BMEN 5007 - Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering

3 hours

Begins with an introduction to design of experiments as pertaining to biomedical engineering. Examples discussed include sample size, completely randomized design, mean separation procedures, factorial experiments, etc. Also includes exercises in writing IRB and IACUC protocols for in vivo studies in biomedical engineering. Students are required to read, analyze and present critical findings of classic biomedical engineering research papers from Pubmed/Medline. Students have opportunities to write a well-researched paper and also a research proposal to a funding agency based on requirements for a proposal.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor.