The Effectiveness of Simulation in Biomedical Engineering Education: A Case Study

Ersilia Vallefuoco, Maria Romano, Alessandro Pepino

2025

Abstract

In the last decades, simulation has become an important tool in education, especially for the implementation of specific pedagogical approaches. In this work, we illustrate how simulation is implemented in a biomedical engineering course. Specifically, two simulation educational tools are currently used in the course to model and analyze healthcare models and health networks. To evaluate the perception of simulation by students on both student learning and subsequent professional careers, a survey was conducted. The survey, distributed through social networks, targeted students in the past decade who are now employed in regular job positions. 78 alumni completed the questionnaire and indicated a high level of perceived effectiveness of simulation and teaching course strategies, both in the study of course topics and in professional life.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Vallefuoco E., Romano M. and Pepino A. (2025). The Effectiveness of Simulation in Biomedical Engineering Education: A Case Study. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 854-859. DOI: 10.5220/0013479800003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Ersilia Vallefuoco and Maria Romano and Alessandro Pepino},
title={The Effectiveness of Simulation in Biomedical Engineering Education: A Case Study},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={854-859},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013479800003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU
TI - The Effectiveness of Simulation in Biomedical Engineering Education: A Case Study
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - Vallefuoco E.
AU - Romano M.
AU - Pepino A.
PY - 2025
SP - 854
EP - 859
DO - 10.5220/0013479800003932
PB - SciTePress