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Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Eman A. Aldakheel, Bowling Green State University

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Computing & Information Technology

Page 25.318.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Cloud Computing in Computer Science and Engineering Education Abstract Cloud  Computing  opens  a  new  chapter  in  Information  Technology.  It  has  its  roots  in  internet technology,  and  like  the  Internet,  it  is  rapidly  and  forcefully  advancing  into  a  large  range  of applications and services. While standardization of Cloud Computing is ongoing, there is every indication  that  cloud  technology  is  here  to  stay  and  will  cover  most  sectors  of  the  society, including  education.  This  paper  discusses  the  potentials  of  Cloud­Based  Education  (CBE)  in STEM areas to better stimulate and engage students in their

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander A. Kist, University of Southern Queensland

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-5258: INTERNET ACCESS TECHNOLOGY AND THE LEARN-ING EXPERIENCEDr. Alexander A. Kist, University of Southern Queensland Alexander A. Kist received a Ph.D. degree in communication and electronic engineering from RMIT Uni- versity, Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. His research focused on performance modelling and evaluation of SIP Protocol-based 3G Signalling IP networks and the development of methodologies to enable QoS Signalling in multi-service IP networks. He received his bachelor’s degree, diplom-ingenieur (FH), in telecommunications engineering from the University of Applied Science, Offenburg, Germany, in 2000. The thesis on the problem of synthesising of partially link-disjoint paths in a network was

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Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Curriculum Report. The Computer Sciencedegree at UVU was accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)in 2002 and currently has more than 800 students. Students in this program take core coursesuntil the first semester of their junior year, when they begin choosing their electives for differentspecialization areas.Computer Engineering Curriculum at UVUThe UVU computer engineering area of specialization relies on a core curriculum shared withthe other areas of specializations within the computer science department. It consists ofintroductory courses in programming, discrete mathematics, data structures, operating systems,networking, computational theory, and computer architecture. Computer engineering studentsspecialize with

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Education, 2012 Integration of Wireless Sensor Networks in the Computer Science and Engineering CurriculaAbstractRecent, development in wireless networks, micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)technology, and digital electronics have led to the emergence of Wireless Sensor networks(WSNs). A wireless sensor network consists of spatially distributed autonomous sensors thatcooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as temperature, light, sound,vibration, pressure, motion or pollutants1. These networks consist of small battery–poweredmotes with limited computation and radio communication capabilities. Each sensor in a sensornetwork consisting of three subsystems: the sensor which senses the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Samuel Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ghassan M. Azar; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State Univeristy; Mohammed K. El-Bathy, Lawrence Technological University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Aiman Ghassan Baset

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AC 2012-3114: OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING THEORY:INTELLIGENT EDUCATIONAL TOOL INCREASES PLACEMENT OFGRADUATES IN STEM-RELATED CAREERSDr. Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University Naser El-Bathy is an Assistant Professor of electronics, computer, and information technology at North Carolina A&T State University. He earned his B.S. degree from Wayne State University, Mich., M.S, (computer science, 2006) from Wayne State University, and Ph.D. (information technology, 2010) from Lawrence Technological University. El-Bathy is currently teaching at the North Carolina A&T State University. His interests are in health informatics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, intelligent infor

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-5290: THE USE OF COMPUTER-BASED TEAM ASSIGNMENTSAS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN TEACHING MECHANICSDr. Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University Robert E. Efimba, Sc.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. He received his four degrees in civil engineering and structural mechanics from MIT, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. He is listed in Who’s Who in Engineering, and is the 2010 National Outstanding Advisor named by Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, and is serving as a Governor of ASCE’s Region 2 for 2011-2014. He is a recipient of ASCE’s Moisseiff Award for best paper in

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California; Jaebong Yoo, University of Southern California; Hao Xu, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

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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

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-4776: AUTOMATIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR PEER RE-VIEWS OF STUDENT WORKLakshmi Ramachandran, North Carolina State UniversityDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer is an Associate Professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University and has also taught at Carnegie Mellon University and Monash University in Australia. His research interests lie mainly in computer-supported cooperative learning. Page 25.245.1 c American Society for

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Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3033: APPLICATION OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIALREAL-TIME SYSTEMSDr. Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona Page 25.194.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Application of Java Technology in Industrial Real-Time SystemsIndustrial automation is currently characterized by a number of trends induced by the currentmarket situation. The main trends are the pursuit of high flexibility, good scalability, highrobustness of automation systems, and the integration of new technologies in all fields and levelsof automation. Of special interest is the integration of technologies into the control area.In this context

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Song Xing, California State University, Los Angeles; Wang Wei, Southeast University

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Computing & Information Technology

courses we were able to find onthe web (see Appendix A for complete information). The numbers in the parenthesis, if any, arethe repeat count. • Information Retrieval (7) • Information Retrieval and Data Mining • Information Retrieval and Search Engines • Information Retrieval and Web Agents • Information Retrieval and Web Search (3) • Intelligent Information Retrieval • Intelligent Information Retrieval and Web Search • Introduction to Information Retrieval Page 25.1216.4 • Modern Information Retrieval • Search Engines and Web Navigation • Search Engine Development • Search Engine Technologies • Web

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IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-4878: BLURRING THE LINES: THE INTERSECTION OF MO-BILE AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDr. Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University Richard Helps’ research interests are in embedded systems, human-computer interaction, and technical course design for rapidly-changing technologies. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE (IEEE-CS), ACM, and SIGITE. He has been involved in ABET accreditation as a Commissioner and Program Evaluator and continues his involvement in SIGITE in developing and promoting IT programs. Page 25.266.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona; David Layton, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

. Page 25.1009.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Online Teaching of Senior ProjectsAbstractThe senior projects course is an important assessment tool for technology related majors. Almostevery university uses this course for evaluating graduates. The requirements for onsite teachingcan vary from university to university. Often, the course consists of research on a selected topic,design, presentation for review by judges (faculty, staff, and industry representative), and a finaldocument. Although there is much information about senior projects requirements, there are nosuggestions for teaching this course online. The following paper is a proposal of a model forpurely

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Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abby M Kelly, University of Washington; Evan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-4598: APPLICATION OF DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS FORABET ACCREDITATIONAbby M Kelly, University of Nebraska, LincolnEvan T. Curtis, Univeristy of Nebraska, LincolnJohnathan Ian Edward McCoy, University of Nebraska, LincolnDr. Dennis D. Schulte P.E., University of Nebraska, LincolnDr. David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln David Jones is a professor of biological systems engineering and the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Page 25.192.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Application of data management tools for ABET

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3348: JUST-IN-TIME TEACHING: COMPUTER SCIENCE MEETSPHYSICSDr. Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego Alex Pantaleev received a B.A. degree in computer science from the American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, in 2003, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the State University of New York, Oswego.Dr. Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego Adrian Ieta received a B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, a B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Computing & Information Technology

implementation of an encoder of the Split-Band LPC speech coder.In Section 5, we present a SIMULINK implementation and conclude in Section 6.We hope that our experiences maybe useful for other faculty considering anundergraduate course in multimedia systems for speech. Future work will report on ourproposed development of multimedia systems for audio and video.Systems and DSP Curriculum ImprovementMany universities, including ours, continually strive to improve their programs byassessing its impact and learning outcomes and modifying, changing or deleting, addingcourses based on academic and industrial technology trends. This is actually required bythe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) [3] as part of accreditationrequirements. In the

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Jordan Sheen, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

course design for rapidly-changing technologies. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE (and IEEE-CS), ACM, and SIGITE. He has been involved in ABET accreditation as a Commissioner and Program Evaluator and continues his involvement in SIGITE in developing and promoting IT programs. Page 25.877.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Large Scale, Real-Time Systems Security Analysis in Higher EducationAbstractThis paper discusses the positive and negative aspects of large scale, real time systems’ security(e.g, SCADA and industrial control

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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AC 2012-5216: THE FUTURE OF THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCK OFTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKDr. Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University Ibraheem Kateeb received his B.S. in physics and mathematics from Yarmouk University in Jordan, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from NCA&TSU in North Carolina in electrical and computer engineering. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Chairman of CNC-IEEE with more than 20 years of experience in academia and industry. He was professor and Department Head of Electronics Engineering at Guilford Technology College. He is currently at NCA&TSU as Assistant Professor of electronics, computer, and information technology. His current research is on electronic components, green

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; James R. Lewis, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

programs as well asthe study of engineering technology. This paper demonstrates that building smart phoneapplications is not just limited to games, but also how students can use it to build applicationsthat inform and educate which can also expose students to even more topics which are nottraditionally covered by conventional software courses. This paper thereby serves as aninnovative way to expose technology students to this fascinating topic and give them a forum forcreative development which challenges them to enhance their skill-set through active learning.IntroductionHow we communicate usually determines the success with which our message is received orunderstood…or even accepted. Many universities are faced with the challenge to attract the

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alak Bandyopadhyay, Alabama A&M University; Neema Simon Sumari, Alabama A&M University

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Computing & Information Technology

, “Optimising Solar Tracking Systems for Solar Cells”, SISY 2006 4th Serbian-Hungarian Joint Symposium on Intelligent Systems, 2006.5. Rizk, J and Chaiko, Y., “Solar Tracking System: More Efficient Use of Solar Panels”, Proceedings of World Academy of Science, 2008, Engineering and Technology.6. Sarker, M. R. I., Pervez, Md. Riaz, and Beg, R.A. “Design, Fabrication and Experimental Study of a Novel Two- Axis Sun Tracker”, International Journal of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, vol 10, 2010.7. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.sockets.udpclient.aspx8. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). FIPS Publication 197. Washington DC: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2001.9. Tanenbum, Andrew and Wetherall

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Information and Network Security

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Gregory Stuart Rogers; Preston Jay Mendoza, National University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3306: ISPR: AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PHYSICIANSRESOURCESDr. Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University Mudasser Fraz Wyne is currently serving as a professor of computer science and Chair of Department of Computer Science, Information, and Media Systems at the School of Engineering, Technology, and Me- dia, National University, San Diego, Calif., USA. He is a lead faculty member for the B.S. in information systems and previously for M.Sc. in database administration and M.Sc. in computer science programs. Wyne has a Ph.D. in computer science, a M.Sc. in engineering, and a B.Sc., in electrical engineering. He has been in academics for 20+ years and supervised more than 50 graduate and undergraduate projects

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Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason St. John, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3122: DEVELOPING VIRTUAL CLUSTERS FOR HIGH PER-FORMANCE COMPUTING USING OPENNEBULAMr. Jason St. John, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jason St. John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer & Information Technology (Network Engineering Technology concentration) from Purdue University, West Lafayette in December 2010. In January 2011, Jason accepted a position as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Computer & Information Technology at Purdue University working under Dr. Thomas Hacker. Jason is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in high performance computing systems.Prof. Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette Thomas J. Hacker is an Associate Professor of computer

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Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hergenrader, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California; Erin Shaw, University of Southern California

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AC 2012-3999: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE: THE IMPACT AND PREVA-LENCE OF FRUSTRATION IN ONLINE QUESTION-ANSWER DISCUS-SION THREADSMr. Michael Hergenrader, University of Southern California Michael Hergenrader is a senior majoring in computer science and Spanish. His interests include dis- tributed systems, machine learning, and search technologies. At the Informational Sciences Institute at ISI and at IBM, he is able to work with pride and happiness in all that he does.Dr. Jihie Kim, University of Southern California Jihie Kim is the Principal Investigator of the Intelligent Technologies for Teaching and Learning group in the USC Information Sciences Institute (http://ai.isi.edu/pedtek). She is also a Research Assistant