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Bioengineering

BIOE 1010: Professional Development

Designation: ÌýÌý Required
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Description: ÌýÌý Preparation for co-op and full-time employment in industry. Topics include resume writing, interviewing skills, compensation and benefits, social protocol and corporate ethics, biomedical ethics, design and quality control processes, and governmental regulation.
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Prerequisite: ÌýÌý Acceptance into Bioengineering
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Textbook: ÌýÌý None
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Objectives: ÌýÌý To prepare students for co-op and full-time employment 
To inform students of current issues in biomedical industries 
To introduce students to regulatory issues in biomedical industries
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Topics: ÌýÌý Introduction; co-op plans, contract and guidelines 
Resume preparation 
Interviewing skills 
Professional conduct and workplace behavior 
Entrepreneurship and business plans 
Regulatory issues and FDA approval 
Quality control standards 
Corporate and biomedical ethics 
Medical and graduate school 
Career options for bioengineers
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Schedule: ÌýÌý 1 - 50 minute lecture per week
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Contribution: ÌýÌý Engineering topics
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Outcomes: ÌýÌý
(d) ÌýÌý An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
(f) ÌýÌý An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) ÌýÌý An ability to communicate effectively
(h) ÌýÌý The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) ÌýÌý A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) ÌýÌý A knowledge of contemporary issues
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Prepared by: ÌýÌý Scott Molitor (scott.molitor@utoledo.edu) and Tammy Phares (tamara.phares@utoledo.edu).
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