Rutgers UniversityDepartment of Biomedical

Engineering

Prabhas V. MogheDirector, Undergraduate Program

Credits: Thomas Papathomas; Timothy Maguire

Workshop on BME Teaching of Innovation, Design &

Entrepreneurship

• Crossdisciplinary Training– Multi-departmental advising within Rutgers

University– Collaborative projects with R.W. Johnson Medical

School– Advising by industrial experts

• Vertical Integration– Engineering Introduction to Design (Freshman Year)– BME Honors Academy (Post-Sophomore Summer)– Senior Design– M.S. Thesis research project

• Team-based approach for solving challenging design problems

• Professional development component• Annual regional Senior Design Show-Case

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Senior Design at Rutgers BME

Describe particularly novel and/or effective methods you use to teach innovation &

entrepreneurship

• Lecture on “Design Ideas: the Creative Process” by Nationally Recognized Inventor

• Product Testing, Evaluation & Validation• Discourse on protection of intellectual

property by Division of Tech Transfer• Lectures by Self-Start Company

Entrepreneurs• Practical relevance enhanced through

internships co-advised by industrial participants

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How do you measure outcomes?

• Course evaluations by Teaching Excellence Center

• Feedback from Industrial/Alumni Advisory Boards

• Public feedback during Year-End Design Showcase

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Experts:

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•UMDNJ

•Industry

UG Research Laboratories for Design

•Industrial Advisory Board•Rutgers Scholars Magazine•Center for Entrepreneurship

Describe a course project or exercise that exemplifies “best

practices”

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Application: Bioartificial Liver

BME Senior Design Presenters, 2003Rutgers