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Mar 17, 2026
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BME 4902 - Biomedical Engineering Senior Design II1 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course is the second of two courses that make up the biomedical engineering capstone design experience. Students continue team-based design projects from the BME 4901 course, progressing to design at the subsystem and component levels. Students conduct risk assessment and mitigation strategies to improve their design. Students are expected to integrate subsystems to create a functional prototype of a biomedical device to address the original problem. Extensive system level verification tests are planned, conducted and documented. The course culminates in a formal presentation in which students communicate the goals of their project and their final product. This course meets the following Raider Core CLO requirement: Integrate Learning. (prereq: BME 4901 in same academic year)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply project management techniques to divide tasks among team members and coordinate progress among team members to ensure project goals are met
- Apply iterative engineering design strategies to identify multiple possible solution approaches and choose one that best meets pre-defined requirements at the subsystem level
- Conduct hazard analysis and apply mitigation strategies to improve an engineering design
- Assemble subsystems designed and tested by different team members into a functional system
- Develop test plans, to verify successfully attainment of design input requirements
- Conduct verification tests and appropriate data analysis to reach accurate and properly documented conclusions about whether design input requirements were met
- Collaborate with teammates and objectively evaluate all team members, including oneself, based on ability to function as an effective team member and complete technical tasks
- Communicate project goals, design approaches, and verification test results to both technical and non-technical audiences
Prerequisites by Topic
- Hazard analysis and risk mitigation requirements for medical device regulatory compliance
- Project management and teamwork techniques
- Interpretation of component data sheets and technical product documentation
Course Topics
- Documentation of verification test plans, data analysis, and results
- Application of hazard analysis and risk mitigation techniques
- Oral communication of an engineering design to both technical and non-technical audiences
Laboratory Topics
- Mentor-guided biomedical engineering design
Coordinator
Dr. Jeff LaMack
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