Paper ID #17202Enhancing Software Engineering Curricula By Incorporating Open, Data-Driven Planning MethodsMr. John (Lalit) Jagtiani, University of Bridgeport Mr. Lalit (John) Jagtiani is currently a Ph.D. candidate focused on Technology Management at the Uni- versity of Bridgeport, School of Engineering. His research interests include software technology manage- ment, software metrics, technology change management, and technology risk management. Mr.Jagtiani has 25+ years of industry experience with technology management and strategic business solutions. He currently serves as a consultant to several organizations and
Paper ID #6195Use of Sustainable and Systematic Plan to Assess Student Learning Outcomesfor Non-Traditional IT StudentsDr. Lifang Shih, Excelsior College Li-Fang Shih received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with specialization in online instruction from the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Shih is current the Associate Dean for the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College. Her researches have focused on issues related to quality online instruction, outcome assessments, online communication, and the development of online commu- nity, etc. Her papers have been presented in national
Intergroup coordination Software product engineering Integrated software management Training program Organization process definition Organization process focus 2-Repeatable Software configuration management Software quality assurance Software subcontract management Software project tracking Software project planning Requirements management 1-Initial Figure 1 CMM Levels and KPAs For Software DevelopmentAll organizations are, by definition, at least at Level 1. At this level, software development isdone
potentially enhance learning processes across the world.University MOOC AdoptionWhile MOOCs have provided the educational arena with a lot of excitement and opportunity,higher education institutions are still undecided (55%) or have no plans (33%) for offering aMOOC6. Many institutions are waiting to see whether the movement is sustainable or becomesan educational fad. One of the biggest proponents of MOOCs and leaders in their developmenthas been Georgia Tech, which plans to offer a computer science master’s degree program on theUdacity platform beginning in January 2014. This program will greatly reduce the cost of thedegree program for students, and enrollment in the Udacity-based platform will be less than$7,0007. It remains to be seen how the
skills are essential for career development. However, in typicaluniversity settings, undergraduate students take different courses and work on different projects indifferent teams each semester. As a result, students lack opportunities to work on multi-yearprojects and develop the skills essential for long-term planning. To remedy this situation, ourdepartment has created elective courses that allow students from all years (first-year students tograduate students) to work on research projects under the supervision of faculty members and thementorship of senior graduate students. These projects provide the opportunities for students tolearn many skills essential in workplace, such as (1) understanding how projects are designed andmanaged; (2
construct a map of the environment, as well as its known relative position, in accordance with its location, by using Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) (Ghani et. al. 2014). Turtlebot uses the SLAM algorithm called GMapping. Using GMapping, the robot analyzes an existing map to find the best route to get to a destination(Schmidt et. al. 2012). If multiple routes exist there are existing algorithms to help the robot make a decision. In this paper, we document our findings of the many deficiencies in this method of “Robot-made” mapping, and then we propose a method that does not have these same deficiencies. We present a method where the floor plan could be converted to the map file format that
is part of an ongoing teaching and research project that leverages our collaborative teaching in smart phone app development. We plan to leverage this in generalizing the course offering so other interdisciplinary groups’ efforts are facilitated.Dr. Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University Diana Mitsova has a background in research design, statistical and spatial analysis, as well as environ- mental planning and modeling using geographic information systems, and interactive computer simula- tion. Her primary area of research involves the impact of urban development on ecosystems and other environmentally sensitive areas.Her recent publications focus on the impact of climate-related stressors on coastal
engineering course. The main focus is on teaching students to performengineering and research projects to meet the required specifications while applying computationalintelligence techniques for autonomous robots or other applications.A series of well-prepared projects assigned to students to cover various topics in this course assist instudent learning for enhancement of research skills. Teaching and learning strategies by the project-based methodology were associated with ABET learning outcomes intended to improve studentresearch capability [3]. In this on-going project, the objective is to perform an in-depth technicalresearch consisting of multiple projects utilized on robot navigation, motion planning and mappingapplications. Opinions of
Computing Learning Activities with ScratchAbstractIn this paper we present a case study of 117 Colombian elementary grade students’ performanceand perceptions of a learning activity aiming to promote computational thinking guided by theCollege Board’s CS Principles and Scratch. The lesson plan was designed by the teacher as partof a three-day teacher professional development workshop within an advanced topics course fora master degree in engineering. As part of the workshop, participants were invited to implementtheir designs in their own classrooms and, together with the researchers, conduct classroomaction research. Workshop participants designed their own instruments and gathered data onstudents’ perceptions of the learning module and identified
program at UVU or a two years Pre-Engineering program at UVU with the plan to transfer into an Engineering four-year program. 3) Demonstration of financial need in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education rules for Federal financial aid. 4) Full-time student majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Pre-engineering6.Student AgreementThe selected students will commit to progressing in their major by signing a contract between thestudent and the institution/department. This contract will set out their requirements to accomplishthe following6: 1) Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 in all classes taken. 2) Meet with their
tasks for the upcoming week. This is furthersolidified by weekly status reports that provide additional reflection on the project progress,outline problems, and highlight effort expended. In addition, students are required to draft aProblem Statement, Requirements Specification, Functional Design, Project Plan, and Test Plan.The nature of the projects varies widely from continuing a previous project with well-definedexpectations to venturing into uncharted waters with only a vague sense of a reasonabledestination. Thus all of these documents are flexible in their nature. For example, the test plancould be for the final product or for a milestone. Either way it will contain similar complexityand comprehensiveness. Assessment for this semester
(global).Industry partnerships.6 Industry partners are essential for developing competency-basedcurricula. GalvanizeU/UNH is engaged with industry in various ways: in establishingcompetencies for its programs, in developing course material, in teaching and in providingmentorships, and internships for students and faculty.Continuous improvement.7 Excellence is achieved through continuous assessment, evaluationand development. GalvanizeU/UNH is committed to performance, quality, accountability andtransparency. GalvanizeU/UNH’s faculty recognize that institutional performance measurementis key to the strategic management of its resources and to rigorous planning for its future. Dataand information gathered at GalvanizeU/UNH is therefore key to its
, perform clash detection, and generate photorealisticvisualization. Same as Revit family, Navisworks is available free of charge for faculty andstudents to use for 14 months.Bentley System16 comprises a family of application modules that include Bentley Architecture,Structural Modeler, Bentley Building Mechanical Systems, and Bentley Building ElectricalSystems, Bentley Facilities, Bentley PowerCivil (for site planning), and Bentley GenerativeComponents. Its common interfaces include: DWG, DXF, and IFC. The major drawback of theBentley System is that is it hard to learn and navigate.Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD17 is the oldest BIM design tool available today. It is the only BIMsystem that can be used on the Apple Macintosh. Graphisoft has developed a
. ○ Recruiting techniques for more and diverse computing majors. ○ Pedagogical best practices that result in more and diverse computing majors (e.g., pair programming). ○ Teacher success stories. ● Time every day to reflect, plan for action, and share thoughts and experiences. ● Physical movement, especially as the end of the day approaches. ● Both at-workshop and follow-up evaluation of workshop efficacy and follow-up evaluation of participant outcomes, ● Participant compensation out of respect for their interest in improving high school computer science education and recognition of the value of their time.Each of these principles is addressed in the following sections.Organizer recruitment, selection, and
createhigh quality assignments and associated rubrics that will foster better integration of writing intothe undergraduate, upper-class curriculum. The QEP initiative has two main programs: facultyworkshops and funding for projects aimed at enhancing student writing. The RGS-infused heuristic we develop here stemmed from funding from this QEPprogram, specifically for the development of a faculty learning community, which was part of alarger “Improving Disciplinary Writing” Action Project grant funded by this midsize researchinstitution’s (MRI) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). One way disciplinary writing and genrecan be explored is through faculty learning communities, or intentional groups of (ofteninterdisciplinary) faculty seeking to
I think so / probably 7 Not sure 4 I don’t know enough to answer that question 1 Is cybersecurity research something that you would enjoy doing? Yes / sure 10 Probably 4 Do you see cybersecurity involved in your career after you graduate? Definitely / yes 11 Depends 3 Do you plan to seek out jobs
discuss artificial intelligence through computer science usingheuristics. Additionally, the students debate the ethics associated with artificial intelligence andwhen legal rights should apply to artificial beings.Teachers attend a week-long, immersive professional development workshop for Cyber Sciencethe summer prior to teaching the course6. Following the professional development workshopteachers gain access to all curriculum materials including lesson plans, master notes, andsupplemental documents which are found on NICERC’s website. Communication is maintainedthroughout the school year via the website allowing for any questions, concerns, or issues ateacher may experience when teaching the material.Narrative #1 – High School Teachers
competitive advantage and achieving of their goals and objectives if the righta prescribed process model is adopted to complement IT strategic alignment plans foreffective IT organizations. This study is significant to organizations by drawing on pervasiveand chronic problems organizations face to align business and IT. The results of views of ITprofessionals, their feelings of strategic alignment and adopting ITIL v3 were positive; thestatistical data are discussed in data analysis section of this paper. The study was significant for the executives and IT professional to consider andimplement a prescribed process model to integrate key business related process within the ITprocess. The result of the survey shows implementing and adopting ITIL
% of the participants planned to incorporate at least 25% of theworkshop activities/resources into their teaching. We believe that numerous instructors (atcollege level, high school level, and middle school level) would find Google tools an excellentplatform to provide online supplements to their face-to-face instructions from multipleperspectives, including but not limited to accessibility, flexibility, and ease of employingmultimedia. After our workshop, we continue working with K-12 teachers to help them applyGoogle tools to improve their teaching.Relevant work and motivationInitiated in 2009, Google’s Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) program1 aims toprovide professional development opportunities for high school teachers in the
importance comes from their ability to drive requirements andbusiness plans. Leaders take special care to their feedback for planning MDMimplementation. Table 2 shows 62.5% of respondents are employed by large ITorganizations (organizations with 500 or more employees). A large organization iscapable of investing in training, software and hardware. This information is necessary toknow how large organizations react to the factors in comparison to small one. Therelationship between factors influencing model selection and organization size is not partof this study.In addition to this, as shown in Table 3, a majority of respondents are currently usingSiperian MDM Hub (21.3%) in their organizations. Siperian MDM solution providessupport for FDM and CDM
lack of planning andcoordination on both federal and state levels, the question arose as to the preparedness of localgovernment programs. Indiana Townships are part of state and local government systems which Page 24.749.2supply indigent populations with needed services. Research has shown that, at present, manysystems lack an emergency plan capable of meeting immediate needs such as basic shelter, food,clothing, and medical services for a large number of people in a short amount of time [2-6].Better information and decision support to the manager can provide more accurate focus andpriority to balance the emergency response. Geospatial
address a particular course learning outcomethat in turn is linked to a program learning outcome. This practice is often used toevaluate the effectiveness of a course as well as to identify any need for coursemodifications and improvements. When assessment is in the form of a test, then theadministration, collection and the final aggregate report generation becomes a timesconsuming task that often introduces delays in planning. In this paper we present a web-based software tool that is primarily designed and developed for automating the courseassessment process. It automates the test creation, grading and the final reportgeneration that can help save time, reduce errors and produce variety of reportsummaries for better decision making.1
, manage, and improve operations. Skills Include: Systems Integration Planning RFP Development/Grant Writing Technical management including software development, system administration , telecommunications Professional Development Process Re-engineering Disaster Recovery End User Training ERP Design/Implementation IT Manage- ment Project Management Solution Engineering Systems SupportProf. Dennis O. Owen, Purdue University Dennis Owen is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. His primary teaching interests include application development and computer hardware. He is active in recruiting and curriculum transformation. c American Society for
, map, walkthrough, encounters, critical path, and opening/closing material 5) Interface considerations including menus, rendering system, cameras, lighting, character controllers, sound effects, music, and a help system 6) Artificial intelligence (AI) including opponent AI, enemy AI, non-player character AI, player collision detection and path finding 7) Technical considerations such as platform (PC, mobile), game engine, and scripting languages 8) Game art including characters, style guides, and equipment 9) Miscellaneous including test plans and design software required The aforementioned items are not exhaustive but meant to provide insight
students integrate knowledge and skills learnt in the previous courses.In the first course (ECET-390, Product Development) students from Electronics and Computerprograms are asked to form teams, and then required to research, plan and develop a projectproposal. Then in the next three senior project courses (ECET-492, ECET-493 & ECET-494: 24Weeks) students implement the project plan by building and testing a prototype. A typical projectinvolves a solution to a software/hardware-based engineering problem. The process of developingand implementing a solution to the problem offers a unique learning opportunity for students togain new insights and competencies and their team-work, problem-solving and analytical thinkingskills.Senior projects, also
a year before transferring to BYU. Nate has taken a wide variety of courses, ranging from chemistry to business to computer engineering, and plans on graduating with a degree in Information Technology in 2016. He has recently discovered an interest in cyber security, and started working as a research assistant in the CSRL in order to begin developing his skills. In his free time, Nate enjoys playing guitar, snowboarding, and theater.Dr. Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University Dr. Rowe has worked for nearly two decades in security and network architecture with a variety of in- dustries in international companies. He has provided secure enterprise architecture on both military and commercial satellite communications
IEEE.Lei Wang, Anhui Polytechnic University Lei Wang received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical and electronic engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, in 2010. From November 2010 till date he works in Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, China. He is an Associate Professor at Anhui Polytechnic University. His current research interests include engineering education, intelligent manufacturing system, job shop scheduling and mobile robot path planning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Multi-Lab-Driven Learning Method Used for Robotics ROS Study Chaomin Luo1, Jiawen Wang2, Wenbing Zhao3, and Lei Wang4
university-specific information reflecting the university’soverall vision and purpose ((Kibuuka, 2001), as cited in Creamer and Ghoston (2013)), and areoften developed through strategic planning in institutions. Thus, multiple research studies haveacknowledged mission statements to be important in describing institutions intent and goals(e.g.,Tierney, 1999; Young, 2001), and have argued that institutions need to be more strategic indeveloping statements which truly reflect their characteristics (e.g., Barnett (2003) in Kreber andMhina (2007)). In describing contradicting views on the significance of mission statementsKreber and Mhina (2007) cite Detomasi (1995) to describe how the latter suggest that missionstatements are “embarrassingly vague, and
Excellence in STEM at The University ofTexas Pan-AM as part of a grant funded by the US department of Defense. The 2-day workshopaimed at presenting hands-on experience on designing effective instruction. The first part of theworkshop emphasized the 5-stage/task backwards design (modified framework from Wiggins &McTighe, Understanding by Design,1999) used to guide the content modules for the courses thatwill use the CBI modules [6] . The model is shown in Figure 1. We were asked to keep in mindthe following general objectives to emulate as we went through the 5-tasks planning stage: Promote conducting fundamental research on learning and instruction research issues and opportunities related to designing learning environments that
progress at a designated level of proficiency impacts motivation positively. Con-structivist theory10, 11 suggests that the exchange of timely feedback can encourage students tomodify their work. Lovett and Greenhouse12 show that receiving feedback and comments on thesteps of learning have significant influence on learning compared to only receiving feedbackfrom the instructor on the performance. Page 23.549.3In the next section, details of the tutorial modules are discussed. The methods section presents awide variety of results from testing these tutorials in a quasi-experimental setting during Fall2012. The discussion section provides our plan