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Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Bret Swan, Brigham Young University

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Information Systems

AC 2009-1802: ATYPICAL SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTS: THE PROCESS ISTHE PRODUCTC. Richard Helps, Brigham Young UniversityBret Swan, Brigham Young University Page 14.266.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009
 






Atypical Senior Capstone Projects: The Process is the ProductAbstractSenior capstone projects in Engineering and Technology disciplines teach students valuableskills in design, teamwork, project management and related skills. Almost always these learningobjectives are achieved through student teams building a working prototype or simulation of aproduct or system. However there are other ways that students can exercise their technical designskills

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Information Systems

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

AC 2009-1705: EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN THECOMPUTER ENGINEERING AREA OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN THECOMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENTAfsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley UniversityReza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Page 14.527.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Embedded Systems Capstone Projects in the Computer Engineering Area of specialization within the Computer Science DepartmentAbstractThe purpose of a capstone design project is to provide graduating senior students the opportunityto demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during the course of theirstudies. In order to provide our students

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Floyd Wilkes, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

paper, we present the reactions of the students whoparticipated in this process.2. Teams of TwoAs part of a junior level computer science database theory class (CS 3520) students wereorganize into teams of two. Each team selected a project from a list of projects providedby the instructor (see Figure 1). Team 1: Employee Database Team 2. Bank Database Team 3. University Database Page 14.1090.2 Team 4. Patient Database Team 5. Recipe Database Figure 1. Projects SelectedFor the first phase of the project

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Gilbert, Iowa State University; Pam Shill, Iowa State University; Kevin Saunders, Iowa State University

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Information Systems

, interface design, human computer interaction, ethics, and graduate life. For theremaining time, students conduct interdisciplinary research projects in groups of three. Eachgroup is mentored by graduate students in the Human Computer Interaction Graduate Programunder the supervision of HCI faculty. The five research projects are presented at an end-of-thesummer campus-wide research symposium in the form of posters, demos, and a five-pageresearch paper. This REU Site benefits from strong institutional support and mechanisms forrecruitment, mentoring and long-term retention that are particularly effective at targetingunderrepresented groups in science and engineering.This analysis offers the reader key insights into building an REU experience that

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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Information Systems

limited space, equipment, and high-end computing resources. Weare using the laboratory for two hands-on courses and four research projects, and have found thatthe flexible and reconfigurable concepts we have embedded into the design of the laboratoryhave already proven their worth. In this paper, we describe our efforts in developing this lab, thechallenges we face, specific goals and objectives, and specific outcomes we have alreadyobserved in the process of developing and utilizing this lab. The results presented in this paperwill be useful and interesting to groups seeking to develop curriculum and research programs inhigh performance computing and cyberinfrastructure.1.0 IntroductionThe department of Computer and Information Technology in

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

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Information Systems

principles for this project. Two examples of successful subject repositoriesinclude the arXiv and E-Lis. The arXiv < http://arXiv.org >, a physics repository partially fundedby the National Science Foundation, resides at Cornell University and is one of the largest in theworld. Its main focus is physics but it also covers other related subjects. E-Lis is a repository for documents, published or unpublished, onlibrarianship, information science and technology. It is housed at CILEA, ConsorzioInteruniversitario Lombardo per l'Elaborazione Automatica, Italy. E-Lis is run by a multinationalgroup of volunteers. Page 14.205.2IRETE will be a

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

Copyright © 2009, American Society for Engineering EducationDatabase Engineering Requirements (42 Credit Hours)All students graduating in database area of specialization must complete 42 credit hours whichconsist of 27 credit hours core and 15 credit hours electives:Database Engineering Core Courses: 1. CS 2450, Software Engineering (3.0 CR) Presents concepts, methodology and best-practices necessary to develop large scale software projects. Includes step-wise software requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing and release. Discusses software generation, reuse, scheduling, verification, and maintenance. Emphasizes current “real world” industry best-practices and tools

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; John Springer, Purdue University; Kelly Howard, Purdue University

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Information Systems

Pathology in Washington, D.C. She has a Master's degree in Technology from Purdue University, and her research interests are in data privacy and software security. Page 14.123.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Survey of Embedded Database Technology for Mobile ApplicationsAbstractA recent project required us to develop a software application that runs on mobile devices ofvarious form factors. Almost all non-trivial software requires data persistence of some sort, eventhose running on small mobile devices. For very small amounts of data, a simple sequential

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University

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Information Systems

andmaintaining a physical lab. It was easier to deploy new projects in virtual environments. Webelieved that virtualization technology had become mature enough and it would help us delivercertain laboratory courses efficiently and effectively.2. Virtualization Software SelectionCurrently there are many different virtualization software packages available, notably VMwareWorkstation, Server, and Fusion (for Mac), Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Server and Hyper-V,Sun xVM VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation and Desktop (for Mac), QEMU and Xen.QEMU and Xen are open source projects and are released under GNU General Public License(GPL). However, they are not as user friendly as some other virtualization applications. Xen canonly run under Linux/UNIX systems with

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Information Systems

Based UnitsIntel Education informs that:Authentic project work puts students in the driver's seat of their own learning. Itis important that instructors take advantage of curriculum developed by teachersin a large collection of Unit Plans that integrate technology. Models ofmeaningful classroom projects that integrate instruction in thinking skills alongwith tools and strategies for developing one’s own exemplary technology-supported learning are always encouraged. They focus on three areas:1. It is important to learn how project-based units can effectively engage students in meaningful work and promote higher-order thinking.2. It is necessary to see how questions and ongoing assessment keep project work focused on important learning goals

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

. , an Step 13 Locate and open the appropriate evaluation assignment with a discussion board deliverable, a submission tool (e.g., email, discussion board, drop project assignment with a due date several weeks box, survey, quiz) in WebCT. away). Step 14 Use WebCT tool interface to submit evaluationStep 7 Review the list to determine the number and nature assignment content and return to Step 5 until all of interaction evaluation activities for the week (e.g., nodes are examined. an online quiz). Step 15 Return with goal

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nipul Patel, Purdue University, North Central; Bryan Marshall, Georgia College and State University

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Information Systems

utilization by consolidating demand forunderutilized services. Each of the smaller companies would have an individualdemand for certain services such as tech support maintenance. They would need toemploy a minimum number of people to provide the service and enough excess tohandle peak demand. By pooling these services, resources would likely be larger thanan individual company’s resources but smaller than the sum total of the individualgroups. Also by averaging the demand of several projects, peak resource requirementscan potentially be minimized. For example, if a company has daily need of 20 units ofcomputing power but a peak of 50 units on certain days of the year. They would haveto be capable of handling the 50 units plus some margin for error at

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

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Information Systems

appointment at Purdue, Kyle worked for 16 years as a software engineer and developed systems for such industries as banking, telecommunications, publishing, healthcare, athletic recruiting, retail, and pharmaceutical sales.Alka Harriger, Purdue University Alka Harriger joined the faculty of the Computer and Information Technology Department (CIT) in 1982 and is currently a Professor of CIT and Assistant Department Head. Professor Harriger's current interests include reducing the IT gender gap, web application development, and service learning. Since January 2008, she has been leading the NSF-ITEST SPIRIT project that seeks to rekindle enthusiasm for information technology disciplines as a career

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Information Systems

used to provide a VPS(or container) to each student. In addition, students are allowed to retain their VPS throughouttheir academic career. Additional virtualizations are maintained on the server for faculty andstudent projects. As a result, the server has approximately 200 virtual containers on it.This number of containers is possible because on average, each is lightly used. In addition, theserver incorporates capable hardware and software. The hardware is from a commodity supplier,but includes four Intel XEON processors, 16 GB of RAM, and a 500 GB RAID. Thevirtualization software used for the first 3 years of its implementation was Parallel Corporations’Virtuozzo, but in the past year this has been replaced with OpenVZ as a cost-cutting

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University

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Information Systems

component with each module of the CCNAExploration curriculum. Typically, it requires two hours per week for each module in a typicalsixteen week semester. Cisco Networking Academy provides students with lab projects either indownloadable PDF files or if they wish, student can purchase the lab textbook15 from CiscoPress. The proposed course curriculum also includes a lab component which is vital forunderstanding key concepts in each chapter. Ideally the lab should include Cisco routers andswitches to provide hand-on learning experiences, but Packet Tracer can be used to facilitate therequired learning if the instructor of the course is familiar with routers and switchesconfigurations. The lab projects can be mapped into the course learning outcomes

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tal Rusak, Cornell University; Christopher Barnes, Cornell University; G. Scott Russ, Cornell University; Vincent Kam, Cornell University; David Gries, Cornell University

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Information Systems

CS 4621 Option Group CS 4701 CS Electives OR CS 5150 CS 5410 CS Project CS 5450 CS 2110 CS

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego; Arzu Baloglu, Marmara University, Turkey

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Information Systems

. His research interests include Database, intelligent systems, information system and health informatics. He is the author of numerous journal and conference publications. He has managed numerous projects for various private companies and government organizations. Dr. Wyne is a member of ASEE and ACM.Arzu Baloglu, Marmara University, Turkey Dr. Baloglu, completed her undergraduate at Technical University of Istanbul, her MBA in production management, and her PhD in Information Technology at University of Istanbul. She has experience of 15 years in production and technology management. She worked for various plants including manufacturing, service and consulting companies as middle or top