BIOE 1010: Professional Development

Designation:

Required

Description:

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.

Prerequisite:

Acceptance into Bioengineering

Textbook:

None

Objectives:

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

Topics:

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

Schedule:

1 - 50 minute lecture per week

Contribution:

Engineering topics

Outcomes:

(d)		An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
(f)		An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g)		An ability to communicate effectively
(h)		The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i)		A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j)		A knowledge of contemporary issues

Prepared by:

Scott Molitor (scott.molitor@utoledo.edu) and Tammy Phares (tamara.phares@utoledo.edu).