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Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

challenges existing for wireless sensor networks.Typical ones include the unreliable wireless communication systems, limited power availability,failure of nodes, large- scale deployment.Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. To ensure thatstudent projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum. Thefield of wireless sensor networks is growing quickly, and there is an increasing interest inproviding students with a foundation in the area. It is crucial that the emerging field of wirelesssensor networks be integrated into the computer science and engineering curriculums.Undergraduate

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University

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Computing & Information Technology

in engineering disciplines, she shifted her career focus and now serves as an instructor and undergraduate education coordinator for the department. Her primary focus is now undergraduate teaching, advising, curriculum, and evaluation. Rhoulac Smith earned master’s of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees in civil engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., in 2000 and 2003, respectively. She also earned a bachelor’s of science degree in civil engineering from Howard University in 1998. Page 25.1352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California; Jaebong Yoo, University of Southern California; Hao Xu, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-4126: AN INVESTIGATION OF DATA DISPLAYS FOR INTER-PRETING PARTICIPATION IN ONLINE DISCUSSION: TWO PERSPEC-TIVESErin Shaw, University of Southern California Erin Shaw is a Computer Scientist at the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern Cal- ifornia’s Viterbi School of Engineering. Her research focuses on modeling and assessing student knowl- edge in the areas of science and mathematics, and experimenting with new technologies for aiding as- sessment in distance learning. As a Co-principal Investigator on National Science Foundation-sponsored studies, she researches new ways to assess student collaboration in undergraduate engineering courses and new ways to motivate secondary

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Eman A. Aldakheel, Bowling Green State University

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Computing & Information Technology

 Science and Engineering Education The  goal  is  to  deliver  an  improved  learning  setting  for  computer  science  education.  Using  the CBE concept, the framework can become portable and  be generalized to offer a wider range of services for computer science and engineering education. To  determine  potential  computer  science  courses,  we  analyze  our  curriculum  in  respect  to  the CS2008  Review  Taskforce 31  sponsored  by  ACM  and  IEEE  Computer  Society.  The  analyzing process  was  based  on  the  assignment  types,  syllabus  components,  and  course  specifications  in the CS Curriculum 2008 31 , and with respect to the base services of Cloud Computing. The result is  illustrated  in  Figure  4  mapped  into  the  three

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

Computer Engineering Capstone Projects in the Computer Science DepartmentAbstractAs with many computer science and engineering programs, students of the computer engineeringarea of specialization in the computer science program at Utah Valley University (UVU)conclude their degree programs with a semester capstone design experience. The intent is forstudents to utilize competencies developed in the first three years of the curriculum in thesolution of an embedded design problem. This paper presents the details of sample projects thatthe students have done in this capstone course.Background InformationUtah Valley University (UVU) is a state institution with more than 32,000 students. UVU islocated in Utah County which has

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Jordan Sheen, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

facing dozens of industries wasthe dependency on control systems that never had security as an integral part of theirdevelopment lifecycle [13]. The results of this acknowledgement lead to research efforts wheremechanisms were trying to retrofit legacy systems. However, retrofitting legacy systems doesnot provide a long term solution to the problem[14].The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the approaches taken in higher education to address theproblem facing SCADA security. The first section describes how higher education currentlyhandles security in regards to SCADA/ICS environments. The second section discusses areas offocus pertaining to different disciplines. The third section discusses tools that can be used toexpose students to SCADA

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

and their Programming application combined with the core area of ProgrammingDevelopment in two (or System integration and “the ability to managemore) architectures architecture is a IT-specific complexity” and “extensive curriculum requirement capabilities for problem solving across a range of information and communication technologies and their associated tools” are both

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

IR in recent years. McCown18 contrastedhis experience in teaching an IR course in which students develop a search engine from scratch Page 25.1216.3with the one in which students revise code in an existing search engine. Each of the twoapproaches has its pros and cons, developing a search engine from scratch gives students agreater understanding of what is behind the scene in a search engine but the end-product may beless polished, while revising existing search engine code may accomplish more functionality butstudents would have to overcome some steep learning curve. Zhu and Tang33 proposed amodule-based integration of IR topics into