FIU Coronavirus Updates
Frequently Asked Questions & Class Specific Information
Spring 2021
How do I access Canvas and Zoom?
To access Canvas go to: https://canvas.fiu.edu/
To access Zoom please go to: https://fiu.zoom.us/
Use your regular FIU login credentials to log in.
Will BME events continue to take place?
All Biomedical Engineering events have been transitioned to Zoom, when possible. Otherwise, events are canceled or postponed until further notice.
How can I contact my advisor?
Dear Student,
Due to the current situation all advising appointments are being conducted through virtual Zoom meetings. Please be aware that the Zoom meeting link should only be accessed just before the start of the scheduled time of your appointment. This virtual meeting room is only active during scheduled appointment times. If you have any questions or concerns regarding advising, enrollment planning, or any holds on your account, please feel free to schedule an online advising appointment or send a message through the Panther Success Network (PSN) accessible via your my.fiu.edu (Panthersoft) account. Please anticipate at least a 24-48 hour response time for any emails or PSN messages that is sent out during this period of time due to high volume.
Students can find directions on how to schedule an appointment at https://acs.fiu.edu/online-tools/panther-success-network/index.html
There you can find a student manual as well.
Note the following: Your enrollment date along with any holds you may have, can be views on your My FIU account in your student center.
Maria Monje, M.S.
Professional Advisor | BME
CEC Office of Undergraduate Advising
Email: mmonjera@fiu.edu
305-348-7945
Ext. 77945
How will my professor communicate with me?
Canvas will be the best resource of information for any class material, deadline, lecture, assignment, and any other announcement pertaining to the progress of your class. Please log into Canvas regularly to check for updates and the latest information pertaining to the progress of your class.
How will I communicate with my professor?
All communication with your professor needs to take place through Canvas. In the event that you need to communicate through email, be sure to use your official FIU student email.
Dissertation and Thesis Defenses
Starting on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 all scheduled dissertation and thesis defenses should occur remotely.
As we are operating remotely, please be advised that any completed dissertation/thesis milestones forms and their pertinent documents should be sent in PDF format directly to ugs@fiu.edu. The forms should be signed electronically. If a committee member cannot sign the form, an email should be sent to the major professor or Dean authorizing them to sign the form. The email should accompany the documents being sent to UGS.
At this time, only dissertation proposals (D3) for doctoral students expected to graduate in spring 2021 and thesis proposals (M2) for thesis-bound students expected to graduate summer 2020, should be sent to UGS. They are due by Friday, March 20, 2020. Additionally, for students graduating this spring 2020, their final ETD forms are due on Friday, April 17. Other documents that do not require immediate processing should be submitted by their due date or as soon as we are operating on-campus, whichever occurs first.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to email ugs@fiu.edu or staff as indicated below. The University Graduate School team is ready and available remotely to assist.
Inquires related to dissertation/thesis forms – Demi Moro, dmoro@fiu.edu
Inquiries related to ETD, formatting, Brandie Course, etd@fiu.edu
Inquiries related to change of degree, petitions, time-to-degree, DAS/GF, commencement, general inquiries – Ashley Mendez, amendez@fiu.edu
Inquiries related to GA’s – Betty Sigler – bsigler@fiu.edu
Inquiries related to fellowships – Claudia Balzán, ugsfellows@fiu.edu
Inquiries related to professional development workshops– Asfa Siddiqui, asiddiqu@fiu.edu
General inquiries, UGS operations – Karla Ortega, ortegak@fiu.edu
Lidia Kos
Associate Dean, Graduate School
Associate Vice President, Research and Economic Development Professor, Biological Sciences Florida International University Miami, FL 33199
University Graduate School | MARC 240
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-2455 | Fax: (305) 348-3433
Email: ugs@fiu.edu
Where can I get a poster template?
You can download poster templates for senior design projects here! If you are not sure which one to use, please consult your senior design/capstone course instructor.
What makes a great poster?
- Utilize bullets and headings to make your poster easier to read.
- Visuals are key in any good poster. Consider using charts, graphs or photos to share your research and findings.
- Include required information, like your name, institutional affiliation, acknowledgments and your department’s official logo. If in doubt, use the FIU-approved logos created for the College of Engineering & Computing. Please DO NOT alter the logo.
- Use FIU official fonts and typography to achieve a professional and uniform look. FIU’s official fonts are Adobe Garamond (serif) and Helvetica (sans-serif). Avoid using more than three fonts in your document as this may cause the poster to look disorganized and inconsistent.
- Keep in mind spacing. You want your professors and judges to find the information easily. Open space helps give them this impression and invites them to read. Try to keep 40% of the poster area empty of text and images.
- The use of correct FIU colors will help you create professional-looking assets that reinforce FIU’s brand identity. For the code of FIU colors, visit FIU’s Brand Standards Page.
For a full list of research poster tips, download PDF.
What if I've been assigned to record myself presenting my project?
- Dress for success! It’s important to look your best by wearing business professional attire.
- Scout a location. Choose a background that isn’t busy with picture frames and posters and keep in mind lighting, which should come from in front of you.
- Leave a positive and lasting impression by being mindful of your body language and making eye contact with the camera.
- Be able to explain what influenced your topic, what hardships did you face, what did you learn and what impact does your project have on the community.
- Take advantage of free screen and record video software, like Loom, where you can record your presentation and also capture your voice and face.
You’ve been assigned to create a video. Where do you begin?
- Allot time to write a script that fits within the length of the video. Your script should provide a very clear and complete explanation of your product. Use of humor can work, as long as it flows throughout the entire video.
- The second step is to draw a storyboard, a graphic organizer that shows the images displayed in sequence. Consider using a wider variety of shots, like wide, medium and close-ups shots. For instance, a close-up shot adds emotion to a shot because the audience can see the details in a subject’s face.
- When envisioning your video, think of having a set-up explanation both in the narration and visually. For instance, your narrator can introduce the product and while that is taking place, change the shot so you can see someone else using the product, then zoom into the product.
- It’s helpful to have high-tech equipment to produce a high-quality video, however, it’s not needed. If you’re using your cellphone to film, make sure to wipe down your camera. The oil from our skin can easily get on our phones, causing blurriness.
- Film at a time when the sun is not too bright, right after sunrise or right before sunset is ideal.
- If you don’t own a microphone, ensure your cellphone is close to the narrator for better audio. Always test the audio right after a shot has been filmed, in case you need to reshoot.
- If you decide to have a main speaker provide the narration of the piece, it’s encouraged to have them “fill the frame more.” In other words, filmmakers, get your narrator closer to the camera (while practicing social distancing!)
- When editing, you can incorporate music as long as you’re able to fully hear the narrator.
- Avoid abrupt endings. Fade outs are encouraged. This is when a shot gradually turns to a single color, like black or white.
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Please be advised that although our Barnes & Noble on-campus bookstores remain closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions, they are fully operational for online orders at https://fiu.bncollege.com/shop/fiu/page/find-textbooks.
At this time, Barnes & Noble is offering FREE shipping on all purchases within the United States. As always, e-books, digital materials, used and new textbooks for rent and sale are available. For book rentals, a FREE return shipping label will be included. Additionally, Barnes & Noble stores at FIU continue to offer school supplies and FIU merchandise. The dedicated FIU Barnes & Noble staff continues to ensure accessibility and affordability of course materials.
Any questions may be addressed directly to Barnes & Noble at FIU via email: fiubook@fiu.edu or by phone: 305-348-3923.
Will graduate students be allowed to return to their cubicles?
No at this time.
Every single graduate student who is in a cubicle and has been given a computer is allowed to take that computer home. If your computer is not adequate or needs updates or additional software, then please contact Claudia at the office. If we need to update any of the computers, we will update them.
How are expectations for senior design changing as many of us are expected to have prototypes?
Evaluation at the end of the course will take into account the availability of the manufacturing facilities. We’ll assess the manufacturing capability within the first two weeks of the semester. But the key point is to have at a minimum design and the simulation completed and so you’ll get feedback from your faculty mentor.
Collaboration with your sponsor as to what the capabilities are and what the final expectation will be and so there will be done on a case by case basis, but for all students. Certainly, the design of the simulation of those designs and an analysis are required for all teams.
How will TA and new student orientations be handled this fall?
TA orientation will be done through the center for Advancement of Teaching And those will be done virtually. The Fall 2020 TA Orientation will be held virtually on Tuesday, August 18, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST. You will receive a calendar invite with the Zoom information approximately a week after you RSVP. Please visit https://cat.fiu.edu/ta-orientation.html for dates and details.
The student and new student orientation will take place during the first week of the semester, and will also be done virtually. There’ll be an announcement coming soon and all grad students are welcome to join that as well. We will go over the regulations, everything that is in the handbook and how things will run for this upcoming semester.
Will the department hold seminars and how will this affect attendance requirements?
We are planning on holding seminars in the fall, and they will be online. Then with them being online, we will expect graduate students to attend their normal seminars over the course of their career. So these would of course count toward that. We will work out a way to make sure that we can record attendance, such that it does count to the minimum amount that you have to attend during your graduate career.
In need of equipment or tech support?
Laptop Loaner Program
To further enhance the student’s educational pursuits, Dell laptop computers are available for checkout to any Engineering student in good standing currently enrolled in a College of Engineering course.
Laptops are made available to the student on a first-come-first-served basis.
» https://eic.fiu.edu/services/laptop-loaner-program/
The Engineering Information Center serves the teaching, learning, research, and academic communities of the College of Engineering and Computing at the Engineering Center.
If you are a student, faculty or staff needing guidance, help or assistance, please visit us at
» https://cec.fiu.edu/academics/student-resources/tech-support
Will there be tutoring available?
Online tutoring will be available during the Fall 2020 semester. The Center for Diversity and Student Success in Engineering and Computing (CD-SSEC) offers FREE peer tutoring to undergraduate students in a variety of courses throughout all engineering majors at the College.
Tutoring Hours: Monday through Thursday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
Courses Offered
- EEL 3110 Circuit Analysis
- EGN 3321 Dynamics
- EGN 3311 Statics
- EGN 3613 Engineering Economy
- BME 4100 Biomaterials
- BME 2740 Biosimulations
- EEL 2880 Software Techniques
- EGM 3503 Applied Mechanics
- BME 3032 BME Transport
- EEE 3303 Electronics I
For additional details, please visit https://cec.fiu.edu/academics/student-resources/cd-ssec-home/tutoring
Who are the BME advisors?
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS
GRADUATE ADVISOR
Joshua Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Acting Graduate Advisor
My internet is unreliable. What will happen if this occurs during a test?
Currently we are doing take home tests to be able to avoid any problems with Internet connections. We are exploring learning assignments, as opposed to just straight multiple choice or other questions like that requiring students to actually do a little research on the topics that we may not have covered completely in class.
International students concerns
For the latest information, resources, and answers, please visit:
» https://globalaffairs.fiu.edu/isss/faq/
CLASS SPECIFIC UPDATES
BME 4050L: Lab - Dr. Shuliang Jiao
How will the lab be run?
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- Six students will be allowed in the lab (EC 2360) at a time.
- From Monday to Saturday, schedule 4 lab sessions per day: 8:30 am-10:30am, 10:35am-12:35am, 1:00pm-3:00pm, 3:05pm-5:05pm.
- Students will sign the class in an online scheduling form prior to class
- Lectures will be provided remotely through zoom meeting.
BME 4908: Senior Design - Dr. Christie and Dr. Shahrestani (Hybrid)
- How will the course be run?
- The course will be taught via distance learning (ZOOM), except for hands-on group work.
- Zoom Lectures on Wednesdays at 6:25 PM
- BME Faculty & Staff
- Invited Lecturers from industry
- Meetings with faculty mentors on Zoom (mutually agreeable times)
- Paperless documentation process (in effect since Spring 2020)
- Final presentations will be done via video
- Poster presentations will be done via video
- Awards Ceremony will be held online via ZOOM.
- Where will the students do their Senior Design Projects if industry sponsor sites are not available?
- BME Creativity lab and BMES office will be retrofitted as needed to minimize person to person contact.
- Working to get card access capability for the BMES office
- Spaces will be available in blocks of time
- There will be a total of 20-time slots available for hands-on work per week. 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM -4:00 PM Mon- Fri
- Spaces will be equipped with hand sanitizers at entrances
- All students required to wear facemasks, face shields, and disposable gloves.
- Temperature checks will be required prior to entering space. (currently investigating the best practice that will be FERPA compliant)
- How will the teams be changed if a team member falls sick or is in close contact with someone who has COID-19?
- If a team member is ill (documented), and cannot participate,
- Report the matter immediately to the faculty mentor and course instructor .
- It is expected that other team members will step in to fill the void. These situations do occur in the industry so such instances are opportunities to develop contingencies ahead of time. Equally important is the need to have cross-training of responsibilities within the group.
BME 5505C - Professor Anuradha Godavarty
Dear Students,
With the announcement of all classes going online starting today, these are a few updates.
1. Mid-term part-2 is postponed to next Friday (March 20th). We are checking into options to best conduct the exam. All students are expected to have a computer, microphone, camera and internet facilities to take any exams or quizzes for the course. If anyone does not have access to any of the above, please email me by today evening (Urgent).
2. March 13th class: We will not have an exam. Regular lecture class. I will record a lecture video (similar to what I posted for Ultrasound and Optical lectures) and post it on Canvas with tomorrow’s date.
3. Course material to date: All course materials that I had taught to date have been posted on Canvas (Ultrasound and Optical Imaging modules).
4. Homeworks: Future homework submissions will be online uploads (similar to your previous homeworks).
5. Quizzes: Quizzes will be online, similar to what Dr. McGoron did for his part of the lectures.
6. Projects: I was proposing an option for hands-on project, but with the remote learning option we will change the project type. I will discuss with Drs. McGoron ad Riera and post updates in Canvas.
All general answers relevant to the entire class will be posted via Canvas announcements.
Professor Anuradha Godavarty
BME 4531 - Professor Anuradha Godavarty
Dear Students,
With the announcement of all classes going online starting today, these are a few updates.
1. Mid-term part-2 is postponed to next Friday (March 20th). We are checking into options to best conduct the exam. All students are expected to have a computer, microphone, camera and internet facilities to take any exams or quizzes for the course. If anyone does not have access to any of the above, please email me by today evening (Urgent).
2. March 13th class: We will not have an exam. Regular lecture class. I will record a lecture video (similar to what I posted for Ultrasound and Optical lectures) and post it on Canvas with tomorrow’s date.
3. Course material to date: All course materials that I had taught to date have been posted on Canvas (Ultrasound and Optical Imaging modules).
4. Homeworks: Future homework submissions will be online uploads (similar to your previous homeworks).
5. Quizzes: Quizzes will be online, similar to what Dr. McGoron did for his part of the lectures.
If there is still any questions or concerns, please contact me. I will post all general answers relevant to the entire class via Canvas announcements.
Professor Anuradha Godavarty
BME 1008c and BME 4562/5560 - Professor Wei-Chiang Lin
BME 1008c
- How many times will students meet with the lead instructor?
Students will meet with the instructor once a week, for 60 minutes. - What would TAs of this class do?
TAs will meeting with students once a week to address their class related problems and questions.
BNE 4562/5560
- How often will students meet with the lead instructor?
Students will meet with the instructor once a week for 75 minutes - Will there be mid-term and final exams?
Most likely no; the learning progress of each student will be measured frequently via quizzes, reports, and presentations throughout the semester.
BME 4211 - Professor Brian Hillen
As of now, the university will remain open for all other types of business so you may still go in to use the library and (probably) the computer labs.
Please still fill out my survey in the quiz section so I can better plan how to proceed with the class. All future homework will be submitted online via Canvas.
Lectures will likely be held on Zoom (I will give you links for lecture attendance) but I may just record audio on PowerPoint presentations. More information on this before next Tuesday. Please download Zoom to your mobile devices or to your personal computers and MATLAB to your personal computers if you can. Let me know any questions, comments, or suggestions you have. I will be progressively opening up the Canvas course to assist with discussions, etc.
Take care.
Dr. Brian K Hillen
BME 5411 - Professor Brian Hillen
I will be taking over the BME5411 class starting March 19th.
As of now, the university will remain open for all other types of business so you may still go in to use the library and (probably) the computer labs.
Please fill out my survey in the quiz section so I can better plan how to proceed with the class. All homework will be submitted online via Canvas.
Lectures will likely be held on Zoom (I will give you links for lecture attendance) but I may just record audio on PowerPoint presentations. More information on this before next Thursday.
Please download Zoom to your mobile devices or to your personal computers and MATLAB to your personal computers if you can. Let me know any questions, comments, or suggestions you have. I will be progressively opening up the Canvas course to assist with discussions, etc.
Take care.
Dr. Brian K Hillen
BME 4230 and BME 5993 - Professor Joshua Hutcheson
– All lecture notes will be uploaded in Canvas per usual. At least three days prior to the normal class meeting times, I will upload a video in which I will discuss the content of the notes.
– During our normally scheduled class time, we will meet via a Zoom link that I will provide to the students via Canvas. We will use this time to discuss the lecture note content and answer questions. Students are encouraged to use the chat box or use the “hand raise” function in the Zoom platform to facilitate the discussion. The Zoom meetings will be recorded, and the chat text will be saved. Both will be uploaded in Canvas following the meeting.
– All quizzes and projects will be administered and collected via Canvas (as done before).
– We will revisit the format of the final exam if necessary. In the event that we remain on the digital platform, the final exam will likely be folded into the final project as additional questions/problems.
– Students can contact me through Canvas, via email or phone with any questions or concerns.
Professor Joshua Hutcheson
BME 4051L - Professor Shuliang Jiao
Instructions for the project on Heat Transfer for all sections
1. Please download and read the PPT about the project.
2. Please design your project in two weeks (03/17/2020 –03/26/2020 at the time of your class).
3. Please submit your design on Canvas in the first two weeks (at the time of your class before 03/26/2020).
4. The TAs will examine the designs and select those that are feasible.
5. The TAs will perform the tests according to the selected designs and video tape the experiments.
6. Students will use the data collected by the TAs to prepare your project reports.
7. Submit your project reports on Canvas on time (at the time of your class in the week of 04/14/2020 –04/16/2020).
Instructions for the Thursday section on Heat Transfer protocol
1. Please download and read the protocol from Canvas.
2. Please take the quiz on Canvas. The quiz will be available for 15 minutes. We will inform you about the date and time for the quiz.
3. Please watch the video for the whole exercise.
4. Use the data collected in the video to prepare your lab report.
5. Please submit your lab report on Canvas on time.
Professor Shuliang Jiao
BME 2740 - Professor Zachary Danziger
This course will be hybrid for international students, remote otherwise.
- How will the course remain interactive and immersive when students are not in the classroom?
We teach BME 2740 as an active learning course, meaning that the times we spend in class together are a combination of traditional lectures and group activities where you engage with your fellow students to work through the concepts presented in that class period. We are planning to maintain this course structure even through synchronous remote learning. We will create virtual breakout rooms for students to work through problems in small groups during the lecture to help keep interest, explore class concepts, and reduce the fatigue that comes with watching 75min lectures online. We, the Professor, TA, and undergraduate Las will monitor your group work, “popping” into different rooms to make sure we can help you with the problem and field your questions. - Will, there still be someone to answer my questions if the course is remote, or will I be responsible for figuring out everything on my own?
We will be with you every step of the way to answer your questions. During the lectures, we will have a “questions board” that will be monitored by the TA and LAs. Students will be able to input questions during the lectures via text, and the TA and LAs will interject to ask those questions on your behalf, and of course, followup questions are encouraged! The professor will hold virtual office hours, LAs will be available to answer questions by email, and the TA will lead Friday “tutorials,” specifically designed to answer your questions about MATLAB programming and technical concepts through Q&A and exercises. You will have plenty of resources available to get help when you need it.
Professor Zachary Danziger
BME 5803 - Professor Raj Pulugurtha
- Will classes be all online?
No, they will be hybrid. - How will the class be handled if instructors/students are affected by sickness?
The asynchronous mode will be increased through tools such as: voicethread, playposit, and canvas discussion boards, along with pre-recorded lectures. - What project work is needed for the course?
Students pick a device at the beginning, do a virtual design, layout, and describe fabrication processes and validation methodologies; hands-on work can be incorporated if it connects to any of your ongoing projects but not required. The project can be entirely paper-based analysis and study.
Professor Raj Pulugurtha
BME 6717 - Professor Zachary Danziger
Lectures and office hours have been scheduled on Zoom for the rest of the semester.
All presentations, notes and assignments are now available on Canvas.
Please check your Canvas account regularly for updates, announcements and deadlines.
Professor Zachary Danziger
BME 3403: Eng An Bio Sys I - Dr. Brown (REMOTE+Hybrid)
I’m an international student, will the class be given only remotely or is there another option?
It’s going to be both hybrid and remote. But, if you are an international student and require an in-person class, then we can enroll you on the hybrid session.
Will I have to come to school for lectures or tests in this class?
For the remote, definitely not. Everything is currently being done online and we’re teaching the course in the summer and everything is going perfectly. With the hybrid, I still haven’t totally decided, but I think it’s going to probably be online as well.
Will lectures be given at the same time that classes are given and if I miss a class will they be recorded?
Yes, we’re currently doing it synchronously, and on zoom. They have the option that you can record it. That’s one of the features that the students really enjoy because they say they can go back and listen. Two parts that they were unclear on. So that’s one of the things that really seems to be working.
My internet is unreliable. What will happen if this occurs during a test?
Currently we are doing take home tests to be able to avoid any problems with Internet connections. We are exploring learning assignments, as opposed to just straight multiple choice or other questions like that requiring students to actually do a little research on the topics that we may not have covered completely in class.
BME 3404 Eng An Bio Sys II - Dr. Brown (REMOTE+Hybrid)
Will lectures be given at the same time that classes are given and if I miss a class will they be recorded?
Yes, we’re currently doing it synchronously, and on zoom. They have the option that you can record it. That’s one of the features that the students really enjoy because they say they can go back and listen. Two parts that they were unclear on. So that’s one of the things that really seems to be working.
My internet is unreliable. What will happen if this occurs during a test?
Currently we are doing take home tests to be able to avoid any problems with Internet connections. We are exploring learning assignments, as opposed to just straight multiple choice or other questions like that requiring students to actually do a little research on the topics that we may not have covered completely in class.
BME 4011 Clinical Rotations - Dr. Brown (REMOTE+Hybrid)
Will we be forced to meet at sites off campus?
Absolutely not, because they may not even be hosting students and we’re getting the company representatives as well as even clinicians that come during class time and give zoom lectures and it’s really worked out well currently in the both the summer and when we did it in the spring.
I don’t want to visit any medical sites because of the pandemic, will I be forced to attend any scheduled visits if they are scheduled?
Absolutely not.
Some students would visit companies will that be possible in the fall semester?
Well, we’re going to have to see what transpires but with the current situation, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen anytime soon. But I have a standard series of lectures that I always give together with prior alumni that have graduated from the program who always come and present what students what they feel students should know before they get into the industry. So that’s worked out really well. And the students seem to really enjoy that.
BME 4332/BME6330: Cell and Tissue Engineering - Dr. Ramaswamy (Hybrid)
How will the course be run (remote, hybrid, etc)?
The course will be run as a hybrid course specifically a certified hybrid course. What this translates to is basically there’s going to be a 75-minute lecture once a week, every week of the semester, which represents the in-class activity component and then 75 minutes of out of class activity. Each week, which would comprise of a series of other activities. The in-class lecture component will be live or real-time or synchronous.
Are labs going to be a part of the course and if so, how will they be conducted?
Rather than in-person traditional labs, students will be required to watch videos of the lab sessions that will be pre-recorded and are currently in the process of being put together by myself and the TA for the course. Corresponding data for each of these video sessions that you will watch will be provided to the students in a randomized fashion. If we are permitted students can make a 10-minute individual appointment again individual appointment with the course TA to getting a hands-on opportunity to see how we collected the data look under the microscope take pics of equipment in the lab for their lab reports, etc. However, since there’s a good possibility that no one would be permitted to go to the labs, these appointment visits are entirely optional and it will not in any way affect the student’s ability to undertake the lab related course activities.
The lab reports will form the major component of these hybrid certified courses out of class activities.
BME 3721 Data Eval Prin - Dr. Schummers (REMOTE+Hybrid)
What format will BME 3721 (Data Eval) be taught?
I’ve been working over the summer to develop sort of a hybrid model for that for this course. So, the course will be 75 minutes of in-class time and then 75 minutes of our class time will consist of different sorts of exercises. So that students can absorb some of the material out of class and then come to class prepared to do more hands-on interactive problem-based work with the presence of the instructor so that hopefully you can get more of a grip on actually putting in practice some of the principles that you have learned. Regardless of whether you are enrolled as remote or as a hybrid that’ll be the basic format will be a hybrid type format where half of the class will be in class synchronous time with the instructor.
Going through exercises making use of some of the things that you have learned during the out of class portion which you can do asynchronously, and will compromise approximately 75 minutes of your time.
TAs runs computer lab will be run remotely and synchronously. There will be a session with the TA and will be going through using computer software to do data analysis remotely.
How will BME 3721 be different from previous semesters?
It will be different in that there will be more of a hybrid approach being used for the course this semester. That will hopefully have more sort of problem-solving based activities during the synchronous portion of the course and been in previous years.
BNE 4562/5560 Intro BME Optics - Dr. Lin (Hybrid)
How often will students meet with the lead instructor?
The same as other hybrid courses. Students will have time with the instructor, online or in-person, for 75 minutes every week. The rest of the week students will work on assignments or exercises and reading materials to prepare them for future lectures.
Will there be mid-term and final exams?
Most likely no; the learning progress of each student will be measured frequently via quizzes, reports, and presentations throughout the semester.
How are we going to take exams on a hybrid class?
The exams will be administered in Canvas. The date and time will be set up for the exam and the examiner will be available. There will also have a zoom session. Basically, instructors and TAs will proctor the exam on zoom so they can see you.
It will be handled no differently than if you fall sick in a regular class.
How are the qualifying exams going to take place?
As you can probably imagine, exams will be held in a remote manner through Canvas or Zoom. We are already having defenses on Zoom.
