Syllabus Discussion

Public Health Presentations

• We are Engineering World Health• General awareness towards international

health issues is very important• 1-2 Presentations per week• ~5-10 minutes each• A few discussion questions• afterwards

List of Public Health Issues• HIV/AIDS.• Tuberculosis.• Diabetes.• Malnutrition.• Malaria.• Rabies.• Vitamin B12 deficiencies.• Calcium deficiencies.• Occupational health

problems.• Stomach cancer.• Colon cancer.

• Cataracts.• Arthritis.• Epilepsy.• Depression.• Environmental factors on

health problems.• Neglected tropical

diseases.• Microbiomes.• Pregnancy.• Water sanitation.• Eradication of disease.

Computer Design Lesson

• Research may be fun, but change does not happen without design

• Think => Design => Prototype => Produce• We will teach you the basics the first few

months, then you will show us what you learned

AutoCAD (2D)

• First two months– AutoCAD is a multi-purpose 2D modeling software– Will cover basic functions and capabilities of the

software– Useful for creating basic sketches of your project

design– Free for all students! Download from official

website.

SolidWorks (3D)

• Four meetings thereafter– SolidWorks is the industry standard 3D modeling

software and can be used for simulations– Useful for creating virtual models of project

designs with specific features included– Will be taught if time permits and we can get a

license

Attendance• Please come to class; the presentations,

design lectures, and project interactions are important for a full experience

• We will tolerate up to 3 unexcused absences• Additional project meetings may be required,

see project leaders for more info.• Meetings every week unless notified!

Final

• 30 question multiple choice exam• Based off of public health (75%) and design

lectures (25%)• Minimum of 50% needed to pass

Class Semester Project

• All members required to participate• We do have outside project groups sponsored

by the club– Email the club and/or project group leaders if

interested– To be done in your own personal time and for fun!

Tissue Culture Hood• Provides a sterile workspace suitable for cell

and tissue research.

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Micropipette

• Accurately transfers small volumes (between 0.1 μL and 1 mL of reagents and solutions.

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