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General Course Information:
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BME 371 BME Design Project
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Instructor Information:
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Ken
Diller, Sc.D.
Professor
Office
Address: ENS 612
Telephone
Number: 471-7167
Fax Number:
471-0616
Email: kdiller@mail.utexas.edu
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2002-2003 Catalog Data
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Creative design, analysis, selection,
development and fabrication/growth of BME engineering components and
systems. Development of team
project with faculty advisor and sponsoring engineer/clinician. Two lecture hours and four laboratory
hours per week for one semester.
Prerequisites: BME 370,
completion of five or more track courses.
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Coordinator
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Kenneth R. Diller, Sc.D.
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Goals
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The goal of BME 371 is for students to
learn the design process by experiencing developing a practical solution
for a challenging real-world problem.
The experience should integrate the knowledge gained from the
foregoing curriculum and prepare students to transition to industrial
practice effectively.
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Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills Students Should Have
Entering This Course
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Students entering this course must have
completed all core curriculum courses required for the BSBME degree, thus
having a broad basic knowledge of engineering principles, life and
physical sciences, and application of engineering in biomedical
systems. Plus, the student must
have in-depth knowledge of one of the three tracks. Preliminary design and teamwork experience
will be accrued throughout the earlier BME curriculum, writing and communication
skills in BME 333T.
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Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills Students Should Gain From
This Course
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Students will learn by experience the
design synthesis process by working on a practical engineering problem
derived directly from medical practice or biomedical industry. The students will work on 3-4 person
teams with a faculty member and outside client. The students will learn
the process of defining a design problem, considering alternative
solutions, identifying a best design, and presenting and defending their
results to the sponsor of the project.
The successful student will be knowledgeable about engineering
professionalism and ethics, product and engineering liability, safety
considerations and obligations.
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Impact on Subsequent Courses in Curriculum
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BME 371 is the capstone course in the
curriculum
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Criteria 2000 Outcomes Achieved
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a. Interaction between living and non-living
materials.
b. Design
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Program Criteria Outcomes Achieved
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a. An ability to
apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
b. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to
analyze and interpret data.
c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to
meet desired needs.
d. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
e. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems.
f. An understanding of professional and ethical
responsibility.
g. An ability to communicate effectively.
h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of
engineering solutions in a global/societal context.
i. A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in
lifelong learning.
j. A knowledge of contemporary issues.
k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
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Professionalism Topics
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All aspects of dealing with application of
engineering practice to practical problems in society, and in particular
biomedicine.
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Topics (referenced to Criteria 2000 and program criteria
outcomes)
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Engineering design
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