Undergraduate Courses BIOENG 1160

BIOENG 1160 - Senior Design I

Instructor: Gartner

Credits: 3

Term: Fall

Description: This two-semester design course has been created as an opportunity for you to synthesize and extend the skills and knowledge acquired during your undergraduate education toward design (or redesign) of a biomedical product or service. In this course you will be exposed to key facets of medical product design and will develop an understanding of the unique requirements of this profession.

Prerequisites: BIOENG 1150, BIOENG 1210, BIOENG 1220, BIOENG 1255, BIOENG 1310, BIOENG 1320, BIOENG 1330, BIOENG 1630

Required Texts:

• Whitmore, Elaine, Development of FDA-Regulated Medical Products: Prescription Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices, ISBN 0873896130.
• SolidWorks documentation: Available at bookstore (packet costs approximately $25.00 ).
• Whitcomb, Patrick and Mark Anderson, Design of Experiments Simplified, Productivity Press, 2000.

Course Objectives: Educational objectives that include:

1. Developing your ability to use state-of-the-art design tools such as computer aided engineering (SolidWorks 2006), finite element analysis (COSMOS Works), and computational fluid mechanics (COSMOS FloWorks);
2. Developing your ability to synthesize and apply engineering and scientific principles to solution of real-world problems;
3. Developing your ability to understand the unique requirements in design of medical/biotechnology products and services;
4. Developing your ability to construct experimental plans using statistical design of experiments (DOX) methodologies (Design Ease);
5. Developing your ability to effectively communicate in the product design process - both verbally and in writing;
6. Developing an appreciation of key accounting, finance, and marketing principles

Though various design-related topics and tools will be discussed throughout this two-semester course, those most relevant to your design project will be emphasized in the first semester. My goal is to provide exposure to as many practical design tools as possible so you can leverage them, where applicable, in your design projects.

Syllabus: Download

Class/Labratory Schedule: Class meets once a week for three hours.

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