(individual and group, in class and outside the class homework) as well as summative assessment?Data analysis and conclusions from the pilot project have been made public to benefit otherfaculty in CS and other SMT fields nationwide.KeywordsChallenge Based Instruction/learning (CBI), Interdisciplinary Studies, Engineering,Computational Science, Computer Graphics, Software Engineering. SMT (Science,Mathematics, and Technology) fields at minority-serving institutions.IntroductionThe advent of the 21st century with its technological advances has witnessed an explosion in theamount of information available to everyone through tools such as search engines, freeencyclopedias, on-line databases, and multimedia content, just to mention a few. The
are fromChinese universities and research institutes. We concentrate on the goals of the course, maincontents covered, textbooks used, and the student projects. We believe the information presented Page 25.1216.2in the paper can help design, implementation, or revision of courses on the subject of informationretrieval with various target audience groups in mind, especially for students at theundergraduate level.The data presented here about these courses are collected through their websites. Thus theinformation is inherently incomplete for many reasons, such as that the instructors didn’t havetime to update the web content, or that some
Paper ID #15359Gamification-Based Cyber-Enabled Learning Environment of Software Test-ingDr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is an associate professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, software architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force and DoD. She have several publications regarding to the research and educational projects.Dr. Peter J. Clarke, Florida International
Paper ID #10526Curriculum Development for Embedded Systems SecurityDr. Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University Janusz Zalewski, Ph.D., is a professor of computer science and software engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to an academic appointment, he worked for various nuclear research institutions, including the Data Acquisition Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Re- liability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a
sitting in the Board of Governor of APSIPA.Mr. Phyo Ko Ko, Nanyang Technological University PHYO KO KO received his BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2012. He is currently employed as a Project Officer in Digital Signal Processing Lab of School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Nanyang Technological University. His interests span in the areas of real-time audio signal processing, Java programming, C++ programming, android software development and audio modulation/demodulation.Mr. Hai Nguyen Duy, Nanyang Technological University Hai Nguyen Duy received his BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University
Engineering Education, 2014 A Mature Approach to AssessmentAbstractEducators can tend to focus on teaching rather than student learning. As such, assessing studentoutcomes is perceived as additional work not directly related to their craft and is an occasionalexercise required to meet the demands of program accreditors. This attitude parallels that ofsoftware developers who see the need to deliver a software project on time and on budget assomething that constrains their creative work. The Capability Maturity Model has been adoptedby many software organizations as a framework to help change attitudes and improve thesoftware development process. In this paper we show that the same principles can be applied tothe assessment
Technology and a Director in Purdue’s Discovery Park, Dr. Dietz is responsible for the catalysis of the Purdue’s homeland security research, increasing the impact of Purdue research on society, and or- ganizing interdisciplinary projects within the university. Prior to his current responsibilities, Eric was on loan from Purdue to Governor Mitch Daniels to serve as the founding Executive Director for The Indi- ana Department of Homeland Security, a new state agency of over 300 people responsible for emergency planning, training, fire and building safety, and disaster response for 6.2 million Indiana residents. During this period, Eric led Indiana’s response to 7 Presidential Major Disasters and Emergency Declarations which
example, have sprites, costumes, andbackgrounds already created), which allows us to focus on any new CT skills or computerscience principles in a limited timeframe while reducing cognitive load. We continue to reduce the cognitive load, specifically extraneous load (2015)18, byputting scaffolding in place for each activity or project in the interventions. Scaffolding is asupport structure put in place for learners to accomplish tasks that they could otherwise notcomplete7. We take the approach of instructional scaffolding which correlates to programmingtutorials. However, as Repenning notes, direct instruction can actually limit studentmotivation, especially in females25. We utilize Problem-based Learning (PBL) (2009)28alongside Inquiry
approach3,but here, we will focus mainly on frustration itself and its effects. We will first examine whetheror not the location of frustration in a discussion thread impacts various features of it, includingthe number of posts in a thread, how many users are actively involved, and the average firstresponse times of posts.We will then proceed to examine the effects that frustration has with posts close to a deadline. Itis intuitive to declare that students normally do not start assigned projects right away; in fact, it issafe to say many do the majority of the work close the deadline. After verifying that frustrationoften appears in posts made close to a deadline, we will determine whether first responses arrivewith more urgency in this situation
new initiative at Purdue Polytechnic aimed to redesign undergraduate student experiences through offering a combination of deep liberal arts experiences with student-driven, hands-on project-based learning.Dr. Marisa Exter, Purdue University Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use of precedent materials, and experienced
science project Apply statistical methods, regression techniques, and machine learning algorithms to make sense out of data sets both large and small Know what analyses are possible given a particular data set, including both the state of the art of the field and inherent limitations Fluently speak to disparate groups within an organization, from management to the IT director, to implement data analytics solution.3. Careers for DSA Students: We performed detailed investigations on the job market for DSAin the US. The summary information below is from two major job postings portal sites:indeed.com and monster.com.3.1. Job opportunities and requirements: The job market for DSA students is promising. TheDSA graduates can work
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
initiates a new sequence and will be harder to control the illness because thepredictions becomes harder.In some cases, we recommend an action to change the sequence intentionally. Consider acase when a student fails the first quiz and misses submitting the first project. Theinstructor can predict that this student will more likely have problem with other Page 24.1079.5assignments, quizzes, exams and so on. The instructor may even guess that this studentwill be one of those who may fail the class. This is an example of undesirable sequence.The instructor may take preemptive actions such as contact the student and tries to findout what the problem
1991. I did postdoctoral work at Princeton University from 1991 to 1995. I taught in the Biology Department of Vassar College from 1995-1996. I became an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Bucknell University in 1996 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2001.My primary research interests are the molecular biology of viruses that infect eukaryotes, specifically viruses that infect honeybees.Mr. Alexander P Thompson, Bucknell University I am a senior Electrical Engineering student at Bucknell University. I have been studying genomic signal processing for the last two years as part of a research project through the Bucknell Presidential Fellows program. My primary role in the development of the
President of ALC Consulting and has been extensively involved with numerous projects for the IAEA. Page 23.1299.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Use of Sustainable and Systematic Plan to Assess Student Learning Outcomes for Non-Traditional IT StudentsAbstractExcelsior College has been considered as a pioneer institution in distance learning. Consideringthe needs of career-oriented adults learners, Excelsior recognized that college-level knowledgecan be obtained in many ways and designed a student-centered learning model that integratestransfer credits from
address the above issues by providing faculty with important criteria that webelieve have high potential for use in an undergraduate course in data mining. We first discuss aset of core topics that such a course should include. A set of practical, widely-accepted tools andlanguages used for data mining are summarized. We provide a list of sources for real-worlddatasets that can be useful for possible course assignments and projects. We conclude with adiscussion of challenges that faculty should be aware of, including those that were encounteredin our course, with suggestions to improve course outcomes. Our paper is based on ourcollective research and industry experience in data mining, and on the development of anundergraduate course in data
• 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
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
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
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
concepts and skillsdeveloped in the writing course. Moreover, traditional English composition is taught to connect tothe computing courses that first-year students take. The common student assignment across thethree courses in this learning community is a game design document which includes analysis(background and problem description, target audience, review of existing projects and mediaselection), design (user characteristics, goals and objectives, and description of the deliveryplatform), and project description (narrative of project design, review of relevant literature,flowchart of the entire project, and storyboards). When given the chance to work on a meaningfulproject of their own choosing, students collaboratively created video game
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
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
generation IP protocol. Wemeasure IPv6 adoption through eight adoption metrics gleaned from eleven datasets. Datacollection covers a two year period from January 2014 through December 2015.In addition, we address the implications of the sudden uptick in IPv6 adoption, as it continues ona path of accelerated expansion. The long awaited transition from IPv4 to IPv6 has implicationsfor all organizations who will soon be making the change; many of which may not be preparedfor how to systematically approach such an undertaking. Factors such as project planning, IPv6saturation, infrastructure assessment, policy redesign, and network continuity are discussed askey areas that will need to be addressed as organizations begin to adopt IPv6.Key words: IPv6
-time code is similarly difficult to test becausedebugging techniques are likely to interfere with the real-time response of the system. Acommon technique—debug code inserted into the source—suffers from this problem The author Page 25.266.5was involved in a project where “printf()” statements were inserted into the code to reportrunning system status –which led to the unfortunate discovery that printf() statements each take afew milliseconds to run, which was not tolerable in the environment being tested. Thus thedebugging possibilities for real-time segments are restricted.The last issue design issue mentioned in the list of characteristics
Paper ID #19888Concurrent Credit: K-12 Outreach, Recruiting, or Both?Prof. Lorri J Barnett, Purdue Polytechnic, Anderson Accomplished IT leader with experience in project management, strategic technology implementation, and professional development responsibilities – including curriculum development. Areas of expertise include database maintenance and implementation, IT systems, IP phone systems, healthcare training technology and professional development training for certified teaching staff, including technical writing responsibilities, payroll systems implementation, support, and administration. Proven ability to lead
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
regression analysis. Includes computer analysis of data and simulation.7. ECE 3730 Embedded Systems I Prerequisite: ECE 2700 Description: Presents an introduction to the basic building-blocks and the underlying scientific principles of embedded systems. Covers both the hardware and software aspects of embedded processor architectures and assembly language programming. Develops the theory and technology necessary for the interconnection of devices and systems to microcontrollers by using hardware and software examples and students' projects. Page 24.306.98. ECE 3740 Digital Design II
researchers and that of the instructor. Significant disparities werefound between the assumptions of the researchers and the needs of the instructor. This work waspart of a larger project to design e-learning workflows and reporting tools to monitor andinterpret online course discussions for the purpose of instructional assessment.IntroductionThe goal of the Pedagogical Workflows projectis to develop an application that instructors canuse to continuously monitor and assess onlinestudent discourse within their course discussionforums. The resulting Pedagogical AssessmentWorkflow System (PAWS) is a scalable e-learning framework that supports efficient androbust integration of diverse datasets for thepurposes of student assessment. Datasetsinclude
amounts of programming areunder active development making deep learning increasingly accessible to a broader group ofstudents.At the graduate level, machine learning is normally considered a prerequisite for deep learning.However, a machine learning prerequisite for an undergraduate deep learning course wouldsignificantly reduce the number of students who can take the deep learning course. Theengineering curriculum in particular is already filled with a large number of required courses. Amore practical approach is to combine machine and deep learning in a single course thatemphasises areas of machine learning relevant to deep learning, but does not neglect fundamentalmachine learning concepts.A class project should be an important component of an