BME 101LCommunications in Biomedical Engineering-Visualization
- Units
- 0.25
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Biomedical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This laboratory course introduces students to visual communication methods relevant to engineering analysis and design. Through in-class and independent activities leading to formative and summative assessments, students will consider and reflect on communication intention, audience, content, medium, format, and level of detail to demonstrate and improve upon their skills in graphing, freehand sketching, technical drawing, and computer-aided design (CAD).
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 1A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Biomedical Engineering
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- SYDE101L - Communications in Systems Design Engineering-Visualization (0.25)
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 101 | 8336 | 0 / 134 | Online or by arrangement |
| LAB 001 | 7765 | 0 / 134 | W 10:30–12:20 |
| LAB 701 | 7992 | 0 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
96% liked it62% easy91% useful
From 49 ratings and 12 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Midterm was hell, but solid works was fun to learn and the projects were cool. Review your work with others before handing it in and you will be fine
May 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
SolidWorks was pretty fun to learn how to use. Sometimes during the sprints it was pretty hard to follow. Like he would tell us to raise our hands if we didn't understand or were behind but he would jsut keep going anyway and when you miss a step it's like impossible to catch up. The assignments were a lot at the beginning but after the puzzle project the workload got a bit lighter. Midterm may have cooked me though.
Dec 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
a good break from STEM-heavy courseload
personally, i found the course content to be mostly interesting and easy to grasp. solidworks was pretty fun -- it can be complicated but the video tutorials provided by Prof MacDonald and those that you can find on youtube are more than enough to help you through the work.
the course was genuinely pretty fun and, more often than not, easy (save for the midterm that wrecked me)!!Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
This course was one of the more relaxing courses and it was fun playing around with Solidworks. Assignments were straightforward(majority were drawing on Solidworks or by hand) and the only slightly difficult part was the test, so make sure you try hard on it. Overall, enjoyable course.
Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
I loved this course. My week would be so stressful and I would have so little motivation to get up for 'class', but come Wednesday, I had these live lectures(labs?) to brighten up my spirit. Thank you, Igor & Ewen, for the great 4 months we had together as a class.
Feb 2021 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
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Spring 2018
Courses to Learn AutoCAD? 2 points, 4 comments
“I'm not in engineering or anything and I've never used AutoCAD but I'm really interested in learning. Are there any courses that offer an intro to AutoCAD that I'd be able to take (or even drop in …”
u/ChinaBBG: “I searched and found this, I hope it’s useful! (I’ve never taken this course) https://uwflow.com/course/bme101l”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
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