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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Glossner, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College; Charles N Stevenson P.E., Daniel Webster College

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Paper ID #12938Game Design and Development Capstone Project Assessment Using ScrumJohn Glossner, Daniel Webster College Dr. John Glossner is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Daniel Webster College. He also serves as CEO of Optimum Semiconductor Technologies. Prior to joining OST John co-founded Sandbridge Technologies and served as EVP & CTO. Prior to Sandbridge, John managed both technical and business activities in DSP and Broadband Communications at IBM and Lucent/Starcore. John was also an adjunct professor at Lehigh University. John received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from TU Delft

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Brad Joseph Johnson, Rowan University

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. He is the president of the Rowan University Chapter of AIChE and a member of Tau Beta Pi. He was the recipient of AIChE Delaware Valley Section’s 2014 Outstanding Sophomore of the Year award and is a three-time Black Box Cooperation Yost Scholar of Excellence. In the future, he intends to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering and become a professor. Page 26.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Cloud-based Tool for Assigning Students to ProjectsAs a part of the overall engineering curriculum, senior capstone projects provide the necessaryopportunity for

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy

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Paper ID #13070Enhancing the Quality of Student Research by an On-going Multiple-Project-Based CourseDr. Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Chaomin Luo received his Ph.D. degree in Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo, in 2008, his M.Sc. degree in Engineering Systems and Computing at University of Guelph, Canada, and his B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China. He was an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University in 2008. He is currently Associate Professor in the Dept of Electrical Engineering, at University

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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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capstone design project is embraced by schools from Orono, Maine to San Diego,CA and many, many in between [5, 6]. The opportunity to practice project managementprinciples, put theory into practice, and accomplish something of significance serves to enrichand motivate. Naturally this is no less true in the area of Electrical, Computer, Communications,and Telecommunications Engineering education.This paper describes such a capstone project as conducted at the United States Coast GuardAcademy (CGA) on Secure IPv6 Design. At this time education in networking at the CGA isfocused almost entirely Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) at the Internet layer. Through thisyear-long project, two senior students (known as cadets at CGA) successfully extended

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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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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Comparatively Mapping Genres in Academic and Workplace Engineering EnvironmentsAbstract In the Engineering workplace, one must be able to negotiate many genres of writing: he orshe must deliver updates, understand technical requirements, weigh project priorities, develop andcarry out problem-solving techniques, all while using different forms of technical communication.Engineering work relies on the ability to flexibly transition between a variety of technical writinggenres, while also navigating the broad array of technologies required to effectively complete theseprojects. However, the genres and types of writing present in the workplace do not always reflectthe genres and types of writing undergraduate Engineering students

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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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Computing & Information Technology

learning resources and modes), employer-relevant and practical (project- based learning) than traditional engineering programs at a lower price point. 7. Employing faculty who are a smart blend of engineers + educators, who explore innovative teaching, and are mentors.The GalvanizeU/UNH Academic Model and Pedagogy GalvanizeU/UNH’s program places hands-on, collaborative, project-based learning at thecenter of education. Emphasizing real world experience, communication, leadership andentrepreneurship, it offers a diverse body of students the opportunity to experience data scienceas an engaging and collaborative profession, pairing technical training with 21st centuryprofessional skills. A priority goal of GalvanizeU/UNH is to

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emil H Salib, James Madison University; Ryan Lutz, James Madison University

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vSphere is that it lackssome of the basic functionality that is readily available on the standalone VMware Workstationsoftware. Also, it limits the ability for each student or group to have their own hardware networkinterfaces when they need to integrate external physical networks with the virtual machines undervSphere. The vSphere suite was not designed to have dynamic networking where each user wouldbe able to control and manipulate multiple VM’s and appliances internal and external to thevSphere Operating System (ESXi). As a result we embarked on an aggressive re-purposing of thevSphere suite to take advantage of its efficiency, while also increasing its robustness to match thatof what is available on a VMware Workstation, in a project known

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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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): Who Succeeds in Science? The Gender Dimension and Gender Differences in Science Careers: The Project Access Study. Page 26.328.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Career Priorities and the Challenge of Recruiting Women to Computing “I always hear stories about how we can’t find enough engineers, we can’t find enoughcomputer programmers… And that’s why we’re emphasizing math and science. That’s whywe’re emphasizing teaching girls math and science.” – President Barack Obama, May 20111AbstractMisconceptions, lack of awareness, and

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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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university studies. This approach provides forthe introduction of important values, concepts and assignments that are “grounded in processeswhich can lead to sustainability”13. This paper also highlights the challenges of teaching in an Page 26.787.2interdisciplinary space located at the crossroads of education for sustainable development (ESD),composition studies, activity theory and community service learning.The described pedagogical approach strives to promote the transition to sustainability throughsocial learning14, i.e., by including community service learning projects that allow students toexplore human and social dimensions of sustainability

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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because we can tell what the next step canbe. For example, viral antigens may mutate, initiating a new sequence, making it more Page 26.224.5difficult to make accurate predictions.Education: In some cases, we recommend an action to change the sequenceintentionally. Consider a case when a student fails the first quiz and misses submitting thefirst project. The instructor can predict that this student will more likely have problemswith other assignments, quizzes, exams and so on. The instructor may even guess thatthis student will be one of those who may fail the course. This is an example of anundesirable sequence. The instructor may take

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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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• Biotechnology • Sporting Goods • Electronics/Semiconductor Industry • Material Science including textiles, polymers, etc. • Auto Industries • Aerospace IndustriesAs nanotechnology is emerging, there is a big demand for a new generation of nanotech literatestudents. Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. Toensure that student projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators Page 26.1183.4must continually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum.The field of nanotechnology is growing rapidly and there is an increasing

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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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Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelsalam Salem, Text Scope; Mais Nijim, Texas A&M Kingsville

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several major research projects on industrial applications of sensing and Control with focus on Energy Efficiency. He is a senior member of IEEE, ISA, and a member of ASEE.Mr. Mohamed Abdelsalam Salem, Text Scope CTO , Text Scope www.text-scope.comDr. Mais Nijim, Texas A&M Kingsville Page 26.1592.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Towards an integrated Hardware And SOftware Book (iHASOB)Abstract: This paper describes a new concept of an integrated Hardware And SOftware Book(iHASOB). The proposed iHASOB platform aims at increasing subconscious or habit learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College

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past several years. Dr. Aydin is the implementor of SCTP module in QualNet network simulator (a public software). Before coming to US for graduate studies, she had also worked as a software engineer in a tech company in Istanbul, Turkey on projects such as implementation of GPS based tracking software. Dr. Aydin is also interested in computer science education and increasing the recruitment and retention of women in computing Page 26.448.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Design and Development of Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Modules for

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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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professional uses of Termediator include collaborative projects (both inter- andintradisciplinary) and telecommuting work situations. Termediator also has a distinct role in ITeducation, where it is imperative to include pedagogy that sensitizes students to the potential formisunderstanding because of semantic differences in commonly used terms.1. INTRODUCTIONCognitive dissonance refers to a situation when an individual is simultaneously holding twocontradictory beliefs. The term was coined in 1954 by psychologist Leon Festinger, whoproposed the combined presence of contradictory beliefs produces psychological discomfort inthe individual, and the greater the discomfort, the greater the desire to reduce the dissonance ofthe two cognitive elements20

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine Donate, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Paper ID #12707Searching the World Wide Web – Finding the Right Information the FirstTimeMs. Kristine Donate, Florida Atlantic University Twenty years in the RF Analog/Mixed Signal Design and EDA software industries doing design, customer support, application engineering, technical writing, training development and delivery, project manage- ment, AE and business management. Current focus is on telephony and IVR technologies. Realization of software development as a true passion of mine led to the pursuit of a Master’s degree in Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, graduated in December, 2013.Dr. Ravi T

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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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extremely abstract topic that requires deep conceptual knowledge.Devices used for parallel computing are often “black boxes” in which the only indication oftransmission is through limited external cues (i.e. flashing LED lights or the hum of the system).In the project discussed in this paper we postulated that if we can provide those who are new tothe idea of parallel computing a visual and embodied experience, they would find it easier tocomprehend the concept. To translate this idea into a designed object, a kinetic computingsculpture comprising of a functional cluster of Raspberry Pi computers (figure1.) has been builtby an interdisciplinary group of researchers.Figure 1. Kinetic sculpture (prototype version consisting 30 Raspberry pi computers

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regina Melo Silveira P.E., Universidade de São Paulo; Itana Stiubiener Mrs, Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC; Wilson V Ruggiero, LARC-EPUSP

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Paper ID #11364Is a video used as a didactic content effective in the learning process?Dr. Regina Melo Silveira P.E., Universidade de S˜ao Paulo Regina Melo Silveira is Assistant Professor and researcher at the Department of Computer and Digital Systems Engineering (PCS) at Escola Polit´ecnica - Universidade de S˜ao Paulo (EPUSP), since February 2002. Associated to LARC (Laboratory of Computer Architecture and Networks) she works in the Net- working area since 1995. She participated in relevants Projects like Poli-Virtual, Multimedia on Demand System, RMAV-SP (S˜ao Paulo Internet 2), Tidia-Ae, KyaTera, and Interactive TV

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Forough Sheikh-Ansari, Purdue University; Baijian Yang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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the authenticity of the VM templates and how do we protect VM templates from beingmanipulated? If cryptophytic approach is applied, how long will it take to authenticate VMtemplates? This article studied related work and proposed a cryptography based solution toauthenticate VM templates. Real virtual machine templates of different sizes were used tomeasure the performance of different approaches. The results show that a PKI-like strongauthentication approach is not unacceptable to be used in real cloud computing environment.This study is derived from a security course project. Students learned the basics of cryptographyand began to apply their knowledge in a real world setting. The study provides insights andbenefits for both the cloud

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Jodi Reeves, National University; Frank Xavier Montes; Tom J Gurbach

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Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, and data analytics. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality control manager, engineering project manager, and senior scientist responsible for failure analysis of thin film materials. She invented new quality control tools and supervised interns from local universities and community colleges as part of a $5.0 million technical workforce development initiative funded by New York State. She has pub- lished diverse articles on topics ranging from engineering education to high temperature superconductors and has spoken at many national and international conferences. Her doctorate in materials science and engineering are

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gholam Ali Shaykhian, -; Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University; Jinan Ziade, University of Phoenix

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Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University I, Mohamed Khairi, my bachelor degree in computer science. I did my Masters in system science from University of Ottawa, Canada. My PH.D was in ”Master Data Management” from University of Phoenix. I have over 20 years of experience in IT industry - ten of them with Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Currently I’m assistant professor at University of Najran. In addition of teaching and Research I’m coordinator of graduation projects and field training for computer and information system college.Jinan Ziade, University of Phoenix My name is Jinan Ziade. Currently a Doctoral student, ABD, at University of Phoenix working on my doctorate of

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona; Simin Shoari; Behdad Kavianpour, University of California, Irvine

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Page 26.10.21 IntroductionRetina is a light-sensitive layer of tissue (Figure 1), located at the inner surfaceof the eye. The optics of the eye creates an image on the retina, similar tothe film in a camera. Light striking the retina activates nerve impulses. Thesepulses are sent to various parts of the brain through the optic nerve. Retinascans require that the person removes their glasses, place their eye close tothe scanner. A retinal scan involves the use of a low-intensity coherent lightsource, which is projected onto the retina . A retina scan cannot be faked andit is impossible to forge a human retina. Furthermore, the retina of a deceasedperson decays too rapidly to be used to deceive a retinal scan [17, 18]. Therecognition of a

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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ConstructedResponse) project at Michigan State [6], the data are then utilized to develop rubrics forhuman scoring. These rubrics are used in formative assessment. Microsoft’sPowergrading approach [7, 8] is similar. A similarity metric is used to group studentresponses into clusters. An instructor can grade a representative item from each cluster,and assign a score to each cluster. Each cluster is also given customized formativefeedback.The clustering approach has proven useful in other domains as well. A recent paper onmathematical language processing uses cluster-based analysis to assign partial credit tomathematical derivations [9]. This is probably more challenging than doing the samewith prose answers, because it must be able to recognize different ways

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University; Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University

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and the necessity of scaffolding forsupporting collaborative learning. Page 26.901.2 In STEM field, Soundarajan proposed the Peer Instruction for online collaborativelearning, in which students were assigned different roles in different tasks7. Bohorquez andToft-Nielsen integrated collaborative learning in specific course instruction and revealed theeffectiveness of problem-oriented method and collaborative learning in biomedical engineeringeducation8. Dong and Guo developed and adopted the Collaborative Project-based LearningModel to promote students’ collaborative learning in computer-networking curriculum, andclaimed the improvement in

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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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profession, yet it israrely included in sophomore and junior level courses. Reflecting on our own prior efforts todevelop writing assignments for such courses, we became curious about the extent to which themost popular engineering textbooks include writing prompts and related writing activities. Thisquestion seemed particularly important given that textbooks often play critical roles inengineering curricula and courses. Textbooks often influence how courses are structured, andreading assignments and homework problems are frequently assigned directly from textbooks.In this project, we systematically searched for and analyzed writing-based problems in sixpopular fluid mechanics textbooks, with a focus on chapters with similar technical content

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gholam Ali Shaykhian, -; Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University; Jinan Ziade ABD, University of Phoenix

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Computing & Information Technology

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University I, Mohamed Khairi, my bachelor degree in computer science. I did my Masters in system science from University of Ottawa, Canada. My PH.D was in ”Master Data Management” from University of Phoenix. I have over 20 years of experience in IT industry - ten of them with Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Currently I’m assistant professor at University of Najran. In addition of teaching and Research I’m coordinator of graduation projects and field training for computer and information system college.Jinan Ziade ABD, University of Phoenix My name is Jinan Ziade. Currently a Doctoral student, ABD, at University of Phoenix working on my

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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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promising from the literatureavailable that discussed it. TermWatch is an academic project that claimed to handle multiword phrases [34]. Contact was made with one of the two primary academics associated withthe project. This academic suggested that the tool may well serve the stated need but it wouldbe necessary to contact the second academic who managed the codebase. Despite severalrequests, the Term Watch software was never made available for use.Computational grouping of the gathered remote laboratory characteristics sounded like agood idea but in practice was infeasible. The next section talks about how the characteristicswere grouped in practice.4.2 Procedure for Grouping Remote Laboratory CharacteristicsThe arrived solution for

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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- scatterplot, histogram, control chart, sparklines, etc. o What should be on each of the axes o Font size and style o Coloring scheme – how colors can be used to illustrate a point or focus the reader’s attention 2. Sequence the infographics into a coherent story – similar to the approach proposed by Lankow et al [2]. 3. Add text to o Explain how the infographic represents the data, or o Describe insights or conclusions that can inferred from infographic, or o Link the infographics together 4. Write the conclusion following standard best practicesThe process came together in the final assignment for the course where the students had tocomplete a comprehensive engineering project

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Eric John Wilson; Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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paper thereby serves as an innovative way to expose technology students to this difficult topic and gives them a fresh taste of Python programming while having fun learning the Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms.  1. Background  Engineering departments are often confronted with the necessity to update laboratory exercises and equipment with the latest emerging technological trends within tight budget constraints. Another challenge faced by departments pertains to satisfying the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) criteria for capstone senior project experience within the curriculum. In this paper we will explain how we attempted to solve these challenges by exposing students to new emerging

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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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Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach; Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Amir Mujkanovic, CUAS

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programming environmentsand some of its functionalities shall be centralized and provided as a service. This newparadigm is introduced in the OnlineLabs4All project (www.onlinelabs4all.org), a researchproject that is being carried out under the Sparkling Science Program, funded by the AustrianFederal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy. In this new approach, queuing, lab datastorage and deployment will be offered as a service for lab owners, allowing the lab specificpart to be loosely coupled with the RLMS and lab server. This is depicted in Fig. 05. Page 26.126.7 Fig. 05 – Lab server functionalities provided as a serviceIn this

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Erin Cole, Acute Systems, LLC; Walter E Thain, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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equipment.This paper discusses a small scale lab network used to investigate the key capabilities of MPLS.This same lab network can also be used to instruct fundamental computer and datacommunication concepts to students, while maintaining low cost, ease of configuration, anddesign flexibility. The network design and concepts illustrated are taken from a master’s thesisresearch project at Southern Polytechnic State University (now part of Kennesaw StateUniversity) that investigated the performance of MPLS networks.The telecommunication lab at Southern Polytechnic State University is comprised primarily ofseveral Cisco-based routers (2600, 2800, and 2900 series) and switches, a reconfigurable systemof cables and patch panels, and various support