BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Satisfied Communications A and B M E 201 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics Audience: Undergraduate 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors Audience: Undergraduate 3. share research, design ideas, testing plans and results in writing and in presentations to both peers and professionals Audience: Undergraduate 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts Audience: Undergraduate 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives Audience: Undergraduate 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions Audience: Undergraduate 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies Audience: Undergraduate 8. identify and make skillful use of relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources appropriate for the design project Audience: Undergraduate 9. make productive use of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, incorporating feedback, and revising, to develop a fledgling idea into a formal paper, presentation, and project Audience: Undergraduate 10. make use of expressive conventions and protocols (e.g., organization, content, presentation, formatting) consistent with technical communication Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics Audience: Undergraduate 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors Audience: Undergraduate 3. share research, design ideas, testing plans and results in writing and in presentations to both peers and professionals Audience: Undergraduate 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts Audience: Undergraduate 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives Audience: Undergraduate 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions Audience: Undergraduate 7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies Audience: Undergraduate 8. identify and make skillful use of relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources appropriate for the design project Audience: Undergraduate 9. make productive use of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, incorporating feedback, and revising, to develop a fledgling idea into a formal paper, presentation, and project Audience: Undergraduate 10. make use of expressive conventions and protocols (e.g., organization, content, presentation, formatting) consistent with technical communication Audience: Undergraduate