Freshman Biomedical Engineering Design (BE-103)
Revised Outline (v. 3.0), Winter '00-'01, Dr. C. S. Tritt
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Professor: |
Charles S. Tritt, Ph.D. |
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Office: |
S-355C |
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Phone: |
277-7421 (office), 262/512-9158 (home), 277-7465 (fax) |
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Hours: |
M 10 & 2-4, Tu 3 and W 2-4 by appointment |
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Lecture: |
9:00-9:50 M in CC-53 |
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Labs: |
9:00-11:50 W or 1:00-3:55 Th in S-327 |
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Textbook: |
Engineering (Freshman Biomedical Engineering Design).
Larry Fennigkoh. McGraw-Hill Primis, 2000 (ISBN 0-390-15201-3) |
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Web page: |
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Week |
Session |
Topic(s) |
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1 |
Lecture |
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Professional Life, Résumé basics, Corporate and Team Organization |
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Lab |
Reporting Numerical Information (notations, significant digits, dimensions and units) (p. 43-88) |
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2 |
Lecture |
Principles of Engineering Problem Solving (Résumés due) (p. 1-21) |
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Lab |
The Engineering Log Book (Lab Notebook) and Introduction to Electronics Exercise – Part I (p. 111-113) |
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3 |
Lecture |
Principles of Engineering Design (p. 22-42) |
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Lab |
Introduction to Electronics Exercise – Part II |
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4 |
Lecture |
Engineering Professional Development, Registration, Graduate School, Continuing Education and Introduction to Codes, Standards and Regulations |
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Lab |
Design Team Interviews (10 minutes each). It would be helpful if some Wednesday section people would switch to Thursday. |
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Break |
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Have a happy holiday. |
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5 |
Lecture |
Project Team Management (p. 121-140) |
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Lab |
Group Organizational Meeting (p. 121-140, continued) |
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6 |
Lecture |
Literature Reviews and Technical Standards |
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Lab |
Battery Lab – Start Data Collection |
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7 |
Lecture |
Technical Reports & Software Tools (p. 89-120) |
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Lab |
Software Tools – Advanced Word Processing & Spread Sheet Usage (start Battery Lab Report) |
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8 |
Lecture |
Software Tools – Matlab (p. 170-300) |
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Lab |
Software Tools – Matlab (p. 170-300) |
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9 |
Lecture |
Engineering Economics (p. 159-169) |
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Lab |
Software Tools – Engineering Economics, Matlab & Calculators (p. 170-300, continued; finish Battery Lab Report) |
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10 |
Lecture |
Safety in the Clinical and Engineering Environments (Calculator/Matlab Worksheet Due) |
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Lab |
Prepare for design team presentations. |
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11 |
Presentations |
Design Team Presentations |
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Lab Reports |
8% (about 4% each) |
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Homework |
12% (about 4% each) |
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Notebook |
10% |
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Project Presentation |
10% |
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Project Report |
10% |
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Midterm Exam |
20% |
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Final Exam |
30% |
The final will be open book, open notes and open laptop.
My standard class policies on attendance, assignments, tests and quizzes, learning objectives and determination of final grades are posted on the web at http://www.msoe.edu/~tritt/policies.html.
Send comments and suggestions to: Dr. Charles S. Tritt
This page last updated 12/10/00