Meeting:

BMES 2004 Annual Fall Meeting

Tracking Id:

123480  

Abstract Type:

Platform

Status:

Submitted for Review

Author:

Paul H. King, Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University
Mechanical Engineering
Station B 1631
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN  United States  37235
Entered By, Primary Author, Presenting Author

Joan Marie Turner Walker, Research Associate
Vanderbilt University
Biomedical Engineering
Box 1631B Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN  United States  37235-1631
Co-author

Entered By:

Paul H. King

Track:

BME Education

Session:

Applications of learning science, learning technology and assessment in BME

Title:

Best Practices in Design: Outcomes of a Survey

Text:

In 2003 a four part survey was sent to a number of design instructors by the author. Part one requested the number of credit hours and terms the design sequence required at the respondents institution. Part two listed 20 possible “output measures” of a design, respondents were asked to indicate which were required, used as needed, or not used. Additions to the list were also requested. Section three requested grading schemes for the primary “output measures.” Section four posed the question: “Suppose an ABET inspector were to ONLY use senior design projects as a measure of your curriculum’s outcomes. What other parameters would you add to the list in question 2?”

All programs (n=13) required a final written paper as well as periodic written reports. Responses varied on other items, for example four programs required patent applications as an output, and three required it on an as needed basis. Seven additional topics were suggested as additions; these include a manuscript ready for publication and a K-12 outreach presentation. Several grading schemes will be discussed, including peer review forms (contributions to teams, review of presentations), report grading, and notebook grading forms. Eight respondents suggested additions to the project reports in order to satisfy ABET requirements, these additions include teamwork/leadership measurements, design controls measurements, FDA reviews, design of experiments, and ethics.

This work was supported primarily by the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number EEC-9876363.

Keyword:

design; practice; outcomes; survey