Nasir, M., & Meyer, E. G., & Li, Y. (2015, June), Work in Progress: Providing Diverse Opportunities for Capstone Projects in Biomedical Engineering  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.25092

\bibitem{asee_peer_25092}
  Nasir, M., \& Meyer, E. G., \& Li, Y. (2015, June), \emph{Work in Progress: Providing Diverse Opportunities for Capstone Projects in Biomedical Engineering}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.25092

Mansoor Nasir, Eric G Meyer, and Yawen Li.  "Work in Progress: Providing Diverse Opportunities for Capstone Projects in Biomedical Engineering".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/25092 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_25092}
  Mansoor Nasir, Eric G Meyer, and Yawen Li.
  "Work in Progress: Providing Diverse Opportunities for Capstone Projects in Biomedical Engineering".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/25092 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

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AB  -           Providing Opportunities for Applied Research and Design-Based                   Capstone Projects in Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering (BME) is an interdisciplinary field where scientific principles andengineering tools are used to solve health and medical needs. Up until a decade ago, mostacademic institutions offered BME tracks and concentrations housed within other programs suchas Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical engineering. However, during the last decade there hasbeen a steady growth in the establishment of independent undergraduate BME degree programs.Furthermore, as the BME programs have matured, the number of institutions that have beenaccredited through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) hasincreased to approximately ninety [1]. As with other engineering fields, ABET accreditationrequires that students in the BME program complete a capstone project during the senior year inwhich student teams work on a particular problem and document their results.ABET accreditation criterion is quantified through rigorous and disciplined design process [2].This is one reason why traditional senior projects usually focus on engineering design projects.Research based senior projects can provide a valuable glimpse to undergraduates who areinterested in graduate degrees and the chance at scholarship can also enhance the ability forstudents to distinguish themselves. However, with almost 40% BME graduates entering theindustry, design projects can play a critical role in preparing students for engineering practice[3]. Design experience is more important for students as it emphasizes engineering solutions forexisting needs and deals with environmental, social ethical and safety constraints. The skillsdeveloped through this process can be a valuable asset for BME graduates. This abstracthighlights our efforts at XXXXXXXX University to balance the needs of the students byproviding them with different opportunities for senior projects.A survey of the last five years shows 19 BME senior projects ranging from research to puredesign. Even the applied research projects can provide an appealing combination that allowsopen-ended exploration which is bound by rigorous design of experiments and solutions for real-world needs. The paper will discuss pedagogical techniques and assessment instruments forsenior projects with a range of applied research and design projects. The instructor(s) willdemonstrate avenues for student interaction with industrial sponsors, clinicians, patient/clientsand research faculty on campus and at affiliated hospitals to develop need statements. Theassessment rubrics are used for student presentations and reports for proper evaluation ofstudent/team progress. The paper will present several examples of these projects and level ofachievement reached in each case.[1] ABET accreditation web portal: http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx[2] Gassert, J. D., et al. "Design versus research; ABET requirements for design and why    research cannot substitute for design." Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for    Engineering Education Annual Conference. Vol. 1139. 2006.[3] Gassert, J.D.; Enderle, J.D., "Design versus research in BME accreditation [ABET    requirements and why research cannot substitute for design]," Engineering in Medicine and    Biology Magazine, IEEE , vol.27, no.2, pp.80,85, March-April 2008. doi:    10.1109/EMB.2007.913554
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