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Vanderbilt University Paul King. Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education. Design of Biomedical Engineering Devices and Systems I and II. Sr. year, 3-3, required 3 months lecture/text/projects/invited guests (MD, Entrepreneurs, Faculty,…)
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Vanderbilt UniversityPaul King Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering Education
Design of Biomedical Engineering Devices and Systems I and II • Sr. year, 3-3, required • 3 months lecture/text/projects/invited guests (MD, Entrepreneurs, Faculty,…) • Text: Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems – King & Fries • 6 months project work • This spring – 50 BME, 7ME, 1CS, … • 22 Projects = 7 Ind. 12 MC 2 FF 1 other • Planned marketing class interaction http://vubme.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/King/bme272.htm Vanderbilt University
Design of Medical Products, Processes, and Services • Master of Engineering required 3 hour design course, 2-3/year • Interaction with Owen Graduate School of Management MS students in New Product Design Course • Common topic, 2 years breath detection, this year Hemophilic Arthropathy Vanderbilt University http://vubme.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/King/BME_373_Description.htm
Engineering Entrepreneurship • 1 hour optional freshman module • Team-taught 3rd year (Clouse/Peabody) • Mixed lecture & text discussion • Text: O’Malia & Whistler (new) • Goal of retention & interest-building (.88->.94 retention) • Will see first in design in 2003 Fall. Vanderbilt University
Describe particularly novel and/or effective methods you use to teach innovation & entrepreneurship • Students pick projects, not assigned • I teach TRIZ and IWB as well as the standard brainstorming techniques • Students must write a grant proposal (NCIIA format) • I cover concept mapping, hoping it will help in conflict resolution • Guest lecturers on entrepreneurship & innovation Vanderbilt University
How do you measure outcomes? • Final paper • Prototype if possible • Final poster presentation • Advisor grade & feedback • Student feedback • Alumni feedback • Industry feedback • Patents Vanderbilt University
“best practices”Urine Sample Automation System in Forensic Drug Analysis • Outgrowth of a planned summer job • Forensic Pathology lab (Aegis Sciences Corp.) (Blood & other fluid analyses) • 1 BME summer – document process, opportunities • 3 BME + 1 ME + 1 CS = team • Goal of eliminating human handling of samples, speed up process, improve traceability, … Vanderbilt University