Design at Hopkins
Over the past ten years, BME has developed a hands-on sequence of courses called Design Teams that exposes students to "real-world" biomedical engineering from day one. Design Teams consist of students at all levels-from freshmen to seniors, and masters students-working in teams solving problems involving biomedical engineering design. The end goal is the creation of a prototype product, system or process that meets a previously unmet biomedical need.
Design Team Objectives
Design team experiences instill the spirit of teamwork, inventiveness, and innovation while teaching the design process in a real-time setting of product development.
Specifically, after going through design teams, students should be able to:
- Apply engineering theory to practice
- Think independently, creatively and critically
- Design a prototype and test a device or system
- Perform a range of laboratory experiments (especially important for freshmen, early in their education)
- Appreciate the value of teamwork
- Refine their interpersonal skills
- Perfect oral & written communication skills
- Convey the excitement of biomedical engineering