Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Information Systems

AC 2007-2328: ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES FORTEACHING COMPUTINGEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Edward F. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University. His research interests include hardware and software support for memory management, architectures for security, object technology, and educational software for collaborative learning. Page 12.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Active and Collaborative Learning Strategies for Teaching Computing Edward F

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University; Abhishek Gummadi, North Carolina State University; Reejesh Kadanjoth, North Carolina State University; Yvonne Marie Andrés, Global Schoolnet.org

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Information Systems

global citizens. Page 15.886.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Motivating Effective Peer Review with Extra Credit and LeaderboardsAbstractPeer review is a pedagogically sound practice that has found its way into education in allfields, including engineering. Students are often skeptical of its value, and don’t give it theattention it merits. We have implemented several facilities to address this need in ourExpertiza peer-review system. Rubric-based review guides each student through the reviewprocess. Metareviewing is performed to assign scores to each reviewer’s reviews

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Information Systems

AC 2008-1484: ASSESSING STUDENTS' WIKI CONTRIBUTIONSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Page 13.230.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Assessing Students’ Wiki Contributions Edward F. Gehringer North Carolina State University efg@ncsu.eduAbstractPerhaps inspired by the growing attention given to Wikipedia, instructors have increasingly beenturning to wikis [1, 2] as an instructional collaborative space. A major advantage of a wiki isthat any user can edit it at any time. In a class setting, students may be restricted in

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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Information Systems

AC 2009-1434: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LABORATORYFOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND CYBER INFRASTRUCTUREThomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Thomas Hacker is an Assistant Professor in Computer & Information Technology, and a Research Assistant Professor in the Discovery Park Cyber Center at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Dr. Hacker's research interests include high performance computing, high performance networking, grid computing, and operating systems.Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University Dr. Krishna Madhavan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Engineering Education at Clemson University in Clemson, NC. Dr. Madhavan's area of interests

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Information Systems

AC 2010-1150: ONLINE VS. ON-PAPER EXAMSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer, efg@ncsu.edu, is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. His main research area is collaborative learning technology. He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, and taught at Carnegie Mellon University, and Monash University in Australia. Page 15.927.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Online vs. On-Paper ExamsAbstractAs information and education continue to migrate to an online format, on

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Information Systems

, November 28. http://www.llrx.com/features/librarywikis.htm (accessed June 27, 2007)21. Fountain, Renée. 2007. Wiki Pedagogy. http://www.profetic.org/dossiers/dossier_imprimer.php3?id_rubrique=110 (accessed June 27, 2007).22. Kussmaul, Clif, Susannah Howe, and Simon Priest. 2006. Using wikis to foster team communication, cohesion, & collaboration . Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition.23. Kussmaul, Clifton, and Sharon Albert. 2007. Reading, writing, and revising with wiki technology: Tutorial presentation. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges 22, no. 6: 138-139.24. Notari, Michele. 2006. How to use a wiki in education: 'Wiki based

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Information Systems

.11. Ridge, D., et al. Beowulf: Harnessing the power of parallelism in a pile-of-pcs. 1997.12. Vacek, G., D. Mullally, and K. Christensen, Trends in High-Performance Computing Requirements for Computer-Aided Drug Design. Current Computer-Aided Drug Design, 2008. 4(1): p. 2-12.13. Hacker, T.J., et al., Developing a Curriculum for High Performance Computing and Cyberinfrastructure Education., in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration. 2008: New Orleans, LA.14. Patterson, D., G. Gibson, and R. Katz. A case for redundant arrays of inexpensive disks (RAID). 1988: ACM New York, NY, USA.15. Gray, J. and P. Shenoy. Rules of thumb in data

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Barbara Rempel, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Bert Valenzuela, Arizona State University

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Information Systems

validations, etc.Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversityBert Valenzuela, Arizona State University Page 13.936.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRONICS INSTRUCTION – AN ELECTRONICS STUDIOAbstractArizona State University’s Polytechnic campus recently received funding from theNational Science Foundation (NSF) under the Advanced Technology Education Program,or ATE grant, targeted for curriculum development. The program described in this paperis the development of an “eStudio”, to facilitate effective course delivery andcooperative learning in both the BS and AAS programs.The

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

database applications development. His interests are in open source software deployment, programming, applications design, and project management.Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Construction and is the director of the Innovation for Construction and Engineering Enhancement (ICEE) center. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela and his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interest is on the impact of information technology resources on construction and engineering education and training

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Challinger, California State University, Chico; Rachael Teasdale, California State University, Chico

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Information Systems

AC 2007-1538: VISIT – VISUALIZATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -A MULTI-TIER SYSTEM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCES IN DATACOLLECTION AND VISUALIZATIONJudith Challinger, California State University, ChicoRachael Teasdale, California State University, Chico Page 12.1590.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 VisIT - Visualization and Information Technology - A Multi-tier System for Interdisciplinary Experiences in Data Collection and VisualizationAbstractCollaboration on interdisciplinary teams is an important experience for computer sciencestudents, and one that is too rarely available. Methods for data

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Bauer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Information Systems

AC 2008-1463: GROUP COMMUNICATION VIA TECHNOLOGY FORENGINEERING WORK: PERCEPTIONS ON EFFECTIVENESSDenise Bauer, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkGül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University Page 13.655.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Group Communication via Technology for Engineering Work: Perceptions on EffectivenessIntroductionGroup work is an important part of the engineering curriculum as employers are stressing theneed for future engineers to be able to work collaboratively with those both in and out of theirpreferred field. The use of technology in the classroom is also becoming a necessity as moststudents today

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Information Systems

AC 2007-2585: PREPARING FOR ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKSHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is the Chair of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include controls, automation, and open source software. Page 12.1177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Preparing for Electronic TextbooksAbstractElectronic copies of books are becoming increasingly common. Examples of these include noned-itable PDF files, or fully editable books based on the Wiki model17. Electronic books are wellsuited to

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Information Systems

AC 2010-62: A NEW MODEL FOR AUTHOR DRIVEN DIGITAL PUBLISHINGHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is a Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering, with a particular focus in control systems. Page 15.67.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A New Model for Author Driven Digital PublishingAbstractBooks in print still dominate the college campus. The long-standing model for publishinginvolves corporate entities that take the work of an author and add value

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

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Information Systems

. Page 14.1255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Successful Use of Teams in a Human Computer Interaction REU: Combining Intensive Instruction with Strong MentoringAbstractSPIRE-EIT (Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education – EmergingInterface Technologies) at Iowa State University is a 10-week interdisciplinary summer ResearchExperience for 15 Undergraduates (NSF-funded) that integrates research and education inemerging interface technologies. Students are recruited from engineering, computer science,psychology, and design for an interdisciplinary mix. Classes in both content and professionaldevelopment occupy approximately 35% of the students’ time: computer programming andgraphics

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Information Systems

writing assessments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 14.263.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessment of World Wide Web and Technology Enhanced Learning at Miami UniversityAbstractAt Miami University, Distance Education has become a reality in the area of fouryear mechanical and electromechanical engineering technology B.S. degreecompletion programs. At present, both the programs have been accredited byABET. Successful implementation of distance education is a greataccomplishment in an era when we are searching for different ways to better servethe needs of non

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

emerging technologies in undergraduate teaching. She has developed curriculum for business education and information technology at the secondary, post-secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Page 15.150.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Experience with Cloud Computing in the ClassroomIntroductionCloud computing is a general term for shared applications and infrastructure provided by anexternal service provider and paid for on a pay-per-use basis. For enterprise computing based ona business model that relies heavily on in-house computing infrastructure, the cloud concept hasmajor

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Glotzbach, Purdue University; Nathan Bingham, Purdue University; Meiqi Ren, Purdue University; Dorina Mordkovich, Purdue University

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Information Systems

. Page 11.504.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 e-Stadium: Real-Time Game Statistics, Highlights, and EntertainmentPurdue football e-Stadium3 has garnered significant media attention by delivering interactivecontent that users want to receive during live-game attendance. Students, faculty, and staff haveworked together for the 2005-2006 season to implement many new features releasing one newfeature at each home game of the ‘05-‘06 season. It has been recognized by The Exponent as,“the ultimate football experience1,” and gained further exposure in a PurdueSports.com article, e-Stadium: Fans have the game in the palms of their hands4 and a Cedar Rapids Gazette article,Hold a Jumbotron

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Information Systems

15.615.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Geospatial Technology in a Multidisciplinary Academic CenterBecause the technical evolution of the geospatial technologies has led to new and excitingapproaches to problem solving in technology fields, the Center of Multidisciplinary Studies atthe Rochester Institute of Technology has developed six geospatial technology courses and iscurrently proposing a BS degree that focuses on developing, advancing, and studying theapplication of geospatial technology.The Center has been the home for numerous certificate programs and BS and MS degrees in Artsand Sciences that encourage students to build personalized degree programs based onconcentrations drawn from across the Institute. These

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Wey Chen, Southern Taiwan University

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Information Systems

15.112.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Web-based Bayesian van Hiele Problem Solver for Computer ProgrammingAbstractComputer programming teaching is often based upon the traditional lecture format. However, thismethodology may not be the best way to help many students actively understand underlyingconcepts. This paper formulates an alternative pedagogical approach that encompasses the vanHiele Model, cognitive model, and Bayesian network to design a web-based intelligent van HieleProblem Solver (IVHPS). The system takes full advantage of Bayesian networks (BNs), whichare a formal framework for uncertainty management to provide intelligent navigation support, andto make

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

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Information Systems

AC 2010-1663: MOBILE AND WIRELESS NETWORKS COURSEDEVELOPMENT WITH HANDS-ON LABSHetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University Hetal Jasani is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks, distributed systems and network security. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the area of computer networking including mobile and wireless networks and network security. He received the Ph.D. from Florida International University in 2006. Page 15.875.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okechi Egekwu, James Madison University

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Information Systems

for 11 years and joined JMU in 1993 as one of the core faculty that started the ISAT program. Page 13.133.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A World where Everything is Automated: The Challenges and Opportunities of the Robust RFID Infrastructure that will make It a RealityAbstractTo achieve the full benefits of RFID implementation in any industry requires that organizationsdevelop and carefully manage complicated RFID networks. A robust RFID network platformwill be necessary to support the different devices and software that will lead to an event-drivenenvironment. In place of the familiar process

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

AC 2009-1768: USABILITY ANALYSIS OF A CONCEPT-MAP USER INTERFACEFOR AN ON-LINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSusan Miertschin, University of HoustonCheryl Willis, University of Houston Page 14.1300.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Usability Analysis of a Concept Map User Interface for an Online Learning EnvironmentAbstractA concept map is a graphical representation of relationships among concepts.Construction of concept maps using modern concept mapping software has beensuggested as an active learning strategy with potential for improved learner outcomes,particularly among students native to a digital environment. In addition, modern

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Information Systems

. Computer Science, BYU 1992) has been Associate Professor of Information Technology at BYU since 2001. During 30 years of industrial experience he held positions from developer through senior management. His research interests include network and systems management, distributed computing, system modeling and architecture, system development, and IT curriculum and instruction. Page 11.320.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Changing Times: The Status of Computing Education in the United StatesAbstractThe past several decades have seen the emergence of the

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dampier, Mississippi State University

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Information Systems

AC 2008-129: BUILDING AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ENGINEERS INDIGITAL FORENSICSDavid Dampier, Mississippi State University Page 13.264.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Building an Education Program for Engineers in Digital Forensics David A. Dampier Jansen Cohoon Department of Computer Science and Engineering Mississippi State University dampier@cse.msstate.edu; jec9@msstate.eduAbstractThis paper describes an innovative laboratory based program that offers life-long learningactivities to working professionals in the law

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pickard, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Information Systems

"Deploying IPv6 Networks" book. Page 12.988.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 IPv6 Course Development for Information Technology CurriculumsAbstractThe integration of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) into networks and interest in itscapabilities are picking up pace yet most networking courses in Universities currently presentonly a brief overview of the new protocol. We present a case study of a special topics course onIPv6 taught during the summer semester of 2006. Issues that are addressed include instructortraining, textbook selection, equipment compatibility, lab

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fani Zlatarova, Elizabethtown College

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Information Systems

2006-1829: LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION IN DATABASE QUERY DEFINITIONFani Zlatarova, Elizabethtown College Associate Professor of CS, CS Department, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Page 11.890.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Levels of Abstraction in Database Query DefinitionAbstractOne of the most challenging steps in the database design and processing is the definition ofqueries. The planning and analysis of systems development are critical for the entire creationprocess. However, real computer-oriented aspects emerge in the design phase. Building up theoptimum structure of an information system will determine the quality of its

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Richard Mislan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Information Systems

doctoral dissertation, preparing the ultimate online resource for his course in Small Scale Digital Device Forensics, and planning the annual Mobile Forensics World Conference. Page 13.1212.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 WinMoFo: The Development of a Forensics Tool for Windows Mobile DevicesAbstractThe ubiquity of mobile computing devices (e.g. smartphones), our society's ever increasing useof these devices, and the continual appearance of these devices at crimes scenes has created aneed for tools to aid in the acquisition of critical, time-sensitive evidence

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tal Rusak, Cornell University; Christopher Barnes, Cornell University; G. Scott Russ, Cornell University; Vincent Kam, Cornell University; David Gries, Cornell University

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Information Systems

received his PhD from the Technische Hocschule Munchen in 1966 and then served on the CS faculty at Stanford for three years. He has been at Cornell since 1969, except for two years at UGA, and served as the Department Chair in the 1980s. Gries is known for his work in compiler construction and programming methodology and his textbooks in compiler writing, programming, and discrete mathematics. He has received several national/international awards for his contributions to education and is a Cornell Weiss Presidential Fellow, awarded for his contributions to undergraduate education. Page 14.376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Information Systems

AC 2009-1453: REVISING A NETWORK ENGINEERING CURRICULUM TOREFLECT CURRENT INDUSTRY AND STUDENT TRENDSPhil Rawles, Purdue UniversityAnthony Smith, Purdue UniversityRaymond Hansen, Purdue UniversityJeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University Page 14.1033.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Revising a Network Engineering Curriculum to Reflect Current Industry and Student TrendsAbstractOne of the fastest changing areas of technology education is information technology. Within theInformation Technology (IT) field, the area of network engineering and security is changingespecially quickly. Ongoing issues such as machine and network security