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- Catalog Description
- 300 Biomedical Engineering Design. I; (1cr.) Students
will work in a team on a client-centered biomedical
engineering design project to learn concept generation,
product analysis, specifications, evaluation, clinical
trials, regulation, liability, and ethics.
Prerequisites: Jr standing in biomedical engineering,
BME 315 or con reg.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- See catalog description above.
- Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills
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At least two semesters of experience with the design process
- Course objectives
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To develop engineering design skills
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To cultivate an innovative attitude
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To develop teamwork skills
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To promote a sense of engineering professionalism
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To provide exposure to a wide range of biomedical engineering technology
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To develop communication skills
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To motivate and excite students to achieve a standard of excellence
- Topics covered
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Students work in teams on a client-based design problem. Each design team typically consists of eight students--half sophomores and half juniors. Each first-semester sophomore is paired with a first-semester junior, who serves as a peer mentor in the design process, and also as a peer advisor on issues such as course and area choices that go beyond the immediate goals of the course. The team is divided into these sophomore-junior pairs who form four subgroups which each develop a conceptual design for the first third of the semester. In this approach, the sophomores have the opportunity to learn the design process from the more experienced juniors. For the final two-thirds of the semester, the subgroups join together as eight-person teams to complete the final design and prototype implementation.
- Class/laboratory schedule
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One 120-minute lab session per week
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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economic
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ethical
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societal
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health and safety
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manufacturability
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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This course supports the following program objectives to develop the ability: 1) to do engineering design, 2) to integrate engineering and life sciences for solving biomedical engineering problems, 3) to do real-world engineering practice, 4) to function on diverse teams, 5) to communicate across disciplines, and 6) to develop leadership skills.
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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Each student keeps an engineering notebook.
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Each team submits a weekly progress report to their advisor and client by email.
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Each team does a mid-semester PowerPoint presentation and written report.
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Each team produces an end-of-semester final report.
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Each team maintains a web site.
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Each team does an end-of-semester poster presentation.
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Each student does a self and peer performance evaluation.
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