SIGITE 2011 Home for 12th Annual Conference on IT Education

Program

• • Wednesday, October 19, 2011
    • 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmIT Department Chairs MeetingRoom: Bradley
      
    • 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmRegistration
  • Thursday, October 20, 2011
    • 7:30 am - 10:00 amExecutive Committee MeetingRoom: Bradley
      
    • 8:00 am - 10:00 amRegistration
    • 10:00 am - 10:30 amOpening SessionRoom: Grant Ballroom
    • 10:30 am - 11:45 amPaper Session 1 - AdvisingRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Janet Renwick, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
      
      Management, Structures and Tools to Scale up Personal Advising in Large Programming Courses
      Arto Vihavainen, University of Helsinki
      Jaakko Kurhila, University of Helsinki
      
      Rethinking Advising: Developing a Proactive Culture to Improve Retention
      Amber Settle, DePaul University
      John Glatz, DePaul University
      
      How did Mathematics and Accounting Get So Many Women? What Can IT Disciplines Learn?
      Ruth Guthrie, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
      Elaine Yakura, Michigan State University
      Louise Soe, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    • 10:30 am - 11:45 amPaper Session 2 - Open SourceRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Barry Lunt (Brigham Young University)
      
      Learning in the GNU/Linux Community
      Donald Davis, University of Texas at San Antonio
      Iffat Jabeen, University of Texas at San Antonio
      
      Free and Open Source Software Development of IT Systems
      Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire
      
      Physics in Motion: An Interdisciplinary Project
      Debra Smarkusky, Penn State Worthington Scranton
      Stanley Stancavage, Penn State Worthington Scranton
      Ryan Eagan, Penn State Worthington Scranton
      Preston Propert, Penn State Worthington Scranton
      Raymond Plociniak, Penn State Worthington Scranton
      Andrew Nichols, Penn State Worthington Scranton
    • 11:45 am - 12:15 pmPanel - Recruiting and Retaining Women in ITRoom: Bradley
      
      Recruiting and Retaining Women in Information Technology
      Cynthia Riemenschneider, Baylor University
      Theresa Steinbach, DePaul University
      Janet S. Renwick, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
    • 11:45 am - 12:15 pmPanel - Open Source Software in Computing EducationRoom: Grant Ballroom
      
      Free and Open Source Software in Computing Education
      Stephen Jacobs, Rochester Institute of Technology
      Clif Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College
      Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire
    • 12:15 pm - 1:00 pmLunchRoom: Washington Ballroom
      
    • 1:00 pm - 2:15 pmPaper Session 3 - OutreachRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Jeff Brewer (Purdue University)
      
      Engaging High School Students in Computer Science via Challenging Applications
      Giuseppe Maggiore, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
      Andrea Torsello, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
      Flavio Sartoretto, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
      Agostino Cortesi, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
      
      A Novel Junior Transition Course for Students of Applied Information Technology
      Pelin Aksoy, George Mason University
      
      Introductory Computing Course Content: Educator and Student Perspectives
      Joseph Elarde, Upper Iowa University
      Fatt-Fei Chong, Upper Iowa University
      
    • 1:00 pm - 2:15 pmPaper Session 4 - Using Games in ITRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Robert Friedman (NJIT)
      
      Computational Thinking in a Game Design Course
      Amber Settle, DePaul University
      
      Motivations and Informing Frameworks of Game Degree Programs in the United Kingdom and the United States
      Monica McGill, Bradley University
      
      Engaging Game Design Students Using Peer Evaluation
      Amber Settle, DePaul University
      Charles Wilcox, DePaul University
      Chad Settle, University of Tulsa
      
    • 2:15 pm - 2:30 pmBreak
    • 2:30 pm - 3:20 pmPaper Session 5 - Ethics and Social IssuesRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Randy Connolly (Mount Royal University)
      
      Applying CPR to the Teaching of IT Ethics
      Rick Homkes, Purdue University
      Robert Strikwerda, Saint Louis University
      
      A Student’s Perspective on The Importance of Teaching Social Issues in the I.T. Curriculum
      Fahad Zaidi, Mount Royal University
      
    • 2:30 pm - 3:20 pmPaper Session 6 -- Web DevelopmentRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Jim Leone (RIT)
      
      Integrating Mobile Web Development into IT curriculum
      Hend Al-Khalifa, King Saud University
      Nora Al-Rajebah, King Saud University
      
      Teaching Web Development at a Distance
      Ye Diana Wang, George Mason University
      
    • 3:30 pm - 4:00 pmPanel - Service LearningRoom: Bradley
      
      Community Empowering Service-Learning (SL) Courses Through 21st Century Technologies
      Susan Feather-Gannon, Pace University
      James Lawler, Pace University
      Pauline Mosley, Pace University
      Jean F. Coppola, Pace University
      
    • 3:30 pm - 4:00 pmPanel - Future of K-12 Computer EducationRoom: Grant Ballroom
      
      CSTA National Standards and their Impact on the future of K-12 Computer Education
      Brian Fuschetto, Computer Science Teachers Association
      Anita Verno, Bergen Community College
      Brian Fuschetto, Lyndhurst High School / Bergen Community College
      Frances P. Trees, Drew University
      
    • 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmCadet Tour
    • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmDinnerRobinson Auditorium (3rd floor Thayer Hotel)
    • 7:45 pm - 8:45 pmKeynote SpeakerRobinson Auditorium (3rd floor Thayer Hotel)
      

      Dave Ferrucci
      IBM Research

  • Friday, October 21, 2011
    • 8:00 am - 8:30 amContinental BreakfastFoyer
    • 8:30 am - 9:45 amPaper Session 7 - Networking and SecurityRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Suleyman Uludag (University of Michigan - Flint)
      
      Bringing together a Low-Cost Networking Learning Environment
      Steve Cosgrove, Whitireia New Zealand
      
      Developing IP Telephony Laboratory and Curriculum with Private Cloud Computing
      Yuan Dongqing, University of Wisconsin-Stout
      Lewandowski Cody, University of Wisconsin-Stout
      Zhong Jiling, Troy University
      
      The Role of Cyber-Security in Information Technology Education
      Dale Rowe, Brigham Young University
      Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University
      Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University
      
    • 8:30 am - 9:45 amPaper Session 8 - Pedagogy and AssessmentRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Jim Leone (RIT)
      
      An Assessment Framework for Identifying Information Technology Bachelor Programs
      Dale Rowe, Brigham Young University
      Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University
      Richard Helps, Brigham Young University
      
      A Competency Based Approach to Developing Articulation Agreements in Computing
      Daniel Yoas, Pennsylvania College of Technology
      Sandra Gorka, Pennsylvania College of Technology
      Jacob Miller, Pennsylvania College of Technology
      
      Computing Faculty Tenure and Promotion Requirements at U.S. and Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
      Monica McGill, Bradley University
      Amber Settle, DePaul University
      
    • 9:45 am - 10:15 amPosters / BreakRoom: Grant Ballroom
      
    • 10:15 am - 11:30 amPaper Session 9 - IT CurriculumRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Charles Reynolds (U.S. Military Academy)
      
      Even so with the pieces borrowed from others: Dressing an IS program in IT clothing
      Randy Connolly, Mount Royal University
      Bill Paterson, Mount Royal University
      
      Informatics Minor for Non-Computing Students
      Stephen Zilora, Rochester Institute of Technology
      
      The 2+2 Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology Follow-up 2 years Later - Dealing With Challenges
      Rebecca Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University
      Han Reichgelt, Southern Polytechnic State University
      Ju An Wang, Southern Polytechnic State University
      
    • 10:15 am - 11:30 amPaper Session 10 - Online EnvironmentsRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Annu Prabhakar (University of Cincinnati)
      
      The Georgia WebBSIT: Profile of an Online Student Reexamined
      Art Gowan, Georgia Southern University
      Kam Fui Lau, Armstrong Atlantic State University
      Angela Leverett, Georgia WebBSIT
      Byron Jeff, Clayton State University
      Wayne Summers, Columbus State University
      
      Impact of Student Training on the Perceived Ease of Use and Ease of Navigation of a Learning Management System
      Kevin McReynolds, LDS Business College
      
    • 11:30 am - 12:15 pmVendor Session - EMCRoom: Bradley
      EMC Academic Alliance and Tools for Teaching the Information Storage and Management Course
      Kim Yohannan, Academic Alliance Manager - EMC Corporation
    • 11:30 am - 12:15 pmVendor Session - Net AppRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Transforming Information Technology Curricula with Innovative Storage & Data Management Teaching Resources
      Mark Conway – Sr. Program Lead, NetApp Academic Alliances Program
    • 12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch and NSF TalkRoom: Washington Ballroom
      Lunch talk by Suzanne Westbrook from the National Science Foundation
    • 1:15 pm - 2:30 pmPaper Session 11 - Databases and Cloud ComputingRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Susan Miertschin (University of Houston)
      
      SAVI: A new system for Advanced SQL Visualization
      Umberto Ferraro Petrillo, Univ. of Rome
      Maurizio Cembalo, Univ. of Rome
      Alfredo De Santis, Univ. of Rome
      
      Databases in the Cloud: a Status Report
      Jai Kang, Rochester Institute of Technology
      Edward Holden, Rochester Institute of Technology
      Dianne Bills, Rochester Institute of Technology
      Geoffrey Anderson, Rochester Institute of Technology
      
      Introducing Cloud Computing with a Senior Design Project in Undergraduate Education of Computer System and Network Administration
      Xinli Wang, Michigan Technological University
      Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University
      Alexander Cerier, Michigan Technological University
      Brian Perrault, Michigan Technological University
      
    • 1:15 pm - 2:30 pmPaper Session 12 - Approaches to Intro ProgrammingRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Annu Prabhakar (University of Cincinnati)
      
      Implementing IT0/CS0 with Scratch, App Inventor for Android, and Lego Mindstorms
      Suleyman Uludag, The University of Michigan - Flint
      Murat Karakus, The University of Michigan - Flint
      Stephen W. Turner, The University of Michigan - Flint
      
      A minimal, extensible, drag-and-drop implementation of the C programming language
      Stefano Federici, Università Di Cagliari
      
      Teaching Garbage Collection with Open Source Virtual Machine
      Delvin C Defoe, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
      
    • 2:30 pm - 2:45 pmBreak
    • 2:45 pm - 4:00 pmPaper Session 13 - Tools and EnvironmentsRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Bill Paterson (Mount Royal University)
      
      Multimedia-Based Visual Programming Promoting Core Competencies in IT Education
      Michael Halper, New Jersey Institute of Technology
      V. J. Manzo, Temple Unversity
      Matthew Halper, Kean University
      
      Visualizing the Modern Operating System: Simulation Experiments Supporting Enhanced Learning
      Besim Mustafa, Edge Hill University
      
      An Architecture for Delivery of Distance Education in Developing Countries
      Khondkar Islam, George Mason University
      Charles Snow, George Mason University
      
    • 2:45 pm - 4:00 pmPaper Session 14 - Unique CoursesRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Patricia Wheeler (SUNY Empire State College)
      
      Teaching Enterprise Application Development: Strategies and Challenges
      David Whittinghill, Purdue University
      Kyle Lutes Lutes, Purdue University
      
      Teaching Natural User Interaction Using OpenNI and the Microsoft Kinect Sensor
      Norman Villaroman, Brigham Young University
      Dale Rowe, Brigham Young University
      Bret Swan, Brigham Young University
      
      Teaching Innovation-On-Demand in an Undergraduate Information Technology Program
      Ron Fulbright, University of South Carolina Upstate
      
    • 4:30 pm - 7:00 pmHudson River Tour and Dinner
  • Saturday, October 22, 2011
    • 8:00 am - 8:30 amContinental Breakfast
    • 8:30 am - 9:45 amPaper Session 15 - IT in the Health DomainRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Chi Zhang (Southern Polytechnic State University)
      
      A Health IT Application Domain Course for a Traditional IT Program
      Joseph J. Ekstrom, Brigham Young University
      Chia-Chi Teng, Brigham Young University
      
      Information Technology for Continuous Patient Health Education
      Joseph Finkelstein, Johns Hopkins University
      Jeffrey Wood, Johns Hopkins University
      
      A Trust-Aware Tag-Based Privacy Control for eHealth 2.0
      Brent Sargent, University of Washington Tacoma
      Kyle Levy, University of Washington Tacoma
      Yan Bai, University of Washington Tacoma
      
    • 8:30 am - 9:45 amPaper Session 16 - IT ResearchRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Richard Helps (BYU)
      
      A Multi-layer Tree Model for Enterprise Vulnerability Management
      Bin Wu, Southern Polytechnic State University
      Andy Ju An Wang, Southern Polytechnic State University
      
      A Solace in Quantum
      Michael Costa, Fanshawe College
      
      Measuring the performance of VoIP over Wireless LAN
      Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University
      Keshav Neupane, Northern Kentucky University
      Victor Kulgachev, Northern Kentucky University
      Elam Andrew, Northern Kentucky University
      Sri Vasireddy, Northern Kentucky University
    • 9:45 am - 10:10 amBreak
    • 10:10 am - 11:00 amPaper Session 17 - Capstone CoursesRoom: Bradley
      Session Chair: Edward Sobiesk (United States Military Academy)
      
      Capstone Experience – Lessons from an Undergraduate Research Group in Speech at UNH Manchester
      Michael Jonas, University of New Hampshire at Manchester
      
      Effects of Communication, Leadership, and Team Performance on Successful IT Capstone Projects: A Case Study
      Chi Zhang, Southern Polytechnic State University
      Ju An Wang, Southern Polytechnic State University
      
    • 10:10 am - 11:00 amPaper Session 18 - Student ResearchRoom: Grant Ballroom
      Session Chair: Amber Settle (DePaul University)
      
      Do students have the relevant ICT skills they need to do their research projects?
      Oduronke Temitope Eyitayo, University of Botswana
      
      Enhancing Network Security Education with Research and Development Content
      Mostafa Bassiouni, University of Central Florida
      Ratan Guha, University of Central Florida
      
    • 11:00 am - 11:30 amPanel - Accreditation and AssessmentRoom: Grant Ballroom
      
      Assessment and Accreditation
      Han Reichgelt, Southern Polytechnic State University
      Barbara Price, Georgia Southern University
      Jim Leone, Rochester Institute of Technology
      Richards Helps, Brigham Young University
    • 11:30 am - 12:00 pmClosing SessionRoom: Grant Ballroom
    • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmExecutive Committee MeetingRoom: MacArthur's Restaurant