Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Brazon, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-1124: USING A TEAM-BASED SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTTO SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY BUSINESS IN A PROJECT MANAGE-MENT COURSEBarbara E. Brazon, Penn State University Barbara E. Brazon is a Coordinator and Senior Instructor in the Information, Sciences and Technology program at Penn State University, Hazleton. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Instructional Technology from Bloomsburg University. She conducts l research o student-centered pedagogical approaches used in problem based learning. Her key areas of focus are working with students in a complex, multifaceted, team environment, accessing how the acquisition of new information and skill sets leads to resolution of real world problems. She concentrates her

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Kundan Nepal, Bucknell University

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Computing & Information Technology

-on laboratoryprojects. We describe two third-year level laboratory projects used in a linear systems and signalprocessing course. These projects can be used in communication, computer networks, andinformation systems courses. One project addresses topics in satellite communications and theother covers data communications.IntroductionYears of experience by many educators coalesce around the widely-held belief that laboratoriesand hands-on learning are critical to understanding and long term retention of fundamentalconcepts in engineering. Taslidere, Cohen, and Reisman conclude that “undergraduate andgraduate students want more hands-on demos that link theory to real applications.”1 However,according to Corter, Nickerson, Esche, Chassapis, Im

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Evan Jackson; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

. Page 22.1083.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 MOUNT TIMPANOGOS COMMUNITY SPECIES DATABASEAbstract The Biology Department at Utah Valley University runs the Mount Timpanogos CommunityBiology Project. We were approached by a professor of our Biology department to design adatabase for his project. The aim of the project is to document the various plant species found onMount Timpanogos. Researchers involved in the project will hike the mountain and take aphotograph of the various plant species they encounter. Along with the photograph they recordthe exact latitude and longitude and elevation of each plant. The goal is to get an accurate pictureof all of the plant species on the

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

roles and as the Director of the National Technology Training Center for the K-12 program and pre-engineering program Project Lead The Way. Page 22.1068.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Mobile GIS in a Multidisciplinary Academic CenterIntroduction and rationale for the Mobile GIS courseThe evolution of mobile Geographic Information Systems (GIS), utilizing Global PositioningSystems (GPS), remote sensing, and location based computing, is leading to new and excitingapproaches for problem solving in STEM careers. The National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Computing & Information Technology

and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 1/99 8/00 Project Engineer, MWH-Boda Environmental Engineering Group, Beijing, China 7/92 1/99 Structural Engineer, Wuzhou Engineering Services, Beijing, ChinaG. Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Associate Chair and Associate Professor Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management Program Department of Engineering Technology University of North Carolina at Charlotte Page 22.818.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Implementing

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

capstone project within theComputer Engineering Technology (CET) department at NYC College of College. The conceptsof parallel, serial and USB ports and Bluetooth wireless communication are explored as part ofthe trend in computer communication technology. In particular, emphasis is placed on thediscussion of how to interface and communicate, using wired serial port and Bluetooth wirelesstechnology, between user designed software and a custom designed hardware system, which mayincorporate an embedded micro-controller.In the past, parallel and serial ports were the standard communication interface available on mostpersonal as well as industrial computers. The underlying hardware and the communicationprotocols were simple and easy enough to be

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Song Xing, California State University, Los Angeles

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Computing & Information Technology

and computer hardware in their datacenters which result in environmental concerns), health care, and inequality in search amongdifferent segments of the society (see a list of reference papers used in the seminar from thecourse website2).While a course project in a typical web search engine course for computer science majors wouldbe a team programming project to build a simple search engine, the main student wok in thisfoundation seminar consists of various reading and writing assignments. The writingassignments helped students reflect on what they learn in the seminar. The assignments also areused to meet the writing goal for the foundation seminar. Two types of writing assignment areused in the seminar. One is the weekly reading journal

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; John M. Jones, East Carolina University; Kris Kareem Augustus, East Carolina University

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Computing & Information Technology

machines efficiently. From 2008, westarted experimenting with new centralized virtual lab automation systems, specifically VirtualComputing Lab (VCL) which was used in several projects that year. The next year VMware(vCenter) Lab Manager (VLM), another virtual lab automation package, was made available inselected courses.Our VCL infrastructure was supported by 84 IBM HS21 blade servers, each with two Intel dual-core Xeon processors and 12 GB memory. 1 TB Network-attached storage (NAS) was available Page 22.856.4for students to save their work. In contrast, the VLM system was supported by a total of six LS22blade servers with each blade consisting of

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Computing & Information Technology

needsThe administration of a large wiki textbook project is demanding, encompassing aspects oftopic selection, communication, role and responsibility assignment, assessment andmonitoring. 1. Signup sheet. Only a limited number of students or teams must be allowed to select any particular topic, to assure that all the topics will be chosen by somebody. Passing around a signup sheet in class means that some students get first choice because of where they sit in the classroom. Using standard software tools for this task—shared spreadsheets or message boards, for example—is unreliable, since these tools don’t have any way of preventing “too many” students or teams from signing up for a

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

entity.To address this issue it is important to develop training programs that can be a source oftrained maintenance technician for remote experiment facilities. Page 22.1002.4f) Administrative awareness and support: Another major drawback for the remoteexperimentation area is the lack of administrative awareness about the potential of this area.Not many leaders of academic community and administrators in academic institutions realizethe potential of Internet accessible remote laboratories. This is a major limitation for thesustainability issue of this area. In most of the cases, projects on remote laboratories arefunded by national and regional

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Omar Abuzaghleh, University of Bridgeport

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Computing & Information Technology

Performance Evaluation.Table 1 is a survey of high performance computing courses offered in the US only. As shown inthe table, most HPC courses utilize high performance computing infrastructure such assupercomputer or cluster systems. For example, the Berkeley Network of Workstations (NOW)project builds a distributed supercomputer using a network of workstations, which is mainlysponsored by NSF10. Currently, NOW includes 100 SUN UltraSPARCs and 40 SUN SPARCsrunning on Solaris, 35 Intel PC's running on Windows NT or on PC UNIX variant. All areconnected by a Myrinet switched network. The NOW project stimulated many HPC relatedcourses, such as CS 258 Parallel Processors. However, since the universities listed in Table 1 are

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tao Xing, Tuskegee University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Heshmat A. Aglan, Tuskegee University

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Computing & Information Technology

pilot activity for integrating Blackboard Mobile Learn (BML) into an introductory level FluidMechanics course in the Fall semester of 2010 was undertaken. The BML can be used to provideclassroom announcements, group discussions, exam solution keys, grades, blogs, class roster,journals, media, and tasks. The BML was used in the classroom when the instructor interactedwith the students during the lecture time such as review of homework and exams and use ofimages and video clips to enhance students’ understanding of course concepts. Outside theregular class time, students can use the BML as their portable 24/7 classroom with on-timeaccess to course materials and tools.Development and implementationThis study is supported by a project that started

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos R. Morales, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

capabilities. These types of eBooks tend to contain embedded audio, video,simulations, and text into a centralized platform. In a nutshell, these are books with embeddedmultimedia capabilities.Our ApproachBased on a the idea that we could create a process for delivering a better book, we decided towork with eAcademicBooks to develop a multi-platform eBook capable of delivering text,multimedia (video, 3D, audio), and assessments across a variety of platforms including PC, Mac,iPad, and Mobile phones (iPhone, Android, Symbian, Win Mobile 7, Java ME).While the goal of the project was clearly grounded in the creation of the technology to create theeBooks platform, we decided early on that we needed to create a technological publishingplatform that managed

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

Names “Constructivist” (T, G), “Studio teaching,” (D, G) “ActivePhilosophy for instructional learning” (G, J, S), “Coaching” (T) approachesStrategies Concept, Problem, “Basic IT concepts, principles” (S), “Fundamental [idea]” Interaction, Exercise, (A, D, G, J), “Assignment” (A, D, T, G, J, L, S), Lab (A, Instructional period, D, T, G, J, L, S), “Project” (A, T, G, J, L), “what is a challenge, Unit, Lesson better way to present this than I've done in the past?” (A), “this is one we will build together in class

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

environment, withinteraction controller through an embedded VNC window. The NEES project also uses IaaS inthe form of VMware virtual machines that provide a secure development sandbox for NEESsoftware engineering and users.In the context of developing virtual clusters, Infrastructure-as-a-Service is the most relevant typeof cloud computing. Generally, IaaS systems provide a higher level of management above theindividual system level for collections of physical systems and virtual machines running in afinite set of physical computer nodes. There are several types of IaaS cloud computing packagesavailable today that can be used to develop a virtual high performance computing cluster. As isthe case in virtualization technology, there are commercial and

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

Systems.Princeton U.S. None N/A NoneUniversity46Rice U.S. Mobile and Mobile & CE/CS: Mobile andUniversity47 Embedded Embedded Wireless Networking System Design Systems and Application Mobile Wireless CE/CS: Security of SRVC Project HW Embedded Mobile Wireless Systems Services ProjectUniversity of U.S. Introduction to Embedded System N/ABerkely48 Embedded Design: Models, Systems

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

course. As a demonstration,MIPS processor is selected to explain different steps in an instruction cycle. The MIPSprocessor is similar to (and therefore a good example of) many other available RISC processorsin the market today. With the help of VHDL notation and MULTISIM software, instructorsmay assign numerous homework and projects (See Appendix A) for implementing differentprocesses such as fetch, decode, and execute cycles in a processor.6- References1- Sudhakar Yalamanchili, VHDL Starter's Guide, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-519802-X, 19982-William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-081294-3,20013 - D. Patterson and J. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design:The Hardware/Software

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Cesar A Aceros; Brandeis H Marshall, Purdue University; Eric T. Matson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

. Computational Thinking encompasses aunique combination of reasoning processes and problem solving skills that involve the problemformulation by means of abstraction and decomposition transforming it into one students’ mayknow how to solve. An important outcome of a reformulated project is an appropriaterepresentation—a model—to convey suitable information by means of reduction, embedding,transformation, or simulation 4,14 . From this study we can identify that students’ understanding ofa problem and its potential solution may require a good representation of the problem. However,some students’ representations, when present, were very vague and some others were verysuperficial.The educational implications of this study can be divided into pedagogical