Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Gilbert, Iowa State University; Pam Shill, Iowa State University; Kevin Saunders, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

, interface design, human computer interaction, ethics, and graduate life. For theremaining time, students conduct interdisciplinary research projects in groups of three. Eachgroup is mentored by graduate students in the Human Computer Interaction Graduate Programunder the supervision of HCI faculty. The five research projects are presented at an end-of-thesummer campus-wide research symposium in the form of posters, demos, and a five-pageresearch paper. This REU Site benefits from strong institutional support and mechanisms forrecruitment, mentoring and long-term retention that are particularly effective at targetingunderrepresented groups in science and engineering.This analysis offers the reader key insights into building an REU experience that

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

information management (DB) information systems development intelligent systems (AI) legal/professional/ethics/society networks operating systems programming security software life cycle systems administration

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

hours of course work. These 123 credit hours include 36 credithours general study, 45 credit hours of Computer Science core requirements, and 42 credit hoursrequirements for student graduating in Database Area of Specialization listed as follows: General Study (36 Credit Hours) All students graduating from XXX must complete the following 36 credit hours general study. ≠ ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing 3.0 ≠ ENGL 2020 Intermediate Writing 3.0 ≠ PHIL 2050 Ethics & Value 3.0 ≠ ECON or HIST or PLSC

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Bret Swan, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

programsoffering themTopic %Written Communication 87Oral communication 83Engineering Ethics 76Project Planning and Scheduling 72Decision making 68Teambuilding 66Team Dynamics

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

impacts. Have the common sense and knowthe basic procedures to protect the computer from the general attacks. Able to perceive if somesecurity of the computer is compromised.Stage 2: Hands On Capabilities and Experience: able to use the tools, emulate attacks ordefenses, develop software / devices for attack / defense.Stage 3: Professionalism: know the different issues of security such as legal, social, economic,ethical, etc., achieve the technical level of professionals, pursue a career in this profession,conduct professionally (ethically, such as ethical hacking).Most books or courses on security education cover stage 1: statement of knowledge which makesthe students aware of the security issues. It is good for the students to achieve stage 2

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

effectively to a variety of audiences in English and Arabic. Information Technology (IT): Graduates will be able to use information technology to solve problems and communicate in an ethical way. They will also be critically aware of the impact of information technology on the individual and society. Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR): Graduates will be able to use information, reasoning, and creative processes to achieve goals and make responsible decisions. Global Awareness (GA): Graduates will be able to relate to communities beyond the local, perceive and react to differences from an informed and reasoned point of view, and be critically aware of implications and benefits of cultural

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

number of applications they support - all while boosting performance andavailability, and even easing the overall administrative workload.2Course DesignThe course is C&IT 276 and is a required course for students earning their degree inInformation Systems Technology. The course is offered every semester and is offered asa class 2, lab 2 pattern. The course description is: Introduction to a wide range of topics in the networking field. Topics include: systems and network administration support practices, desktop and server support, security, disaster recovery, ethics, change management, help desks, networks, network operating systems, and directory services. The students will gain hands- on experience in the

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Christopher Herrod, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Blesse, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

faculty decided to limit use of the CNLSsystem to one course for the spring 2005 semester. This would permit faculty time toconfigure the system and test the operation on a pilot class before widespread operationwas implemented.The pilot class selected was the fifth of the CCNP sequence. Fifteen students participatedin the pilot class and had the option of using the CNLS system or laboratory equipment.Few restrictions were implemented in the management software since it was a smallgroup and because the software package was new to the faculty. It was assumed thatstudents would be ethical in using the system and since it was a small group systemadministration would be minimal.All students in the pilot course used the CNLS system, but usage varied

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Xiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State University; Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

, operating systems, network gaming, computer programming and applications, microcontroller systems.Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Sophia Scott is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at Southeast Missouri State University. She currently teaches courses in technical communication, supervision and project management. Dr. Scott received her Ph.D. in Technology Management from Indiana State University. Her research interests include curriculum and lab development, teams, leadership, ethics, experiential learning and project management

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

. Even for IT professionals who are more interested in development than inadministration careers, these concepts are vital to understand, since the develop locally, deployremotely paradigm is prevalent in industry. If not, one could envision a case where a Perl scriptwas put onto a deployment server, and a developer not understanding why its default filepermissions prevent it from executing. Additionally, exercises like this that reinforce commandline experience are desirable.Other BenefitsUpon completion of the course, the students are allowed to retain their VPS until graduation, anddo any ethical and non-commercial thing that they may desire with it. Many do not use thisresource after this sophomore-level course, but others do for other

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

specialization.Computer science core requirements consist of 28 hours. These core requirements, which aretaken by all the areas of specialty, are given below: • CNS 1400 Object-Oriented Programming I • CNS 1410 Object-Oriented Programming II • CNS 2810 Assembly Language & Computer Architecture • CNS 3050 Computer Ethics • CNS 2420 Object-Oriented Data Structures • CNS 2600 Fundamentals of Data Communications • CNS 301R Invited Speakers Series • CNS 3060 Operating Systems Theory • CNS 3240 Introduction to Computational Theory • CNS 3690 Advanced Topics in Data CommunicationsThe following courses will only be required for the Embedded Systems Engineering area

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Chad Dean, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

mining has been applied in a successful industry to produce actionable results. Next theylook at machine learning and the data mining process. The next topic is business understanding,the process of determining the data mining goals and producing plans to achieve them. Thecourse then gets into the standard course topics of association rules, linear regression, clusteringand graphs and then looks at how data mining is used on the web, in the field of medicine, andsocial network sites. The course ends with a discussion of data mining ethics, past data miningblunders, how to plan successful data mining projects, and students’ projects presentations.Applied Data MiningApplied data mining combines theory with hands-on application. This method is

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Cheng Chen, Meiho Institute of Technology; Yi-Chien Lin, Meiho Institute of Technology; Ron Chuen Yeh, Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

0.66 9 Information Ethics 1.38 20 1.79 23 0.41 26Management Human Resource Management 1.31 22 1.88 22 0.58 12 Strategic Management 1.26 24 1.71 26 0.44 22 Financial Management 1.2 26 1.7 27 0.5 17 Innovation Management 0.82 28 1.14 28 0.33 27 Introduction to Computer Science 3.1 1 3.27 1 0.17 28*Ordered by the rank of learned in education in each categoryEC Related Course Topics Software Engineers

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

putforth the mental effort to think of the answer themselves. Wait a long time, so that studentsrealize that class will not continue until they provide an answer.ii. Think-pair-share. This is one of the most basic ACL techniques. Pose a question; havestudents think about it for a short period of time. Then, ask them to discuss it with a neighbor.After they have a few moments to do this, have one or more of the groups share their answerwith the class.20 Timmerman and Lindgard32 found that mostly-introverted CS students wereunprepared for impromptu discussions of the controversial questions they encountered insocietal-issue (cf. ethics in computing) classes. They had better success by telling the studentsthe questions in advance.iii. Short list

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; David Barnes, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Systems and Technology (IS&T) majors are required to select either a softwaredevelopment emphasis consisting of three specialty courses (9 units) or the information securityand networks emphasis comprising four specialty courses (12 units). Required courses for theinformation security emphasis include: data communications, LANs, computer crime, andcomputer forensics. The required coursework for the information security emphasis focuses ontechnical skills, emphasizes security issues, and introduces the ethical and legal concerns ofmanaging security. The computer forensics course is the capstone course for the Weber StateUniversity IS&T majors. This course includes desktop and network investigations and securityimplementation. At Brigham

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

assignment.Students in the other classes were not asked to revise their submission after being providedfeedback.3. Assessment methodologiesThe computer science and engineering students used our Expertiza [3, 4] project(http://research.csc.ncsu.edu/efg/expertiza) is a Web-based system that facilitates peer review. Itwas first used to review wikis in Summer 2007, and has been used in courses in parallelcomputer architecture, object-oriented programming, and ethics in computing, among others.The software spiders the wiki to find all the contributions by an individual user, and then createsa page of links to each user’s material. This material is then assigned to specific other studentsto review.The toxicology students were reviewed by an outside team of experts

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

and practices, admissions and graduation requirements, advising, research opportunities, retention, and minority groups. Topics relating to faculty include specific teaching methods, publications and research methods, hiring, promotion, tenure, and strategies and tools used in the classroom. Practitioners and alumni address subjects relating to industry and collaborations. Assessment and evaluation refer to improving specific courses as well as overall engineering programs, plus distance learning, design, and ethics courses. Other topics include history of engineering education, and education and learning theory. Taken together they comprise the foundational subjects of engineering

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fani Zlatarova, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

others. (2005). Query by Excel. Proc. of the 31st Intern. Conf. VLDB’05, VLDB Endowment16. Zlatarova, F. (2004). Computing Projects in Liberal Arts College Environment. 33rd International Symposium IGIP/IEEE/ASEE, Fribourg, Switzerland, pp. 113-11817. Zlatarova, F. (2004). Introducing Ethics in Computing Courses and Extra Class Activities. Proc. of the Frontiers in Education Conference, ASEE/IEEE/IEEE Computer Society, Savannah, GA, pp. S1E.6–S1E.9 Page 11.890.10

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Tomaszewski, RIT

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

abide by a published code of ethics. In today’s competitive work place, many students continue on after their Bachelor degrees for graduate education. This trend is no different in Geospatial Technology fields. Acknowledging this trend, the proposed curriculum is also designed to prepare students for graduate-level education. In this respect, the proposed curriculum will emphasize the acquisition of research skills and effective writing and communication. Even if students do not choose to continue on for graduate education, these skills will enable them to be leaders and innovators in their careers. Furthermore, in preparing students for graduate education, this curriculum fits within the institutional vision for increased

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

lifelong learning and success. All students mustdemonstrate accomplishments of the following ZULOs before they graduate: Information Literacy and Communication (ILC): Students who graduate will be able to recognize information needs, access and evaluate appropriate information to answer those needs, and communicate effectively to a variety of audiences in English and Arabic. Information Technology (IT): Graduates will be able to use information technology to solve problems and communicate in an ethical way. They will also be critically aware of the impact of information technology on the individual and society. Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR): Graduates will be able to use

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Cumbie, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

stakeholders represented in thesampled population. For instance, an important limitation of adoption of disaster recovery wasthat data are dispersed across a network of stakeholders. Condominium owners and theinsurance industry were identified as part of the stakeholder network but were not represented inthe data of this study.This research addresses what are critical data and information should be backed up by thecommunity but does not address issues regarding how this should be done. Many technical andsocial issues abound including any ethical implications of developing such a system, that is, eventhough much of the information is public record, should it be made freely accessible on a website. Another question is what formats (e.g. portable

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; Raymond Hansen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

defensive recognition and thwarting of the other teams attacks, while alsoearning points for keeping their managed network at optimum performance for users. Studentsare allowed to use any equipment the department has available, and it is up to the team to designthe network using best practices after evaluating numerous architectures and methodologies.Legal and ethical issues are addressed throughout the course in order to develop networkengineers that understand effective and safe methods of probing both internal and externalnetworks for vulnerabilities lawfully.Figure 2 below shows the significant changes made to the curriculum and its effect on the criticalpath. In this change, a new concept was introduced and is termed a concurrent prerequisite

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego; Arzu Baloglu, Marmara University, Turkey

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

actions oftransactions survive even with system crashes or media failures.4.5. Security ManagerWe must recognize the great risks that accompany the increased opportunity ofinformation and telecommunication technology. Once a healthcare provider connects itssystem (PIMS) to a public network, security issues become extremely important.Unauthorized access and data corruption are constant threats. We need to establish propersecurity measures as preventive measures. Security of data is a broad area that addressesmany issues, including the following:Legal and ethical Issues: These issues deal with the right to access certain information.Some information may be deemed private and cannot be accessed legally byunauthorized persons. In case of medical

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

materials online makesthem equally accessible to both groups. Students submit most of their homework via anelectronic system. Distance-ed students prefer to scan in handwritten homework rather thansnailmail it to the DE office. My lecture notes have been online since the mid-1990s. By2009, the only element of my courses that was not online was the exams. An accreditationvisit was coming up, and I knew that online exams would make it easier to tie specificquestions to specific learning objectives and show how well the objectives were being met.Inspired by a favorable report [1] from a moderately large study, I decided to experimentwith online exams.I had used the online testing system WebAssign for quizzing in my online Ethics inComputing course for