Title :
Evolution and operation of a novel laboratory program in bioengineering
Author :
Litt, Milchd ; Giandomenico, Alberd
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
About ten years ago the Bioengineering Department at the University of Pennsylvania adopted a new undergraduate curriculum that includes four required, full credit laboratory courses, one in each semester of the second and third years. Since then these courses have evolved in many ways that reflect our teaching experience. The use of modern technology as well as a novel approach to teaching real world concepts and methods has made the lab experience more enjoyable and resulted in enhanced learning.
Keywords :
biomedical education; laboratories; student experiments; Bioengineering Department; University of Pennsylvania; bioengineering laboratory program; enhanced learning; full credit laboratory courses; real world concepts teaching; real world methods teaching; teaching experience; undergraduate curriculum; Biomechanics; Biomedical engineering; Bones; Data analysis; Education; Instruments; Laboratories; Problem-solving; Skin; Stress measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5643-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1999.840405
