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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen G. Achenbach, National Center for Women & IT; Leslie G. Cintron PhD, University of Virginia; J McGrath Cohoon, University of Virginia; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard University

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co-authored the first integrated computer and laboratory introductory calculus course in 1975. He has taught middle school mathematics, engineering, and science and both undergraduate science and graduate teaching courses at Harvard. His research interests include assessment of students’ misconceptions and how they change with instruction, K-12 curriculum development, the transition to college of students who wish to purse STEM careers, pre-college engineering, and the professional development of teachers. Dr. Sadler has won the Journal of Research in Science Teaching Award, the American Institute of Physics Computers in Physics Prize, the American Astronomical Society Education Prize, and the American Association

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Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Daniel Richards, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger

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-based categorization of writing tasks andprojects in undergraduate engineering curricula is critically formative in working toward theholistic integration of writing across courses for the sake of preparation and conceptual-basedstudent understanding of writing practices. Page 26.370.3Introduction Instructors who work in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areasare aware that their students, particularly upper-division undergraduate students, often resistwriting. This happens despite various large-scale studies that emphasize the importance of writingto careers in STEM-related industries1-3. One cause of this

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Scott Bell, Northwest Missouri State University; Eugene Vasserman, Kansas State University; Eleanor C Sayre, Kansas State University

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, re- spectively, from the University of Minnesota. His B.S., in Biochemistry and Neuroscience with a Com- puter Science minor, is also from the University of Minnesota (2003). His research interests include secure distributed systems, low-power computing and ad-hoc networking, and security usability. In 2013 he received the NSF CAREER award for work on secure next-generation medical systems.Dr. Eleanor C Sayre, Kansas State University Eleanor Sayre is a researcher in physics education, specializing in the intersection of undergraduate stu- dents’ epistemologies, identity development, and community participation. Her PhD in physics is from the University of Maine, and she is currently an Assistant Professor in the

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Tamir; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd

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for improvement. The tests are given at the beginning and endof programs.Project-based learning.5 Courses in GalvanizeU/UNH programs focus on preparing studentsthrough projects that can be applied to address real-world industry or public sector needs. Page 26.1354.3GalvanizeU/UNH ensures not only that industry projects are available through its corporatepartners, but also that they motivate and address the needs and career goals of a diverse studentbody. Data science thesis projects, for instance, would address a wide variety of issues atmultiple levels, including education (local), health services (national) and climate andtransportation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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lives, theopportunities for careers are expanding rapidly. A major challenge of this field is the trainingand education of a new generation of skilled workers. This paper studies different approachesthat are used by different institutions of higher education to integrate nanotechnology conceptsinto their curriculum.IntroductionNanotechnology is the science, engineering, and technology that deals with various structures ofmatter that have dimensions on the order of a billionth of a meter. Nanotechnology is the abilityto observe, manipulate, measure, and manufacture things at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to100 nanometers. While the word nanotechnology is new and was introduced in the late 1970s,the existence of functional devices and

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bushra Tawfiq Chowdhury, Virginia Tech; Sam Blanchard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirk W Cameron; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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used by dozens of research groups around the world. His power management software, Granola, is used by hundreds of thousands of people in more than 160 countries. Accolades for his work include NSF and DOE Career Awards, the IBM Faculty Award, and being named Innovator of the Week by Bloomberg Business week Magazine. Prof. Cameron received the Ph.D. in Computer Science from Louisiana State University (2000) and B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Florida (1994).Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor and Chair in the Applied Information Technology Department. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Richards, BYU; Joseph J Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Technology. Because Information Technology sits adjacent to many otherdisciplines, it is imperative that IT education includes pedagogy that sensitizes students to thepotential for misunderstanding because of semantic differences in commonly used terms.While some more isolated fields still operate under the mindset that “their” definition of a term iscanon, someone in IT will work with other fields their entire career and therefore they mustrecognize the semantic shades of gray. It must also be recognized that when semantic dissonanceis encountered frequently, it is not enough to “roll with the punches.” Would you tell anInformation Security analyst to ignore potential virus threats until one actually infects amachine? Of course not! Clear

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Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R. Essig, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cary D. Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Prof. Josh Boyd, Brian Lamb School

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Joseph Alan Nygate, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Page 26.929.3including: 1. Presenting and discussing a number of examples to get students intrigued by the power of infographics 2. Providing quantifiable metrics to measure the efficiency and accuracy of an infographic 3. Listing a small number of guidelines and best practices they should follow 4. Describing the process they should follow to integrate infographics within their documents 5. Applying these principles to analyze diagrams in their written assignments and in the class textbookThe objective was not to make the students experts in graphical design. Rather, it was to getthem interested in infographics and learn how they could be used to improve their assignmentsand increase their career readiness

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Karl Perusich, Purdue Statewide Technology DO NOT USE DUPE

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), (2), some exposure(3), (4), expert understanding(5). 9. What is your level of understanding of ICS hardware/software, critical infrastructure, and the control of physical processes? Almost none(1), (2), some exposure(3), (4), expert understanding(5). 10. How likely are you to pursue a career that involves critical infrastructure cyber-security? Not likely(1), (2), unsure(3), (4), very likely(5).8. Final discussionThe outline for course modules and laboratory experiments has been presented, including thediagram for a hardware trainer. The key problems to be addressed are the gaps in CIS educationof ICS-specific cyber-security, the gaps in engineering education of cyber-security principles,and the siloed

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy; Benjamin B Hannon, USCGA; Nicholas Williamson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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the cyber security realm within the Coast Guard and in the private sector after my military career. Page 26.1071.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Learning IPv6: Becoming a Subject Matter Expert of a Technical Topic through a Year-Long Capstone Design ProjectIntroductionThe purpose of education remains the subject of much vigorous debate and discussion. Educationhas been a part of the development of humans from the earliest times to the present with manydifferent perspectives [1-4]. While university education contains many pedagogical aspects, theconcept of a

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Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tatiana Teslenko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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their professional career. However, there are much fewerattempts to introduce the theme of sustainability in first-year courses4,17, particularly in anengineering communication course.Graduate AttributesCommunication instruction at the Faculty of Applied Science started with a stand-alonemandatory second-year course, APSC 201: Technical Communication. The topics of this coursedid not include sustainability. At first the learning objectives were limited to CEAB graduateattributes outlined in Criteria 3.1.7 and 3.1.6: communication skills, as well as individual andteamwork skills. In 2010-11 they were expanded to include three additional attributes5 : 3.1.8

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Walter Tuttle, University of Technology Sydney; Bruce Moulton, University of Technology Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney

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Professor David Lowe is Associate Dean (Education) and Professor of Software Engineering in the Fac- ulty of Engineering and Information Technologies at The University of Sydney. Before this he was a Director of the Centre for Real-Time Information Networks (CRIN) - a designated research strength at the University of Technology, Sydney focused on blending embedded systems and telecommunications in addressing real-world problems. He is also the CEO of the not-for-profit organisation The LabShare Institute, and past President of the Global Online Laboratory Consortium. Professor Lowe has published widely during his more than 20 year teaching career, including three textbooks

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ching-Kuang Shene, Michigan Technological University; Chaoli Wang, University of Notre Dame; Jun Tao, Michigan Technological University; Melissa Sue Keranen, Michigan Technological University; Jun Ma, Michigan Technological University; Jean Mayo, Michigan Technological University

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scientific visualization, in particular on the topics of time-varying multivariate data visualization, flow visualization, and information-theoretic algorithms and graph-based techniques for big data analytics. He received the NSF CAREER Award in 2014.Mr. Jun Tao, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Melissa Sue Keranen, Michigan Technological UniversityMr. Jun Ma, Michigan Technological University Jun Ma is a PhD student of computer science at Michigan Technological University. His research interests include flow visualization, large-scale data analysis and visualization, and mesh processing. He received a BS degree in computer science from Xidian University, China, in 2006, and a MS degree in computer science from Michigan

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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programming language depended on the complexity of the problem. Particularly mathematicians preferred to solve the problem by hand if the problem doesn’t appear to be too complicated.Research Question 3Numerical value calculations’ of power series or error term graphs/values is one of the calculusand numerical analysis concepts that some of the engineering and mathematics majors learn duringtheir undergraduate or graduate education. Use of technology to calculate the Numerical values ofpower series or error term graphs/values of functions are not taught by calculus professors at everyuniversity; however it can play an important role in engineering and mathematics courses to betaken later or students’ future careers. Questionnaire and video