Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

years. Amajor contributor of this growth has been the addition of networking technologies, databasemanagement systems, and operating systems to embedded systems. Embedded systems haveapplication in many areas such as automotive/transportation, government/military, medicalequipment, telecommunications, avionics/aeronautics, aerospace electronics, office automation,data-communication, industrial automation, and consumer electronics10. About 98% of all the32-bit microprocessors currently in use worldwide are used in embedded systems11. By the year2010, it is forecasted that 90% of the overall program code developed will be for embeddedcomputing systems12.The design of embedded systems has been around for more than thirty years. However

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

application in many areas such asautomotive/transportation, government/military, medical equipment, telecommunications,avionics/aeronautics, aerospace electronics, office automation, data-communication, industrialautomation, and consumer electronics1. About 98% of all the 32-bit microprocessors currently inuse worldwide are used in embedded systems2. By the year 2010, it is forecasted that 90% of theoverall program code developed will be for embedded computing systems3.The remarkable growth in embedded computing has given rise to a demand for engineers andcomputer scientists with experience in designing and implementing embedded systems.Embedded system design is currently not yet well represented in academic programs. Mostcomputer engineering

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

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AND Engineering ENGR 2090 ENGR 2250 Free Aerospace Engineering Option Group Electives ENGR 2600 ENGR 4010 Mathematics MATH 1010 AND MATH 1020

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Bauer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

technology among these groups.ResultsFifteen engineering students were included in the study pilot group. All the students were male;therefore, no analyses on gender differences could be made. The group consisted of seven 2ndyear students (sophomores), four 3rd year students (juniors), and four students in year four orabove (seniors). There were six Civil Engineering students, four Mechanical EngineeringStudents, and five students in other engineering disciplines (Industrial, Aerospace, ComputerScience, and general).All but three of the students (80%) use IM to communicate with their friends in a social settingas well as a communication tool for class work. However, the three students not using IM in asocial setting were not the same three that do

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

the nation began to formally define a program in computer engineering. It should bepointed out that these computer engineering programs were not created ex nihilo, but were rathera formalization and renaming of an option within EE which had existed for many years.Software engineering grew out of the need for more rigorous methods of creating software,driven by the creation of continually larger and more complex programs. Examples of these verylarge and very complex programs include military command and control systems, avionics,digital telephone switches, aerospace and launch control, ballistic missile defense, and morerecently, operating systems, and increasingly realistic computer games. The creation of thediscipline of SE is facilitating