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BME 162Introduction to User-Centered Biomedical Design 2

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Biomedical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course, students will engage in team-based design project with a focus on engineering analysis, prototyping, and testing. Students will learn about the user-centered, iterative engineering design process and human factors design principles and techniques. Specific topics include design specifications, QFD, design documentation, decision-making tools, function analysis, physical and cognitive ergonomics, teamwork, and ethical user testing.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • SYDE162 - Human Factors in Design (0.50)

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00146690 / 134M 09:30–10:20
W 08:30–10:20
LEC 70118910 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10146700 / 134M 10:30–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

85% liked it91% easy82% useful

From 34 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Light, most of the concepts are common sense. The lectures did not need to be 2 hours, twice a week.

    May 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • not a ton of work on a weekly basis and the tests didn't take long to prepare for

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  • The content was kind of dry, but if you enjoy reading and writing it is enjoyable. Lots of students did not attend lectures and just studied all the content prior to the tests, which were open-book and easy to study for in a short period. The group assignments were good practice for these tests, though your grade on them may fluctuate a lot.

    Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Super interesting course. I've been applying stuff I learned here in real life. It's not too difficult either.

    Aug 2021 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • A good course to balance out the heavy math/physics. I enjoyed this course. Open book tests! NO midterm and final! But we had to do two extensive reports (in groups) which were 20 pages long, worth a good chunk of our final mark. The concepts were easy to understand, common sense really.

    Jul 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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