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Abstract
The Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Master of Science in Perfusion [MSP] Program currently distributes paper Clinical Perfusion Education Guideline Manuals [CPEG Manual] to both students and instructors. The CPEG Student Manual provides the student with the information necessary to fulfill the clinical component of the MSP Program. The CPEG Instructor Manual provides the instructor with guidelines for clinical instruction and student assessment to best assist the students in fulfilling the clinical component of the MSP Program. This method of providing the CPEG Manuals has been generally successful for students and instructors, but there are certain challenges associated, including a lack of portability, accessibility, and convenience. A student survey revealed that 46% of current students rarely or never bring their CPEG Manual with them to cases. This thesis project describes the development of an electronic version of both the CPEG Student Manual and CPEG Instructor Manual that is easily accessible on a variety of mobile device platforms.
Various methods were analyzed for developing the CPEG Manuals into an electronic format. Initially, the goal of the project was to create a mobile application containing the CPEG Manual content. This method was abandoned for reasons including cost, required skillset, lack of versatility, and timeframe. It was decided to develop the CPEG Manuals in the format of interactive electronic books, known as iBooks, to maximize the benefits that iBooks provided.
The iBook format was selected for its ease in accessibility across a variety of different mobile platforms. The iBook format allows for interactive components and provides the ability to edit and modify content as needed by the MSP Program. This will help increase student and instructor engagement and use of the CPEG Manuals, thereby helping students fulfill the clinical component of the MSP Program.