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
