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Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

Session 2457 Using Project Management Skills to Improve the Outcome of Student Projects Charlie P. Edmonson Donna C.S. Summers University of DaytonAbstractDoes your course require the completion of a project? Do your students put off theirproject assignments until the end of the term? Do they cram all their efforts into a veryshort period of time only to finish with an inferior project? Do you have to deal withteamwork and cooperation issues? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, thenyou may

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Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steve Radke; Evangelyn Alocilja

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIVISION #54 Paper ID: 2004-1854 Development of E-Team to Commercialize Engineering Research Radke, S.M., and Alocilja, E.C. Biosystems Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 radkeste@egr.msu.edu, alocilja@egr.msu.eduAbstractAn E-Team of biosystems engineering graduate students was formed at Michigan StateUniversity for the purpose of exploring the commercialization potential of a biosensorthat can be used for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens. The paper presents thebenefits and challenges the students encountered throughout

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EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

Session 2642 Corporate Assessment of Strategic Issues in Technology and Management Education Elise M. Barrella and Keith W. Buffinton Bucknell UniversityAbstractColleges and universities strive to prepare graduates for the demands of a technology-infusedbusiness world where familiarity with both engineering and management skills is necessary.Bucknell’s Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management is an example of a programcreated for that purpose. The structure and themes of the ILTM program were devised to meetthe needs of

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Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Bruno; Alistair Greig; Robert Mayer; Jennifer Waters

Session 1478 Comparison of Naval Architecture Programs at U.K. and U.S. Institutions A. Greig, M. Bruno, J. Waters University College London / Stevens Institute of Technology / U.S. Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper compares the educational training requirements of engineers to become professionals.In particular it compares the Naval Architecture courses at University College London andStevens Institute of Technology. It considers the University entry requirements, course content,methods of assessment and the external influences such as Accreditation Board for

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ronald Williams

Using New Technology to Deliver Traditional Courses – An Evolving Transformation Ronald K. Williams, P.E., Ph.D. Department of Technology Minnesota State University Moorhead As a part of the Pre-engineering curriculum at Minnesota State University Moorhead(MSUM), the author has been delivering three courses in Engineering Mechanics: Statics,Dynamics and Strengths of Materials, since 1990. The course content has not changed greatly inthat time, focusing on problem-solving for analysis and design. A typical week includes alecture highlighting and interpreting the text assignment for the week, presentation

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Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Warren Hill

Session 2550 Pre-Engineering in High School – An Oxymoron? Dr. Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityIntroductionNo, pre-engineering in high school is not an oxymoron. Pre-engineering can be taught in the highschools and already is being done so successfully through a nationwide program called ProjectLead the Way (PLTW). PLTW is a non-profit organization that was founded specifically toattract more high school students into Engineering and Engineering Technology programs andhave them succeed once they reach college.This paper will discuss the basic operation of the program, some

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Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

Academyhas a long history. It has existed, in various forms and with various names, since thefounding of the Naval Academy in 1845. In the early years the Department providedinstruction about specific weapons and their underlying principles. As weapons grew incomplexity they evolved into weapon systems. While early weapon systems wereprimarily electro-mechanical in nature, more recent weapon systems frequently alsoinclude aspects of computers, control, communication, and robotics. Several years ago retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeageraddressed the Naval Academy midshipmen. Among other things, he told them to “Knowyour systems.” It was his clear message that as the American armed services becomeincreasingly

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Professional Ethics in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Houghtalen

Session xxxx Don’t Give Up Good “Teaching Principles” To Teach Ethics Robert J. Houghtalen, P.E., Gloria M. Rogers Department of Civil Engineering / Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractTeaching engineering students professional ethics is a challenge. Most of our students thinkethics is common sense and does not need to be taught. Furthermore, the topic is not easy tomake interesting. However, principles of good teaching can be applied to any topic, includingthis one. This paper explores two ways to teach professional ethics; one way is

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Strueber

1106 An Energy Efficient House for Under $3,000 J. Strueber, V. Harris, E. Meyer, E. Carter, E. Maweza, M. Matshaya Tuskegee University/Tuskegee University/University of Fort Hare/ Tuskegee University/University of Fort Hare/University of Fort HareIntroductionThis paper describes the design and materials development for building small energy efficienthousing for the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, which is experiencingan extreme shortage of suitable housing. This is a student exchange project between TuskegeeUniversity and the University of Fort Hare, Republic of South Africa. With students and

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Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Phillips

Session 1606 “Intuition vs. Theory in Beginning Architectural Design” John J Phillips, PE Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract:Beginning architecture and architectural engineering students at Oklahoma State University’sSchool of Architecture are not exposed to structural theory design courses until the third year oftheir curriculum. This can be seen as a detriment to the design courses during the first two years,where students must rely on intuition when addressing structural issues. This paper will exploreone possibility for introducing structural concepts in the

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Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

toworkplace experiences. One effort has been a technical writing course, collaborativelydeveloped with the Department of English, offered exclusively to students from the Departmentof Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. We created a real-world case simulation of abiotechnology company, Omega Molecular, in which the students were employees. An on-linedatabase provided company history, policies, memos, emails, and product data. “Employees”were charged with the task of developing technical reports in a virtual corporate environmentthat forced them to consider ethical and personnel issues. Students had the opportunity todevelop and demonstrate these competencies which are linked to the ABET Criterion 3(g)communication outcome: communication, general

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

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Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

groups (2-3 students per session), (2) promote interaction with the graduate studentpopulation, and (3) enthuse the students about research and engineering. Although limited paywas available, the major plus for the instructors was the opportunity to create, lead, and modify(based on experience) a small teaching module. Students rated the lab sessions and could postcomments visible both to the instructors and other students. Students used these ratings to helpdecide which labs in which to enroll.Several aspects of this program differed from standard lab courses. Through an innovativecourse management website, instructors and students both had unprecedented schedulingflexibility both in the selection and attendance of lab sessions. There was

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Anna Phillips-Lambert; Charles Camp; Paul Palazolo

2004-824 Changing the paradigm of power in the classroom to teach, promote, and evaluate leadership training within an existing Civil Engineering curriculum Authors: P. Palazolo, C. Camp, A. Lambert, E. Lambert, N. Dennis University of Memphis/University of Memphis/University of Memphis/ University of Memphis/ University of ArkansasAbstract:This project evolved out of three years’ worth of data from junior/senior-level engineeringmajors who completed both pre and post-semester surveys asking them to rate their perceptionsof preparation and training in a variety of areas. Not surprisingly, the majority of

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Harry Koehnemann; Barbara Gannod

Session 3661 Experiences Using Student Project to Create University Business Applications Harry Koehnemann and Barbara D. Gannod Arizona State University EastAbstractEngineers (both hardware and software) are continually developing and testing processesto create systems “better, faster, and cheaper.” A variety of software processes have beendeveloped by the software enginnering community toward this end. Among theseprocesses are eXtreme Programming (XP), Crystal, Feature Driven Development, and theRational Unified Process (RUP).1 To be attractive to potential employers

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Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ligia Carvallo; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; Raluca Rosca

Session 3120 Developing Innovative Multimedia Instructional Modules for Control Flow Theory Raluca I. Rosca, David Mikolaitis, Norman Fitz-Coy, Ligia Carvallo Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Florida/ School of Art and Art History, University of FloridaAbstractIn this paper the development of prototype instructional modules for teaching Control FlowTheory is discussed. The modules are intended for use by practicing engineers as a self-paced,asynchronous, personalized learning material, either on-line or off-line. First, the motivation

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

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Glenn Blackwell

Session 2548 Sophomore Project/Capstone Course Glenn R. Blackwell ECET - Purdue University West Lafayette, IN blackwell@purdue.eduabstract:This paper describes a new project course in ECET at Purdue University. It is a course taken bystudents in their 4th semester of the 2+2 ECET program, and may be considered a capstonecourse for the AS degree. In it the students must work with a time plan, and must follow adesign guide that has them combine both analog and digital

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vyas Harinath; Pfumai Kuzviwanza; Jianzhong Lou; Leonard Uitenham; Keith Schimmel

Session #3613 Biodegradable Polymer Characterization Laboratory Unit Keith A. Schimmel, Jianzhong Lou, Pfumai Kuzviwanza, Arvind Vyas Harinath, Leonard Uitenham North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractA current research area of significant environmental, economic, and scientific importance isbiodegradable polymers.1-4 Biodegradable polymers is also an area that has great promise forbeing used to integrate life science into the chemical engineering curriculum. To this point,however, high quality laboratory manuals on biodegradable polymers have not been developed.Therefore

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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C. Richard Helps; Michael Bailey

Session 1450 Assessing Information Validity in an Internet Age C. Richard G. Helps, Michael G. Bailey Brigham Young UniversityAbstractStudents and technical professionals have come to rely heavily on the Internet as a technicalreference resource. They need to be aware of the validity issues of these resources and how toassess validity.Historically technical professionals have obtained information from a variety of printedresources. The validity of the printed information was assured through a combination of internaland external mechanisms, the most prominent of which was

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

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Marybeth Lima

publishing papers and pursuing grants early in their careers; networkthree to four hours a week with mentors and colleagues; and spend time on things outsideof work other than their jobs. This is an excellent approach!I compiled this list of tips when I was asked to speak to new faculty at LSU about how tosucceed on the tenure track. I have expanded and evolved these tips with the help ofmany wise people and with the sometimes harsh reality of experience. Though they aregeared primarily toward engineering faculty at Research I institutions, I have includedinformation useful for everyone teaching at the college level.1. Don’t be a perfectionist!!!! The academic career ladder is strewn with the wrecked careers of perfectionists!!! (see #2 for

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Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timothy Prestero; Neil Cantor

Session 2625 Design that Matters: Connecting Engineering Students with Underserved Communities Timothy Prestero, Neil Cantor Design that Matters1. IntroductionIn this paper, we give an overview of the collaborative design process that we have built toaddress unmet needs in underserved communities while at the same time educating engineeringstudents about their capacity to create positive social change. The process description ismotivated by a specific example—the design of a tool for adult literacy education in developingcountries. We

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chris Dilorenzo; Kurt Gramoll

Session 3157 Web-based Information Management of Demilitarization Technology Trees at the Defense Ammunition Center Christopher Dilorenzo and Kurt Gramoll School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering The University of OklahomaAbstractVisualization of information is a useful method of education in industry and interactiveapplications are beneficial to many institutions. Vast amounts of information need to bestructured in a manor which will promote access and manipulation of the content for training andeducation in industry and at learning

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Recruiting and Building Diversity

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Johnson; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2492 Encouraging Underrepresented Minority and Women Students to Become Interested in Research and to Attain Graduate Degrees Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Paul C. Johnson Arizona State UniversityAbstractAlthough the numbers of underrepresented minority and women students have been slowlyincreasing during the last decade at the undergraduate level, a similar increase has not occurredat the graduate level for minority students. The percentage of women pursuing an advanceddegree in engineering (20%) is slightly higher than women

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jamie Workman

introductory Materials Science course their very first semester. Lacking the basicchemistry and engineering mechanics fundamentals, most of the concepts presented inthis course are completely foreign to the students. The absence of the fundamentalscoupled with the students’ naiveté about materials, products, and processes requires aslightly different approach in the classroom.The MET program is a manufacturing based curriculum that emphasizes mechanicaldesign, processing, and analysis. The information the students receive in the materialscourse will be encountered again in several of their major classes, but more from a designor manufacturing standpoint. The students need something they can relate to nowbecause it is uncommon to have the foresight and

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas O'Neal; Thomas Jacobius; Joseph Steig; Arnold Heggestad; Abigail Barrow; Phil Weilerstein; David Barbe

Session 1354 Invention to Venture: Inspiring Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Phil Weilerstein* and Joseph Steig, David Barbe, Abigail Barrow, Thomas O’Neal, Arnold A. Heggestad, Thomas M. Jacobius National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance/University of Maryland/University of California, San Diego/University of Central Florida/University of Florida/Illinois Institute of TechnologyAbstractUnited States colleges and universities have a tremendous untapped entrepreneurial resource intheir students and faculty. Despite the emergence of substantial and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma

Session 1793 Practical Network Tools V. Rajaravivarma Computer Electronics, School of Technology Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 06050, USA RajaravivarmaV@ccsu.eduAbstractThis paper discusses ten practical commands useful in troubleshooting and solvingnetwork problems. These commands will be helpful for students in networking curriculaand for entry-level network administrators. Troubleshooting is often a process ofelimination. While troubleshooting problems, network

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Narciso Macia

Session 3559 AUTOMATIC LIQUID LEVEL CONTROLLER USING A LABVIEW BASED PC James D. Wagoner, N. F. Macia Department of Electronics & Computer Technology Arizona State University EastAbstractA liquid level control system was designed and fabricated to control the level of a liquid in awater tank that had a randomly varying inlet. Control of the water level

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

Session 1526 Learning Process Control with LEGOs® S. Scott Moor, Polly R. Piergiovanni and Matthew Metzger Lafayette CollegeIntroduction One of the key challenges of undergraduate engineering education is providing studentsan experience that includes both solid theoretical underpinnings and a clear connection toindustrial practice. This is especially important for process control, where students often find itdifficult to connect the mathematical analysis with a practical application. Over the last 18 months, we have developed inexpensive and flexible

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Shawn Strong; Scott Amos; Richard Callahan

Session 3247 Developing Practical Skills for Quality Assurance and Metrology Applications in Manufacturing Richard N. Callahan, Scott J. Amos, Shawn D. Strong Southwest Missouri State UniversityIntroductionSound quality control practices can be critical to the success of a company in the highlycompetitive global environment. Implementing product changes quickly to meet acceleratingcustomer demands and expectations can challenge both the quality system and the associatedpersonnel. Companies strive to establish a strong quality management team and effective

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter

Session 3449 Teaching Applied Electromagnetics to Engineering Technology Students J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Abstract In a world where computer bus speeds have increased beyond 1 GHz and wirelesscommunications/connectivity are common place, electronics and telecommunication engineeringtechnology (ET) graduates require an understanding of basic applied electromagnetic concepts.To address this issue, many ET programs now offer

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Colleen Duran; John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

buffer overflow error in the finger command of the UNIX-based computer system.By not specifying a maximum buffer length, programmers had allowed this worm to fill the readbuffer and overflow into memory until it had overwritten the return address in the stack buffer.But that was 1988, ancient history in the computer age, surely this could not happen today!Unfortunately, this is not the case. Recently, a buffer overflow was found to be the culprit in theCode Red II Worm; a buffer overflow in the indexing service used by specific Microsoft versionsrunning on particular Windows platforms allowed remote trespassers to execute code oncompromised machines.Buffer overflow can be used by malicious intruders, but it can also cause errors without