Aligning Biomedical Engineering Aligning Biomedical Engineering Senior Capstone Design Course Senior Capstone Design Course

with ABET Criteriawith ABET Criteria

BME-IDEA Meeting, September 26, BME-IDEA Meeting, September 26, 20072007

William C. Tang & Abraham P. LeeWilliam C. Tang & Abraham P. LeeBiomedical Engineering DepartmentBiomedical Engineering DepartmentUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Irvine

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ABET CriteriaABET Criteria

1.1. StudentsStudents2.2. Program Educational ObjectivesProgram Educational Objectives3.3. Program Outcomes and AssessmentProgram Outcomes and Assessment4.4. Professional ComponentProfessional Component5.5. FacultyFaculty6.6. FacilitiesFacilities7.7. Institutional Support and Institutional Support and

Financial ResourcesFinancial Resources8.8. Program CriteriaProgram Criteria

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Program Educational Objectives Program Educational Objectives vs Program Outcomesvs Program Outcomes

Biomedical Engineering Program

4 yearcurriculum

Biomedical Engineering Program Outcomes

Achieved bygraduation

Biomedical Engineering Program

Educational Objectives

Achieved withinfirst few years after

graduation

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Closing the LoopClosing the Loop

Biomedical Engineering Program

4 yearcurriculum

Biomedical Engineering Program Outcomes

Achieved bygraduation

Biomedical Engineering Program

Educational Objectives

Achieved withinfirst few years after

graduation

Course Surveys

Senior Surveys

Alumni & Supervisors Surveys

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““Must demonstrate that their Must demonstrate that their students attain:”students attain:”

a)a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering engineering

b)b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data analyze and interpret data

c)c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability

d)d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e)e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering

problems problems f)f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g)g) an ability to communicate effectively an ability to communicate effectively h)h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of the broad education necessary to understand the impact of

engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context and societal context

i)i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning life-long learning

j)j) a knowledge of contemporary issues a knowledge of contemporary issues k)k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern

engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

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BME Senior Design Course BME Senior Design Course LecturesLectures

• Invited lecturers from industries onInvited lecturers from industries on– FDA process for biomedical devices (D. Saito, FDA process for biomedical devices (D. Saito, Medtronic)Medtronic)

– Legal issues: patents, trade secrets (A. Viray, Legal issues: patents, trade secrets (A. Viray, UCI Office of Technology Alliances)UCI Office of Technology Alliances)

– Legal issues: resolving conflicts (M. Hostetler, Legal issues: resolving conflicts (M. Hostetler, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, & Rosati, P.C.)Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, & Rosati, P.C.)

– Design for manufacturability (R. Bare, Omnica)Design for manufacturability (R. Bare, Omnica)– Design for ergonomics and usability (C. Curbbun & Design for ergonomics and usability (C. Curbbun & B. Leach, DD Studio)B. Leach, DD Studio)

– Product development (R. Ahlberg, Applied Medical)Product development (R. Ahlberg, Applied Medical)– Premarket testing and validation (W. Baxter, Premarket testing and validation (W. Baxter, Medtronic)Medtronic)

– Clinical trials (M. Torriani, Medtronic)Clinical trials (M. Torriani, Medtronic)– Rapid prototyping and small-scale production (V. Rapid prototyping and small-scale production (V. Pazemenas, Aubrey Group)Pazemenas, Aubrey Group)

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Student Team ProjectsStudent Team Projects

• Each team mentored by one practitioner Each team mentored by one practitioner from local biomedical device companiesfrom local biomedical device companies

• BME department provides resources: BME department provides resources: project expenses, access to labs, project expenses, access to labs, computers, etc.computers, etc.

• EmphasizeEmphasize– Team skills (communication, organization, Team skills (communication, organization, cooperation, conflict resolution, etc.)cooperation, conflict resolution, etc.)

– Project management (resource planning, time Project management (resource planning, time management, milestones, risk assessment, management, milestones, risk assessment, etc.) etc.)

– Employ the entire range of lecture materialsEmploy the entire range of lecture materials– Presentation skills (oral and written)Presentation skills (oral and written)

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Example: “Prosthetic Hands for the Example: “Prosthetic Hands for the Third World”Third World”

• Company Mentor: Mr. Dave Coe, Company Mentor: Mr. Dave Coe, Hanger Prosthetics and OrthoticsHanger Prosthetics and Orthotics

• Aim: $300 prosthetic armAim: $300 prosthetic arm(vs $40K for current ones)(vs $40K for current ones)

• Project includedProject included– Market studies, FDA, cost analyses,Market studies, FDA, cost analyses,user analyses, hardware prototype,user analyses, hardware prototype,product testing, product packagingproduct testing, product packaging

• Project selected for presentationProject selected for presentationat the Frontier in Biomedicalat the Frontier in BiomedicalDevices ConferenceDevices Conference

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Senior Design SymposiumSenior Design Symposium

• Day-long symposium in place of Day-long symposium in place of the final exam at the end of the the final exam at the end of the 22ndnd quarter quarter

• Every member of every team must Every member of every team must participate in the presentationparticipate in the presentation

• Open to the publicOpen to the public• Select from the audience 5 to 7 Select from the audience 5 to 7 evaluators to fill out evaluation evaluators to fill out evaluation rubrics – direct assessment of rubrics – direct assessment of the key Program Outcomesthe key Program Outcomes

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Closing the LoopClosing the Loop

• Compile the scoring rubricsCompile the scoring rubrics• Selected homework and midterm exam Selected homework and midterm exam questions designed specifically to questions designed specifically to assess some of the Program Outcomes assess some of the Program Outcomes (course embedded assessment) – direct (course embedded assessment) – direct assessmentassessment

• Collect and compile the Student Course Collect and compile the Student Course Surveys at the end of the quarter – Surveys at the end of the quarter – indirect assessmentindirect assessment

• Fill in Faculty Course Assessment Fill in Faculty Course Assessment ReportReport

• Implement improvement next yearImplement improvement next year• Assess againAssess again