper introduces an initiative to develop a module for students to practice the entrepreneurial mindset skills in the senior year medical devices design course. The module focuses on fundamental knowledge and practices on the basics of intellectual property protection strategies, specifically tailored for medical device industry. Students learn the knowledge and skills on intellectual properties from three lectures, and then apply them in team projects to draft provisional patent applications to protect medical device inventions inspired by students themselves. The effectiveness of this module will be mainly assessed by after-class surveys and the student team projects.

Jiang, H. (2022, August), Work in Progress: Development of a Learning Module on Intellectual Property Protection to Foster the Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Medical Device Design Course Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41280

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