The Role of Laboratories and Projects in Biomedical Engineering Education

Abstract

In this paper we present the concept of biomedical instrumentation laboratory exercises and group projects as an example of organisation of practical students’ work. The purpose of the laboratory exercises and projects is to give students the practical knowledge in analysis and design of (in our case) biomedical instrumentation and systems, as well as some biomedical signal processing. The course offers implementation of the concepts and tools that are taught in Biomedical Instrumentation through design examples with real devices, as well as an individual hands-on experience about the concepts that are taught in the course. Our experience showed that it is essential that students are taught of basic principles of the functions of biomedical devices and equipment, but the implementation of group projects gives more motivation and brings to exceptional results.