Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Brazon, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

clients provided thebases for the case studies, but the students did not have interaction with the clients. Then in thefall of 2007 the added constraint of working directly with a real world client was integrated intothe student projects. The focus of the course was giving students experience in managing aproject in a team environment. The innovation of adding a strong and primary emphasis onformal communication with the client and the team makes this management project exemplary asa teaching innovation.The students worked in teams of five, with each team member assigned a the task to completeone of the phases of the management process, e.g., initiating (systems analysis), planning, designand development, testing and closing phases. These groups

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cho Sehyeong, Myong Ji University; Yeonseung Ryu, Myongji University; Sang-Kyun Kim, Myongji University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

editor/execution environmentThe ExperimentFirst, we conducted an experiment in order to see if there is any enhancement in learning withCFL. Instead of measuring a long-term effect (e.g., one semester), we decided to measure rathera short-term effect. The reason is that long-term effects are not only difficult to measure, but canalso be easily intervened by many unforeseen factors. Thus, in order to minimize such sideeffects, the study was planned as a very short-term and tightly-controlled experiment. We had two classes of the C programming course, one with 32 students and the other with33, all freshmen, CS majors. None of the students had taken programming courses before. Theywere taught by the same instructor on the same weekdays, but in

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Knoke, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

computer systems which, with suitable software might have to cope withsuch problems include humanoid robots (cf. Isaac Asimov and his Three Laws of Robotics2.The name “wicked problems” has appeared in recent years and generated considerableinterest. It was originally applied to the field of social planning, where it was defined by a10 point list3 That was later generalized to a 6 point list by Conklin as follows: 1) The problem is not understood until after the formulation of a solution. 2) Wicked problems have no stopping rule. 3) Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong. 4) Every wicked problem is essentially novel and unique. 5) Every solution to a wicked problem is a “one shot operation” 6) Wicked problems

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Salih Safa Bacanli, University of Central Florida; Neda Hajiakhoond Bidoki, University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

such asusing library resources efficiently, ethics in research, scientific communication skills,information about applying to and planning for graduate education, funding sources forgraduate education, and industry careers. The students also participated in social events suchas a welcome picnic and a trip to a state park.Literature ReviewResearchers have found that educational benefits to students participating in undergraduateresearch experiences are improvements in communication and research skills, ability toperform teamwork, and motivation to pursue advanced degrees (Bauer & Bennett, 2003;Lopatto, 2004; 2007). Large gains in “clarification or confirmation of career/education paths”and personal/professional domains (such as “thinking

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

instruction [6].Design MethodologyOne of the most important elements of planning and managing online courses is that there are lotof tools and techniques available, but not all of these technologies are appropriate matches to thesubject taught and the teacher‘s pedagogical style and strategies. As such, it is very importantthat instructors ensure that pedagogical principles drive the use of technology rather than theother way around. Instructors must strive to achieve certain learning standards, regardless of themedium through which they are teaching [11]. Because of this, course planning should take placebefore instructors select the technology and course management system that will be used for thecourse.It is also important to note, that although

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Ramachandran, North Carolina State University; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

review wesee that the advisory part is more pronounced than the summative part and therefore such areview gets classified as an advisory review.2.2.3. Quantity of FeedbackText quantity is important in determining review quality since a good review must provide theauthor with sufficient feedback. We plan on using this metric to indicate to the reviewer theamount of feedback he/she has provided in comparison to the average review quantity (fromother reviewers of the system), thus motivating them to provide more feedback to the authors.Quantity of feedback is identified by taking a count of all the unique tokens in a piece of review Page

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

sufficient and no information equipments, schematic diagrams of information on information on on schematic etc.) to build the the systems to be schematic diagrams of schematic diagrams of the systems constructed the systems diagrams of the systems systems Develop a Well-organized and Adequate planned Less planned Lack of planned procedure for planned stages of stages of operation but stages of stages of operation constructing the operation and the less sequence of tests

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Giraldeau, Polytechnique Montreal; Michel R. Dagenais, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Hanifa Boucheneb, École Polytechnique de Montréal

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

exposing students to queueing theory in an intuitive manner.4 OutcomesThe above activities were used for teaching Operating Systems during the 2013 Fall semester.There were 58 students registered for the class.Comparing the proposed activities to other approaches would require multiple groups withdifferent material. However, it was not possible for logistic reasons. Instead, our goal is toverify that activities are well suited to the context at hand, to learn about related difficulties,and to document potential improvements. We invited students to participate in an onlinesurvey at mid-term and we conducted a focus group at the end of the semester. We plan toperform in the following semester a quantitative analysis on students grades to

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Lee Fisher Ph.D., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

programs? Figure 2: IAB Survey. time-consuming and lacks guidance." • In [15] Sandersen says "The changes to the ABET-CAC assessment criteria are significant, and most programs are going to have to revise their assessment plans before their next visit."A majority of the literature reports on ABET accreditation conclude the beneficial results of theABET process justify the time and difficulty of conducting the process. All of the papers thatconclude thusly are by authors from departments that have successfully gone through theprocess.As noted in Section 2.1 of the paper, there are a large number of computer science degree pro-grams that are not ABET accredited. For

Conference Session

Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Mobile GIS and GPS software. Additionally, thiscourse provides students with the opportunity to plan and implement field surveys in a teamenvironment, as well as perform laboratory-based geospatial data analysis on informationcollected in the field. The course emphasizes the integration of geospatial technologies for fieldsurveys. Topics include: • Principles of Global Positioning Systems (40%) • Data accuracy requirements (10%) • Mobile GIS software (10%) • Field mapping planning and implementation (20%) • Location-based services and asset tracking (20%)Educational and career outcomes • Students will be able to describe the principles of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) location measurement • Students will be

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

graduate classes areoffered either on-site or on-line, and span five schools and one college: the schools ofEngineering and Computing, Business and Management, Education, Health and HumanServices, Professional Studies, and the College of Letters and Sciences.With the large number of courses offered monthly, and over 100 academic programs,managing program scheduling is quite labor intensive. As in traditional universities, staffmembers work with department chairs to plan program and course offerings for students.A series of sequential course offerings is called a program string, and students who enrollin a string together form a cohort. Additionally at National University, faculty serve asprogram leads and are responsible for managing the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Robert Pastel, Michigan Technological University; Ryan George, Michigan Technological University; Chad M. Meyers, Michigan Technological University; Matthew L. Freitag, Michigan Technological University; Jacob M. Lund, Michigan Technological University; Michael Paul Stefaniak

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

description of what is completed and what they plan to complete next; and (3) Whether the presentation was well-organized and easy to understand. After the general meeting, one student manager is responsible for averaging the grades, assigning Page 24.1165.7 the grades to the team-members in the gradebook, and giving the comments from the forms to the team leader. All members of a team typically receive the same grade. • 30% of the grade is based on documentation. Every student is expected to use a source code management system (SVN) and to use a issue tracking system (Redmine). Students are expected to create tickets in

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Charles Richard Cole, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christopher Welty, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

discovery. At each stage they are required to document decisionsand provide visualization to represent the formal and experiential qualities of their designs. Spa-tial relationships are typically shown through conventional orthographic projections of plan, sec-tion and elevation. For instance the student may develop a floor plan to articulate the circulationpatterns within the design while simultaneously illustrating the spatial layout of the programcomponents. The experience of the space may be represented through a series of perspectivedrawings. Architectural detailing and constructability of the tectonic details are required and de-veloped through drawings and models. The student must show the relationship of building skinor enclosure with

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Hejia Pan, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to our upcoming research investigation into the use oftechnology to facilitate WTLTP in the technology-rich environment of an introductory pro-gramming course. The purpose of our future research direction is to thoroughly investigate howWTLTP can help students learn to program. We focus on understanding the impact of WTLTPinstruction on students’ programming development in comparison to students educated by tradi-tional programming pedagogy. We also plan to investigate how WTLTP may impact students’development as writers. Finally, we have planned data collection that will offer insight into “bestpractices” for effectively integrating WTLTP in classrooms. All of our research is driven by theoverarching research question: How can intermingled

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph William Beckman, Purdue University; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Pratik Kashyap, Purdue University; Sumra Bari, Purdue University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Samuel S. Wagstaff Jr, Purdue University; Yingjie Chen, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Baijian Yang, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

fluency, design fluency, cognitiveflexibility (the mental ability to think about multiple concepts), planning, response inhibition,handling novel situations, working memory, reasoning, problem solving, and abstract thinking(Alvarez, Emory and Emory 2006; Lezak, Howieson, and Loring, 2004; Monsell, 2003). Normanand Shallice (1980) outline five types of situations where routine activation of behavior wouldnot be sufficient for optimal performance: 1. Those that involve planning or decision making 2. Those that involve error correction or troubleshooting 3. Situations where responses are not well-rehearsed or contain novel sequences of actions 4. Dangerous or technically difficult situations 5. Situations that

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinyi Zhang, Purdue University; Pan Fengjian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mrigank S. Jha, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pranav Marla, Purdue University; Kee Wook Lee, Purdue University; David B Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

  order  to  prevent  academic dishonesty.  Our  system  currently  supports  C  programs  and  we  plan  to  extend  it  to  other languages  in  the  near   future.  The  execution  engine  is  a  Docker  container.  The  system automatically  generates  ​ Makefileto     compile  and  link  the  source  code.  When  a  program  is tested,  the  system  invokes  a  set  of  analysis  programs,  for example, ​ Valgrindto    detect invalid memory  access. If a program terminates abnormally, the system invokes ​ gdband   reports the call stack  information.  The  system  also   allows  modular  testing.  An  instructor  provides  the  correct answers  for  the  functions  needed  for  a  programming  assignment.  After  a  student

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sherriff, University of Virginia; Mark Floryan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

opportunities for VP outside of class.”  “The VP system was effective at encouraging class discussion. In my opinion, the system can be improved by adding a counter that shows the points needed to advance to the next level.”4.3 Quests and GamerCardStudents were generally positive regarding the use of quests as assignments and how they weredisplayed on GamerCard. Students reported that having all assignments for the semesteravailable in one list on GamerCard was a good resource and allowed them to plan out theirefforts during the semester.4.4 Achievements/Titles/ClassesIn comparing GamerCard to other gamification systems (such as Fitocracy [8] or even karmarating systems for online discussion cites such as Reddit), the almost unified opinion that

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana Teslenko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

British Columbia,and Engineering Communication Program at Simon Fraser University. This course would createan opportunity to address our own standards, disciplinary values and pedagogical practices. Thegoal was to promote a more inclusive use of communication that enables engineering students todraw upon their interest in engineering and their own communicative resources.The plan was to vertically integrate the two courses, APSC 176 and APSC 201, by movingintroductory modules and assignments from the second-year course to the first-year course. Thisintegration would lay a solid foundation for continuous instruction in communication throughoutthe four years of studies for the Bachelor of Applied Science degree. It is now offered as a three-credit

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

required to demonstrate basic MPLS functionality. The threerouters would include one router to push labels, one router to swap and pop labels and the thirdrouter for egress from the MPLS network. Referring to MPLS examples during the explorationof MPLS and traffic engineer design planning resulted in the topology of three P and two PErouters. The combination of three P and two PE routers provides multiple Label Switched Paths(LSPs). Figure 3 demonstrates a sample of permutations for multiple LSPs distinguished bydashed and solid arrow flows, respectively.The numbers in circles indicate flows 1 through 4 sourced from and destined to computers thathave open source traffic generator software installed. The computers are labeled TG1 throughTG4, which

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

plan production sequence of simultaneously the class into planning team of a video, activities carry out tasks two groups. project including script, by each of the to reach a Have one group timelines, roles, props, and roles armies leading common goal. read aloud while and assignments of the team in to the the other group and working producing the Battle of provides together to video. Identify Waterloo. humming complete

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

sophomore level. Our major renovation to this class is engaging students in asemester-long group project, which includes formal presentations, research, team work andmultiple active learning exercises. The semester-long group project consists of four phases:communication and planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. Through the four phases,students gradually gain communication, ethics, and teamwork professional skills. Comparisonamong data collected from the four phases show significant improvements of the students’professional skills, particularly presentation skills and teamwork skills.ABET student outcomes and performance indicators ABET student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by thetime of

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

provide examples of the curriculum,what is covered and how we cover it. We also provide examples of laboratory projectsthat are used to complement the class lecture sessions. We use MATLAB software in allthe lab projects.We also discuss possible implementations of the speech coding and processing usinghardware such as DSPs. In the future, we plan to introduce the use of FPGAs for thisapplication as well.Details of the course and our experiences in developing and offering them will bepresented at the conference.IntroductionPreviously, we have developed three graduate-level courses in the Multimedia area ofSpeech to teach the fundamentals of speech coding and voice-over-IP. They are a 3-course sequence (1) ELEN 421 (Speech Coding I) (2) ELEN 422

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

used the last question to determine therelationship between user perceptions of nees.org and their frequency of use.How can nees.org users be characterized based on their intentions of use of NEES.orgcyberinfrastructure?As shown in Figure 1, the majority of users decided to use the NEEShub on the basis of intuition,and they believe the platform will be useful. A minority of users agreed that NEEShub willbecome popular and plan to adapt the tool as part of their practice should the Hub fully maturesto include standardized functionality and training. Page 24.162.4 Figure 1. Characterization of nees.org users based on their level of

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Nathan H. Bean

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

more complex AI, such as neural networks, can be trained.After completing that activity, the students were introduced to the final project: building an AIfor an autonomous Mars rover. The concept was first shown to them as a game, where theywere challenged to get the highest score possible. This required planning ahead to find the bestpath and learning how the rover operates. These activities drew on many areas of CT, includingmodeling and simulation, abstraction, and data representation. On the fourth day, the rover was re-introduced as a game, but this time the rover couldonly see the squares immediately adjacent to it. This required students to “sense” theirsurroundings and act based on limited information, just as the rover would

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Md Hossain Shuvo, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

system. Successive steps have been followed for the testing of Robot Control System. The fundamental architecture for the overall testing procedure for Robot Control System is depicted in Fig 8. Fig 8: System testing procedure © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE Southeast Section ConferenceTherefore, the entire test procedure is carried out based on the planning, designing,implementation and evaluation.i. Test Case GenerationAn apprize

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Martin, Youngstown State University; Anna M. Martin, Kent State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

verylimited amount of research that examines the simultaneous learning of computer software andengineering concepts. Prior research has identified the benefits of the sequential presentation ofinformation to learners with low-levels of computer-based technology knowledge, while muchless is known about the presentation of computer-based materials to those that are moreexperienced.2,4 Better understanding of the way in which instructional design impacts learners ofvarying levels of expertise has the potential to better guide efficient instructional planning anddelivery.4Design/Methods Given the limited understanding in the literature about learners with advanced technologyskills, we will utilize a quantitative quasi-experimental pretest

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

, then we convert it to a tree, and then you could dump the tree right out of Oracle for your SQL – there it is! And then they had all the little notations on the performance on the tree and you could look at that. And then in Ten [Ed: version 10] they dropped that, and it was like so, Grrr! And they went to a text, and then you had to learn to read the text and the indentation and which ones were not indented, and to see what's Page 22.874.6 happening. So now what we have to do is pull out the plan as text and write the tree from the plan, so, Um! you know...Geoffrey also talked about this phenomenon. He

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Michael S. Peluso, North Carolina A&T State Univerisity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

these being successful are rare 11VII. Cables vs. Wireless (pros and cons)January 9, 2007, was a watershed moment for the telecommunications industry. This was theday that the late Steve Jobs and Apple computer introduced the iPhone. Very quickly after itsrelease it became apparent that the iPhone was going to be a disruptive technology in thewireless segment of the telecommunications industry. In the same way that wired internets“always on” and unmetered connection changed the way people were able to consume Internetcontent on their home computers, the iPhones required data plan changed the way peopleconsumed information. Use patterns and service expectations formerly only reserved for wireline providers were not also understood to be

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

continually improve and expand the activities for a wider age and experience range.Additionally, the author plans to extend several of these activities to cover more advancecomputer science topics. For example, with the “Network Topology and Problem Solving”activity, have multiple types of white hats each labeled to demonstrate that there are differenttypes of nodes within a network and discuss the role of each. Another example is expanding the“Sorting Algorithms with Paper Bags” to cover more complex sorting algorithms and morecomplex data structures. The “Linked List with Yarn and Paper Bags” could be easily beextended to cover not only doubly linked lists but circular linked lists as well. The author choseto focused early iterations of using these

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parameswari Ramanathan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

and independent study courses wereexcluded. In spring 2016, there was a total of 1111 students in the sampling frame. A sample sizeof 10 % of this population was considered to have sufficient statistical power to derive theresults.The stratified random sampling method was used to select the participants with the strata basedon course level (e.g. 100, 200, 300 & 400-level courses). The sample was randomly selectedacross the four strata so as to be proportional to the number of students enrolled in each stratum(course level). Table 1 shows the percentage of students selected from each course level resultingin the sample size of 111. Table 1. Participant Sampling Plan Course Number of