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Joseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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software engineering project coursedeveloped a web-based tool that simplifies tasks associated with project setup, monitoring, andevaluation. We started using the tool in several of our software engineering courses in the fall of2007.For faculty, the tool simplifies creation of groups, repositories, phases and activities. The toolcan perform periodic checks of repositories using a set of heuristics to determine if acceptableprogress is being made. The tool allows retrieval of files in a group’s repository without usingthe SourceSafe or Subversion client. The tool has reporting features to view individualcontributions to the project and point deductions due to failure to make steady progress.For students, the tool allows creation of time estimates

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Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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paper describes the author’s experiences with teaching an industry-based capstone designcourse. In this course, students work as members of small teams to complete softwaredevelopment projects. These projects proceed from requirements gathering, to analysis, design,implementation, and delivery of products to real-world clients. In recent years, several of theseprojects have involved the development of serious games for real-world clients. Serious gamesare games whose purpose is education in its various forms, rather than entertainment. Seriousgames and simulations can be good candidates for student projects that provide them withopportunities to manage projects with real-world development constraints and deadlines. A finalcumulative written

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Enhancing the Software Verification and Validation Course through Laboratory Sessions1. IntroductionMany engineering courses are taught through lecture-only sessions and students garnerexperiences through course based projects and internships. However these methods alone do notsuffice to place fresh engineering graduates at a competitive advantage in the job market. In goodand bad times employers look for engineers with job-related experience since such engineersrequire less training and provide faster results. In view of this, course enhancements and deliverywith focus on real-life work experience needs to be embraced by engineering programs. SoftwareEngineering

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Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

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in the School of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Her research area is based on systems thinking in K-12 education. She graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a Masters degree in Computer Engineering, and then she worked with Lucent Technologies as a software developer first in embedded systems and then she held a position as a software designer/architect for CDMA2000 project where she participated in numerous projects developing several features to enhance the existing software system. She is now participating in a project to create a model curriculum in software engineering.Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Joseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Rob Hasker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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engineering education, programming languages for introductory courses, and formal specifications.Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Michael C. Rowe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. He has a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas. His interests include software engineering, software quality assurance techniques, student projects, and software engineering education. Page 13.1411.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 World-Class Outcomes Assessment on a

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J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ian Webber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Starenko, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology

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applied technologies including distributed, component-based software architectures, software and systems engineering process models, intelligent control, the semantic web, and real-time artificial intelligence. Dr. Hawker has been a faculty member teaching software engineering and computing topics at the University of Alabama and RIT. His work with the NASA Technical Standards Program applying semantic web, formal modeling, information retrieval, and other advanced information technologies inspired his work to better create, manage, find, deliver, and use learning content in software engineering courses and projects. Dr. Hawker is also co-director of the Laboratory for

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Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Henry Welch, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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university like MSOE, which has a primary focus on undergraduate education and industrytechnology transfer and thus does not have a population of full-time graduate students to supportresearch projects, it is difficult to acquire or develop faculty expertise in an area like formalmethods. While much information and many other resources are available, there is still a Page 13.619.9significant gap between the research centers and the faculty members who are trying to make Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering