Service Learning Experience in Guangdong and Hong Kong

2 units

This pass/fail course is a 2-week international service-learning experience in conjunction with the faculty and students of our partner, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). During the summer, students first attend an orientation at PolyU to learn about functional electrical stimulation (FES) and treating cerebral palsy with orthotic devices. The entire group then goes to a clinic in mainland China where they put into practice what they have learned, the former in patients who have suffered strokes and the latter in children with cerebral palsy - working in teams to diagnose, fit and fabricate orthotic devices. A written summary of the experience is the final product. Academic credits are awarded at the end of the fall semester following the summer experience.