Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering Wright State University • 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. • Dayton, OH 45435 BME/ISE 1110 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIE FALL 2014 Instructor: Dr. Joe Tritschler E-mail: [email protected] C01: WF 8:00-8:55am O 112 Office Hours: WF 9:00-11:00am RC 246 Course Description: This course is an introduction to the disciplines of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering. Some key aspects of the course: » Provides an overview of how engineers design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment, and energy. » Introduces the use of graphical presentation software, electronic spreadsheets, statistics, and other analytical tools for solving engineering problems. » Discusses the ethical aspects of professional engineering decisions as they affect the environment and society. In addition to general class lectures, several guest lectures by faculty members and external speakers provide interesting insights into many areas of the field. Particular emphasis is given to design experience, teamwork, and problem solving. The laboratory is a crucial part of this course. Student Learning Outcomes: 1) Become familiar with various aspects of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering 2) Appreciate the impact that engineering practice has on society and the environment 3) Understand that engineering design is a continuously cyclic process of inspiration, analysis, and resource allocation 4) Be aware of your own academic strengths and weaknesses and adopt learning styles that best suit your own personal characteristic traits 5) Become an active member of a student engineering organization Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory in this course and constitutes part of the final grade. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of class; if you are late, you are marked absent, no exceptions. In general, make-up exams are not given and a grade of zero is entered for non-attendance; exceptions may be made at the sole discretion of the instructor. Thoroughly examine the class schedule on the next page of this document. If you must miss a class due to a pre-existing obligation, you must notify the instructor the first week of the semester; no exceptions. Evaluation Policy: Final grades are weighted as follows: attendance, 10%; group project, 10%; final paper, 10%; midterm exam, 10%; final exam, 10%; composite lab grade, 50% (detailed information to be given by the lab instructor). Letter grades will follow the standard University grading scale (90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, etc.) and may be adjusted by the instructor. Late assignments will not be accepted (zero points earned, no exceptions). Academic Integrity Policy: All submitted work is to be solely that of the individual student, unless explicit instructions stating otherwise are given (i.e., group projects). Wright State University academic integrity policies and procedures will be followed.Class Schedule WEEK DATE TOPIC 1 W 8/27 Course Information, Syllabus Review, Student Introductions F 8/29 Lecture: Introduction to BIE 2 W 9/3 Guest Lecture – TBA F 9/5 Lecture: Learning 3 W 9/10 Guest Lecture – TBA F 9/12 Lecture: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 4 W 9/17 Guest Lecture – TBA F 9/19 Lecture: Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity 5 W 9/24 Guest Lecture – TBA F 9/26 Lecture: Engineering Communication – Student Presentations Assigned 6 W 10/1 Guest Lecture – TBA F 10/3 Lecture: Technology and Progress 7 W 10/8 Guest Lecture – TBA F 10/10 MIDTERM EXAM 8 W 10/15 Guest Lecture – TBA F 10/17 Lecture: TBA 9 W 10/22 Student Presentations F 10/24 Student Presentations 10 W 10/29 Guest Lecture – TBA F 10/31 Lecture: What is Human Factors Engineering? 11 W 11/5 Guest Lecture – TBA F 11/7 Lecture: Introduction to System Design 12 W 11/12 Guest Lecture – TBA F 11/14 Lecture: Alternative Energy Sources − Final Paper Assigned 13 W 11/19 Guest Lecture – TBA F 11/21 Lecture: Scientific Methods 14 W 11/26 NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING F 11/28 NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING 15 W 12/3 Final Exam Review, Course Evaluations F 12/5 FINAL EXAM, PAPERS