ITGP Awards: Fall, 2000

Computer Based Instructional System: Study Module and Clinical Competency Examination for the Core Clerkship in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dick Albert John Brown
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine

The Core Clerkship in Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) has had its teaching time allotment reduced from nearly eight weeks to six weeks. This reduction, along with the continuous growth of medical information, has created a new teaching challenge - the need to cover equal and increasing amounts of information in a shorter time period and to appropriately test student comprehension of the material covered. We propose to develop and produce a computer based instructional system designed to supplement and enhance our current curriculum toward the preparation and examination of third year Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) OB/GYN clerkship students. The instructional system will include 1 Study Module CD-ROM comprised of crucial instructional material for clerkship training and 5 Clinical Competency Examination CD-ROMs for final testing of students. Also needed is an on-site computer that will be accessible for students to utilize the CD-ROM and additional medical resources such as MED Line etc. and for administering the Clinical Competency Examination. 

Web-based Training Module in Psychological Aspects of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
Frank Perna, Sara Brown and Renee Newcomer
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine

Psychological distress often accompanies athletic injury, and distress may influence the incidence and recovery from athletic injury. Moreover, athletic trainers and other health care providers report a need for increased knowledge regarding the role of psychological distress in injury and rehabilitation. Similarly, psychologists have also indicated that unfamiliarity with the sports medicine milieu hinders service delivery. We have developed an educational module that has been shown to improve classroom participants’ knowledge of, and attitudes towards, psychological aspects of sport injury and rehabilitation. However, the creation of a web-based approach would create a cost-effective approach to training a larger audience of students and professionals from across a variety of specializations. Therefore we propose to develop an interactive web-based training module based upon our existing program that may easily be implemented into existing training curricula as well as available as a continuing education course for a variety of health service providers.

Visualization and Animation Tools for Teaching Computer Architecture
Wayne Snyder
Computer Science Department, College of Arts and Sciences

I propose to develop a suite of software tools for visualizing various problem domains in undergraduate computer architecture classes (CS 210 and 450) for the CS department. These software tools will be written in Java and in C++ using the Open GL library of graphics tools, and include simulated environments for performing experiments in various design spaces in architecture, and animations used as lecture demos for teaching architecture concepts. The proposed budget of $9,900 will pay for student salary, books, miscellaneous expenses, and some expenses when I present the materials at a computer education conference.

Document last modified 3 January 2001