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Sarah Jurak; Emil Jurak; Ramazan Asmatulu

, "A Brief History of Biomedical Research Ethics in Iran: Conflict of Paradigms," Developing World Bioethics, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 107-112, August 2015.21 B. Larijani and A. Rashidian, "Medical Ethics in Clinical Trial: A research on Research Dissertations in the form of Clinical Trial Conducted in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences," Scientific Journal of Medical Council of Islamic Republic of Iran, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 65-73, 1999.22 A. M. Buyx and J. Tait, "Biofuels: Ethics and Policy-Makers," Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, vol. 5, no. 6, p. 631–639, November/December 2011.23 J. H. Hulse, "Biotechnologies, bioethics, biofuels, politics and poverty," Food Science & Technology, vol. 22, no

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Cory Mettler; Nathan Ziegler

performance on test 3 was dismal at best. Thereare a number of possible explanations for this that will be discussed in detail in the Limitationssection of this paper. Table 4. Student scores on test questions taught using AT vs TL (when different, problem numbers of 2015 tests are provided) EE222 EE321Test 1 Method 2015 2014 improvement Test 1 Method 2015 2014 improvementProb 1a/b AT 82.3% 83.1% -0.96% Prob 2 AT 73.3% 76.1% -3.68%Prob 1c TL 65.2% 38.2% 70.80% Prob 3 TL 82.3% 71.7% 14.78%Test 2 Method 2015 2014 improvement Test 2 Method

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Luis Rodriguez; Gail Coover; Dalelia Davis; George Johnson; Oumar Kaba; Angela Frey; Andrew Pham; Amihan Huesmann

outcomes (retention/graduation rates and exit surveys) of the pilot run of the program measured so far bode well for the potential impact of the WiscAMP Excel Program on URM student success in STEM.Bibliography1. Dweck, C. S. (2006) Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Ballantine Books.2. Dweck, C. S., Legget, E. L. (1988) “A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality”, Psychological Review 953. Hurtado, S., Eagan K., HERI Research Brief (2010) Degrees of Success: Bachelor’s Degree Completion Rates among Initial STEM majors. Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA4. Figueroa, T., Hughes B., Hurtado, S. (2013) “Supporting Future Scientists: Predicting Minority Student Participation in

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Jing Pang

isdescribed by the following equations. F1 = A • B (1) F2 = A+ B (2)In Figure 2, both the F1 and F2 outputs share the same inputs of A and B. When students toggleA or B switch, they can easily tell the outputs F1 and F2 turn on or turn off both bulbs in thesame way. As a result, this experiment can prove that F1 and F2 logic equations are equivalent.After this experiment, the lab instructor can organize the discussion of the behavior of the Figure2 circuit. The conclusion is that the NAND operation of two inputs is equivalent to the ORoperation of the inverse logic of each input.The circuit diagram in Logicly is color coded. In Figure 2, the blue color

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Mahbub Ahmed; Lionel Hewavitharana; Scott McKay; Kendra Ahmed; Mamunur Rashid

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Development of Low-Cost Laboratory Experiments for Southern Arkansas University’s Engineering Program Mahbub Ahmed1, Lionel Hewavitharana1, Scott McKay1, Kendra Ahmed1, and Mamunur Rashid2 Southern Arkansas University1/ University of Massachusetts at Lowell2AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary work and plans related to the developmentof several low cost laboratory experiments in the newly established engineering program atSouthern Arkansas University (SAU). SAU was recently approved to initiate a

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Lisa Anneberg; Luo Suyun; Zhang Hui

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Analysis of an Evolving Global Engineering Education Program between China and the US Lisa Anneberg [lanneberg@ltu.edu], Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI , Luo Suyun [lsyluo@163.com] and Zhang Hui [zhanghui@sue.edu.cn], Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Departments of Automobile Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.AbstractOur paper analyzes specific aspects of a Global Engineering program that has been evolvingsince 2003. Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI [LTU] and ShanghaiUniversity of

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Puteri Megat Hamari

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Incorporating Synopsys CAD Tools In Teaching VLSI Design Puteri Megat Hamari Minnesota State University MankatoAbstractVLSI Design is a course for graduate and undergraduate students at the Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato to introduce students to the theory, concepts and practice of VLSI design.For Spring 2015, the course syllabus was changed with the integration of industrial grade VLSICAD using Synopsys. Previously, simulations were limited and performed with open sourcesoftware. With Synopsys, students used

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Charles E. Baukal

Promoting Critical Thinking during Problem Solving: Assessing Solution Credibility Charles E. Baukal University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts UniversityAbstractEngineering students are considered novices while their instructors are experts in a given field.One of the goals of engineering education is to move students closer to being experts. Engineersare problem solvers by nature and an important skill to be learned is the ability to assess thecredibility of solutions. Engineering educators can help students improve this ability bymodeling solution assessment in the classroom by predicting, where possible, what the solutionshould look like before

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Kendra J. Ahmed; Mahbub K. Ahmed; Scott McKay

engineering. Women make up almost halfof the total workforce but only hold about a quarter of STEM jobs. A few of the reasons typicallylisted to explain this discrepancy in STEM jobs are a lack of female role models, genderstereotyping, and lack of family friendly flexibility. Despite current programs that are beingused, some suggestions to help include, mentorship programs that break down genderstereotypes, STEM discovery days at universities where female high school students interactwith female university STEM students, female STEM summer camps at universities anduniversity recruiting done by female faculty members in STEM.KeywordsFemale students, STEM, STEM in AmericaIntroductionMore and more programs are being implemented into school curriculums

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Julie L. P. Jessop; Samuel Van Horne

provided tomanage student expectations of the flipped course, and essential elements for increased studentsatisfaction and participation are presented. In addition, qualitative and quantitative assessmentdata are used to begin addressing the question “How does flipping affect student performance inrequired downstream courses?” With this information, further improvements in the flippedexperience can be suggested to maximize the impact of this active learning technique.KeywordsFlipped classroom; course improvement; assessmentIntroductionProcess Calculations, which serves as the course example in this paper, is a prime candidate forflipping. As the first required chemical engineering (ChE) course, sophomores are primarilylearning how to approach and

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Erik Mallonee; John Barkley; Ramazan Asmatulu

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Training Renewable Education Systems to Midwestern College Students for Engineering Education and Improved Retention Rates E. Mallonee, J. Barkley, and R. Asmatulu* Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0133 *Email: ramazan.asmatulu@wichita.eduAbstractEnergy education, especially alternative energy, is a broad field with many disciplines, includingengineering, physics, chemistry

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Stuart W. Baur; R. Joe Stanley

attended the 2013 Missouri State PLTW Conference.Instructor observations from the survey indicated that: 1) hands-on projects promotereinforcement of PLTW course curricula, 2) PLTW courses provide useful college preparatoryexperiences for students and expose students to STEM related areas, and 3) school districtsreasonably support PLTW courses.IntroductionIn recent years, there have been numerous K-12 programs to promote science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) education programs that have promoted the growth andinterest of science and math related fields. These STEM programs branch across a variety ofareas and grade levels. Project Lead The Way (PLTW) provides STEM education curricularprograms in high schools and middle schools in

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R. Joe Stanley; Stuart W. Baur

Evaluation of High School Pre-Engineering Curricula through Missouri University of Science and Technology Student Survey Responses R. Joe Stanley, Ph.D. and Stuart W. Baur, Ph.D., A.I.A.AbstractProject Lead The Way (PLTW) is an example of a STEM education program that providesstructured curriculum to promote college preparation in these areas. There have been severalstudies that show the benefits of PLTW courses for K-12 students in the preparation for highschool students on statewide and national exams, high school academic performance, collegelevel academic performance in particular areas of study, high school student engagement, andother areas. This study examines the impact of PLTW courses on Missouri S&T