Computer  engineering

wrap-up session
Fall 2013

Course   CR331   Course name  Biomedical Signal Processing

Instructor  Doug Lyon

High points of the course (“successes”):

Pedagogy employed Lecture and hands-on programming lab; good equipment setup for both.

Homework    Math problems and Java programs, useful to everyone 

Exams and Projects 1 midtterm, 1 final, no projects.  

Student Attendance and Performance: Students came to class and did the work.

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Problems encountered: Some distance learning students in the course dropped out because of life-issues.. 

Textbook:  Used Java, Digital Signal Processing, by Lyon

Assignments:  Some students did not do the HW .

Instruction method  Lecture demos.

Student Performance: Attendance very good. Class was very small. We need to promote BME more. 

Grade distribution  Very Good.

Action steps

Course Portfolio __ Used microcontrollers to implement signal processing in real-time. This was a very welcome change for the students

Change course prerequisites? _Students are getting better as programmers__Comments*____changes in the undergraduate pre-reqs are working_
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Change course content? More hands-on experiments. Comments*_________________________________________
______I think we would do well to bring in some real biomedical sensors for the microcontrollers. This was a very nice way to bring active learning into the classroom.

Change course objectives and/or outcomes?__Student outcomes that include microcontroller programming is hard for distance learning students, but they seem to be getting it.
Comments*____________________________
The students are being exposed to biomedical signal processing and algorithms. It is hard to balance the theory and practice. I think the students appreciate the theory more when they see the applications.
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Recommendations for further improvement*__________________________________________

Lets get more sensors in to make an active learning environment.

instructional environment

Please comment on any problems that were encountered because of inadequacies in the classroom environment, lack of supplies, or inadequate service from staff:
The network in MCA is broken

Were the problems brought to the attention of the Dean’s office?  Yes

Were the problems corrected in a timely fashion?  We are moving and perhaps that will help.