BME322 Design Project: Description and Rubric
Assignment: In your group (assigned through CATME), design an experiment and outline statistical analysis to address an untested biomedical engineering hypothesis.
Final Product will be a research poster (electronic submission only) due on 4/29/16 with the following point allocations:

1. Background and Significance (25 points):
a. 10 points: Significance to health or biomedical engineering
b. 10 points: Hypothesis not previously tested in the literature
c. 5 points: Inclusion of relevant citations in poster and upload of Word Document with at least 10 sources researched for background (You do not need to use all 10 sources on the poster.)
2. Methods Part 1: Design of Experiment (20 points):
a. 5 points: Identification of independent and dependent variable
b. 5 points: Selection of groups including proper controls
c. 2.5 points: Experimental design with measures to prevent bias
d. 5 points: Determination of appropriate sample size (using SPSS Sample Power 3.0)
e. 2.5 points: Inclusion of appropriate number of replicates
3. Methods Part 2: Statistical Test and Justification (10 points):
a. 5 points: Selection of appropriate statistical test
b. 5 points: Justification of statistical test (why/how did you choose?)
4. Results (20 points):

a. 20 points: Create mock data and perform selected test. Graph results.
5. Conclusion (10 points):
a. 10 points: Summarize the importance of your results. Place in wider context.
6. Peer Grading (15 points):
a. 15 points: Average score of peer + self-assessment (see through CATME)
**Students who do not contribute to the project at all will receive a grade of 0.