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Sep 07, 2024
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BME 1010 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering1 lecture hours 2 lab hours 2 credits Course Description This course introduces students to the biomedical engineering (BME) profession. Students are introduced to different subdisciplines and career options in BME. The BME curriculum is discussed, along with strategies for choosing among different curricular and co-curricular options to best be prepared for the different career options. Students are also introduced to the medical device design process and engage in a group project to design and fabricate a medical device component based on realistic specifications. This course meets the following Raider Core CLO requirement: Integrate Learning. (prereq: none) Course Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Name the characteristics of a medical device
- Identify the requirements and different options for completing the biomedical engineering curriculum
- Identify medical devices associated with the major sub-areas of biomedical engineering
- Identify career options for biomedical engineers and how choices made as a biomedical engineering student may influence one’s options upon graduation
- Identify different types of engineering considerations that go into the design of common biomedical devices
- Explain the importance of regulation of the medical device industry
- Explain the importance of human factors and safety considerations in medical device design
- Work in a team to design and fabricate a medical device component, based on given specifications
Prerequisites by Topic Course Topics
- Defining a medical device
- Sub-disciplines and career options of biomedical engineering
- The biomedical engineering curriculum
- Introduction to artificial intelligence and data science in the healthcare industry
- Introduction to the medical device design process and identification of requirements
- Introduction to medical device regulation
- Human factors and safety considerations in medical device design
- Introduction to computer-aided design
- Introduction to voltage, current and resistance in DC electrical circuits
- Principles of biopotential measurement
Laboratory Topics
- Artificial intelligence for image classification
- Computer-aided design
- 3D printing and other fabrication methods
- Voltage and resistance measurement
- Voltage divider applications
- Measurement of biopotentials
- Medical device component design and fabrication
Coordinator Dr. Jeff LaMack
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