EBME 398. Senior Research Projects
The first meeting of EBME 398 for Fall 2007 will be on September 10, 5pm. Tasks for students for the first 2 weeks of the semester are explained in the course document |
Description
Senior project laboratory
Course Goals
The objective of this course is to provide senior biomedical
engineering students with the opportunity to participate
in a research or design project under the supervision
of BME faculty. Each student is responsible for developing
and performing their own research project. Students
are encouraged to work with others in the laboratory,
but they must make an active and significant contribution
to the project. Furthermore, the project is expected
to include a significant engineering component, for
example design and/or analysis techniques. Students
develop technical writing and oral presentation skills
through lectures on these topics, by writing a final
report on their project, and by presenting their
work in a final presentation before the class and
BME faculty.
Prerequisites
Senior standing
Class/laboratory Schedule
First two weeks: senior project proposal (see course document) and
registration; lectures begin after registration period ends; pre- and
post-midterm presentations; final presentation.
Typical Class Size
25-35
Semesters and Years Offered
Offered fall and spring every year, and some summer
semesters.
Computer Usage
Most projects require extensive computer-based analyses.
All students are required to prepare a computer-based
final presentation.
Laboratory Projects
Individual research is the primary focus of the entire
course.
Course Objectives
• Explore and understand the state of the art in a given research area in biomedical engineering.
• Plan a research project and execute it under the supervision of a senior researcher to solve a valid problem within the explored area.
• Implement principles and methods of engineering design in a research project setting.
• Write a scientific paper of good clarity in the format of typical journal articles in the area of research.
• Design and deliver an oral presentation on results obtained at the level of a good conference presentation.
• Investigate an open-ended research question thereby showing an appreciation for life-long learning.
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