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New Course: BME 405. BME Design ProjectEngineering Faculty Document No. 26-03 Page 1 of 3 TO: The Engineering Faculty FROM: The Faculty of the Department of Biomedical Engineering RE: New Undergraduate-Level Course The faculty of the Department of Biomedical Engineering has approved the following new course. This action is now submitted to the Engineering Faculty with a recommendation for approval. BME 405 BME
Design Project Sem. 1 and 2. Class 1. Lab. 8, Cr. 4. Prerequisite:
BME 390 and senior standing Design and management of biomedical engineering
projects. Teams design and
implement a solution to a biomedical engineering problem utilizing skills gained
in previous course work. Oral and
written presentation of design and demonstration of function, are required Reason: To train the students in several aspects: (1) ability to synthesize and apply knowledge obtained in earlier course work and to grasp new knowledge necessary for designing and testing a system or process to meet desired needs; (2) ability to function effectively in a team; (3) understanding of the engineering design process; (4) awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; (5) communication skills in oral and written forms. George Wodicka Professor and Head Engineering Faculty Document No. 26-03 Page 2 of 3 Supporting Documentation:
1. Level: Undergraduate – senior year 2. Course
Instructor: Ji-Xin Cheng, Andrew
Brightman, Ann Rundell 3. Course Outline: One 50
minute lecture and two 4 hour laboratories are scheduled per week. Final project demonstrations and presentations
are made to other BME students, faculty, and invited industrial representatives
and are scheduled for finals week.
4. Text: none
required Engineering Faculty Document No. 26-03 Page 3 of 3 5. Grading: Preliminary design description 5% Individual laboratory notebooks 15% Individual oral presentation(s) 10% Peer evaluation 5% Testing plan 5% GANTT chart and timeline 10% Demonstration of project 15% Final oral team presentation 15% Written final report 20% |
