Students said the material was interesting and they enjoyed learning about different areas of biomedical engineering from different guest lecturers. They also liked that the lectures were videotaped and put online. However, many students said the lectures were too fast-paced and confusing. They suggested that the course could be improved if it were more organized and if the homework questions related more to what was covered in the lectures. They also felt it was unclear what would be on the exams and that the grading was sometimes unfair. The course definitely requires a background in biology, so it is best if students have taken AP bio or an introductory col ege biology course.

Students praised this course for covering interesting material in a short time. Students also liked involving multiple instructors. However, some students disliked that while the course covered a great deal of material, it didn’t go into a great deal of detail on each topic. Because of this, students suggested that the course focus change to cover fewer topics in more depth. Prospective students should know that the course was chal enging and some prior knowledge of biology or biochemistry was helpful but not required.

Students appreciated the way this course provided the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of topics. Students offered that the course’s greatest weakness was homework assignments that some of them did not match wel with the material being taught in lectures or had unclear instructions. Students commented that the course could be improved by a more coherent flow of material between lecturers and slower pacing. They also thought it was important for people considering taking this course to know that having background knowledge in biology was helpful for this course.