Board 17: Work in Progress: Promoting Equitable Team Dynamics in a Senior Biomedical Engineering Design Course

Abstract Team-based engineering design projects are common mechanisms to promote hands-on engagement with the engineering design process. Team-based projects are often implemented in both introductory and senior level courses in the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Navigating the complex team dynamics that occur at both curricular stages, however, can often be challenging. Previously, the implementation of an equity minded strategy for promoting healthy team dynamics was explored in an introductory biomedical engineering course. The use of asset-based activities throughout the course provided introductory students with a mechanism to share individual assets with their teammates and complete their team-based design project through the lens of team member assets and interests. Student feedback was previously reported, in which introductory students felt the asset-based activities were very useful and had a significant positive impact on their team dynamics and productivity. Following the positive feedback received in the introductory course, the same equity-minded approach was implemented in a senior biomedical engineering capstone design course. This Works-in-Progress explores the implementation of asset-based activities in a senior biomedical engineering design course. Qualitative student feedback to the instructor will be evaluated along with quantitative peer evaluation scores collected using CATME throughout the year-long course.