AC 2011-1296: INTEGRATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY INTO UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMTao Xing, Tuskegee University Tao Xing is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering department at Tuskegee University. He re- ceived his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2002. His recent research focuses on computational fluid dynamics, most recently applied to renewable energy, and integration of mobile technology into engineering courses and laboratories. Address: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Luther H. Foster Hall, Room 532, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088 Ph: (334) 727-8986 (O), Fax: (334) 727-8090, Email: taox@tuskegee.edu, Web
excitement in learning.The three aspects of Mobile Computing are mobile communication, mobile hardware and mobilesoftware. The first aspect addresses communication issues in ad-hoc and infrastructure networksas well as communication properties, protocols, data formats and concrete technologies. Thesecond aspect focuses on the hardware, i.e. mobile devices or device components. The thirdaspect deals with the characteristics and requirements of mobile applications10.Widespread use of mobile devices makes an opportunity for the computer science andengineering programs to integrate the use of mobile devices into their curriculum in order toenhance and promote new ways of teaching and learning. Since young people are very excitedabout these devices
testing tools based on varied IDE platforms (e.g.,Eclipse and NetBeans). The gamification design and mechanism is integrated in the social features and isdeveloped with several elements that are connected to the project objectives. We will discussthese elements, the mechanism, the psychological characters and system implementation in thenext section. An overview design and analysis is shown in Figure 2.Current Situation of Software Testing in the AAMU Computer Science Curriculum Table 2 includes a summary of the current situation of software-testing instruction withinAAMU’s computer science curriculum. Table 2. All Computer Science Class Studies at AAMUCourse Num Course Title
of Communication, Purdue University Josh Boyd is associate professor and director of undergraduate studies at the Brian Lamb School of Com- munication, Purdue University. He frequently teaches writing-intensive classes, and he studies ways to improve writing and assessment of writing across the curriculum. Page 26.1382.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Something to Write Home(work) About: An Analysis of Writing Exercises in Fluid Mechanics TextbooksAbstractWriting has been identified as a critical skill and element of the engineering
learned in offering the modules in a course is presented, and the paper ends with aconclusion section summarizing the project’s results.Curriculum Essentials and Topics SelectionSecurity of embedded systems as a subject of an undergraduate course has not been studied thatmuch in the literature, so there are no specific examples to follow. There are some bookpublications,2-4 but they address a different type of audience than college students, so bydefinition are not designed for instruction or teaching related courses. If there are any existingeducational publications, they are scarce and hard to find. With this in mind, designing a related curriculum constitutes a challenge. Specifically, sincecomputer security is such a broad area, involving a
Paper ID #17134Computer Science Curriculum Redesign at Fort Valley State UniversityDr. Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State College Dr.Masoud Naghedolfeizi is a senior professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University. His academic background includes a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with minor in instrumentation and control, an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Naghedolfeizi’s research interests include instrumentation and measurement systems, applied articial intelligence, information processing, and engineering education
resistance may be student perceptionof writing as an audience-driven performance rather than perceiving writing as part of criticalthinking and creation of social action4. In data- and content-focused fields and disciplines, suchas those in STEM, it is difficult to integrate different forms and genres of writing into upper-levelundergraduate courses due to time constraints and concerns about coverage. Writing is seen as aseparate intellectual process because there are a limited number of courses taken as corerequirements from Humanities and Social Sciences, and many courses and writing programs donot demonstrate overt connections to STEM epistemologies. Although practicing STEM facultystress the importance of writing as part of their own careers
- Page 26.787.3professionalism, 3.1.9 - ethics and equity, and 3.1.12 - life-long learning1. These new objectivesresulted in the inclusion of the discourse on sustainability and social learning and an in-depthdiscussion of integrative skills (a.k.a. “soft” skills).The New First-Year CourseLater we developed a first-year course with a theme of sustainability, APSC 176: EngineeringCommunication. Its objectives are to provide students with research, critical thinking andadvanced communication skills necessary for success in the study and practice of globalengineering.We believe that a first-year communication course is uniquely positioned for integratingeducation on sustainability (ESD) with graduate attributes. APSC 176: EngineeringCommunication
-analysis and reflection. Emig describes the simple act ofreading one’s own writing as a valuable learning moment in which “information from the pro-cess is immediately and visibly available as that portion of the product already written.” Review-ing a set of writings collected over time, then, creates an opportunity to extend the learning pro-cess. Both instructors and students benefit from the act of collecting artifacts because they repre-sent the changes and growth that accompany learning. When integrated in a purposeful way ap-propriate to a given discipline, WTL deepens student understanding, improves student engage-ment, increases retention, and makes students active participants in the learning process10,11.1.2 WTL and computational
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
Paper ID #8728Computing Tools in an Advanced Filter Theory CourseDr. S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University Dr. Mousavinezhad is an active member of IEEE and ASEE having chaired sessions in national and re- gional conferences. He is an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV.) He is the Founding General Chair of the IEEE International Electro Information Technology Conferences, www.eit-conference.org and served as 2002/2003 ASEE ECE Division Chair. He is a panelist for the National Science Foundation, has published a book in hand-held computing in 2013 and received an NSF grant (Enhancing Access to Radio Spec- trum
the program into the schools through the Cyber Science class, studentswho could not attend the camp could receive the benefits of the Cyber Discovery content. Theteam expanded the camp curriculum to include more in depth coverage of concepts as well asadditional content. Cyber Science, like Cyber Discovery, uses a microcontroller to conveyconcepts and provide a level of engagement for the students while integrating the engineering,computer science, and liberal arts disciplines. The disciplines are completely interwoven. In agiven week, students will learn various cyber themed concepts6. For instance, students learnabout artificial intelligence by programming the microcontroller to read input from a sensor tonavigate a given route. Then they
Sharma, Northern Illinois University Page 23.807.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Internet Accessible Remote Experimentation with Integrated Learning Management System AbstractResearchers and academics are developing Internet accessible remote laboratories, but only afew of them are in use for course delivery. One of the main drawbacks of developed systems isthe lack of an efficient Learning Management System (LMS). Most of the available LMS aredesigned for lecture classes (online or hybrid) and are not
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
Paper ID #12147An Automatic Grading and Feedback System for E-Learning in InformationTechnology EducationDr. Peng Li, East Carolina UniversityMr. Lee Toderick, East Carolina University Page 26.179.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Automatic Grading and Feedback System for E-Learning in Information Technology Education1. INTRODUCTIONIn the past few years, new, e-learning, virtual hands-on labs have been deployed in theInformation and Computer Technology Program at East Carolina
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
actuallydeclined in the past decade. To help change the perception of the computing field, researchers atGeorgia Institute of Technology developed EarSketch. EarSketch is an authentic STEAM(STEM + Arts) environment for teaching and learning programming (i.e. where learners areengaged in authentic practices both in computing and in the aesthetics of music remixing) aimedat increasing and broadening participation in computing. In the EarSketch environment, studentswrite code to manipulate, or remix, musical samples. It is an integrated programmingenvironment, digital audio workstation, curriculum, and audio loop library.EarSketch has already been piloted in multiple classroom environments, including ComputerScience Principles (CSP) classes in Atlanta-area
were studied. From this study, it can be seen that universities are usingnine models to integrate nanotechnology concepts into their curriculum: 1. Offering undergraduate courses on Nanotechnology. 2. Offering Baccalaureate degree in Nanotechnology. 3. Offering an undergraduate track in Nanotechnology. 4. Offering a Minor in nanotechnology. 5. Offering a Master degree in Nanotechnology. 6. Offering Graduate courses in Nanotechnology. 7. Offering a Multidisciplinary Senior Design Project on Nanotechnology. 8. Integrating Nanotechnology concepts into their traditional courses. 9. Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology.Model 1 is used by eight universities such as the Wentworth Institute of
. Page 26.669.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enhancing the Quality of Student Research by an On-going Multiple-Project-Based Course Chaomin Luo Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan, USA1. IntroductionWith the continued advances in computational intelligence over the several decades, it is becomingincreasingly vital that development of a new course curriculum on computational intelligence andsoft computing in a university will contribute to technology advancements and applications [1,2].With the advance of increasingly
visual tools and environments. Most end-userdevelopment is for visual environments, from graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to web pages. Thetools of choice have become highly visual integrated development environments (IDE). Visualmodeling languages such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) are a major element of programunderstanding and design. All of these tools and methods are problematic for a blind student.This paper describes the challenges we faced as both the instructor and student as we adaptedtools, material, and assignments in an object-oriented programming course.1 IntroductionIn the fall of 2013, Jordyn, a co-author of this paper, enrolled in an intermediate-level course inobject-oriented programming and modern development
/ libraries / operating systems from the environment used by instructors in grading. The programs written by students may not execute correctly in the different environment and this creates confusion among students. The proposed system eliminates this problem because every student uses the same back end that is virtualized by Docker container. Codecademy ( https://www.codecademy.com/ ) presents stepbystep coding instructions to beginners in an interactive online programming environment. A similar approach is CS Cycles (http://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/ ), which integrates universitystyle curriculums, embeds thousands of online autogradable practice assignments, and an
seven-weekcourse that is required for freshman-engineering students. An integral part of this new course isan interdisciplinary project-based experience, which according to the literature, has shown to bean effective way to improve learning in freshman as well as upper level courses[4-10]. Previouswork in project-based, hands-on learning experiences shows that restructuring of the freshman ASEE 2017 Conference year can allow for education of the freshman students so that engineering analytical tools canquantify what is already understood in a qualitative sense. Since the course is by nature multi-disciplinary, we found it to be well suited for aneducational experience on entrepreneurial minded
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
development depends on representational fluencyand the ability to convert between diverse representational forms [7]. Model and modelingprocesses are used to foster integrations and problem-solving skills [8].Implications of the Conceptual Framework for the Learning DesignGuided by our conceptual framework, we used MEAs to deliver our learning design in the formof cybersecurity challenges. As stated previously, the MEAs are activities that intend to simulatereal-word client-driven scenarios in a team-based collaborative environment [4]. In addition,MEAs are essentially open-ended problems that are presented in an authentic context [8].Students’ problem solving skills and understanding of course concepts can be improved with theimplementation of MEAs
impact of computing on individuals, organizations,and society(h) Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development(i) An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.(j) An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory inthe modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of thetradeoffs involved in design choices(k) An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of softwaresystems of varying complexity Performance indicators are a means to focus on specific expectations of a program. Theyfacilitate the curriculum delivery strategies, and assessment
SystemsAbstract:With a growing number of cases of information security-breaches, there is a great need forefforts towards securing electronic systems. Embedded systems are ubiquitous systems that areused to capture, store, manipulate, and access sensitive data. The security of these systems posesseveral unique and interesting security challenges.This paper focuses on the spectrum of security: the history, the current utilizations, and thefuture. Throughout the paper, items that are of particular importance to embedded systems arehighlighted. This paper also addresses the lack of integration of embedded security educationalactivities in different undergraduate computing and engineering programs.Introduction:An embedded system is an application-specific
. Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 2010 Annual International Conference.8. Autodesk Revit family. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=14898170&siteID=1231129. Salazar, G., Mokbel, H., and Aboulez, M., (2006). The Building Information Model in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Education at WPI, Proceedings of the ASEE New England Section 2006 Annual Conference.10. Taylor, J. M., Liu, J., and Hein, M.F., (2008). Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into an ACCE Accredited Construction Management Curriculum. Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 2008 Annual International Conference.11. Vico Software. http://www.vicosoftware.com/.12. Sabongi, F.J., (2009). The
outline a graduate-level curriculum for social engineering education, which can be used to teach aspiring offensivecybersecurity analysts the best methods to test the security of an organization’s human element,as well as teach aspiring security professionals about best practices and policies that they can useto protect the resources they are responsible for.IntroductionModern cybersecurity is seeing a spike in attention. Recent vulnerabilities and exploits haveprompted industry professionals to spend a greater amount on cybersecurity measures, frompowerful and comprehensive authentication systems to the most thorough and comprehensivefirewall and anti-virus systems. However, there is a simple fact that cannot be negated by anyamount of money or
, programming, testing ofvarious applications installed, as well as ethical hacking and incident investigation in thevirtualized Linux environments. All these will provide students with in-depth knowledge andskills in cloud computing and information assurance. More important, research results can benaturally integrated with the existing Computer Information Technology curriculum, whichcan benefit students in the CIT program at Purdue University Calumet (PUC) and students inthe programs that have partnerships with PUC in the Midwest.6. ConclusionIn this paper, a systematic approach has been proposed to develop the forensics readiness tofight against attacks and inside activities committed in virtualized Linux environments. Thisapproach focuses on
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