FECS'10: July 15, 2010 Schedule

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6:45am - 4:00pm:  REGISTRATION (Second Floor, Conference Lobby: 1-5)


SESSION 6-FECS:   LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, STEM COURSES,
                  AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
                  Chair: Dr. Irena Pevac, Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut, USA
                  July 15, 2010 (Thursday); 8:00am - 10:40am
                  (LOCATION: Platinum Room)

08:00 - 08:20am:  SocialCalc: A Spreadsheet Activity for Computer Supported
                  Collaborative Learning
                  Manu Sheel Gupta, K. S. Preeti, Vijit Singh
                  University of Delhi, India

08:20 - 08:40am:  Impact of Alternative Teaching on Computer Science Education in
                  the Freshman Year
                  Lethia Jackson, Velma Latson, Monika Gross
                  Bowie State Univeristy, Bowie, Maryland, USA

08:40 - 09:00am:  Integration of OO and FP Programming in Computing Curricula and
                  Their Roles in Modern Software Development
                  Mathias Fonkam
                  American University of Nigeria, Nigeria

09:00 - 09:20am:  A New Process for Selecting a Term Project
                  Hassan Pournaghshband, Shahriar Movafaghi, Stephanie Collins
                  Southern Polytechnic State University, Georgia, USA;
                  Southern New Hampshire University, New Hampshire, USA

09:20 - 09:40am:  Math Bridge Bootcamp: A Strategy for Facilitating Undergraduate
                  Success in STEM Courses
                  Rachel Best, David J. Russomanno, Stephanie Ivey, John Haddock,
                  Donald Franceschetti, Anna Bargagliotti, Regina Hairston
                  The University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

09:40 - 10:00am:  Tech Camp Assessments
                  William McCollom
                  Colorado School of Mines, Clorado, USA

10:00 - 10:20am:  Assessing CS1/2 with the SCJP Exam
                  George Sellman and Susan Loveland
                  Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, USA

10:20 - 10:40am:  FREE SLOT

10:40 - 11:00am:  BREAK


SESSION 7-FECS:   TEACHING METHODS
                  Chair: Dr. Pedro A. Diaz-Gomez, Cameron University, USA
                  July 15, 2010 (Thursday); 11:00am - 02:40pm
                  (LOCATION: Platinum Room)

11:00 - 11:20am:  Graphical Examples for Teaching Fundamental CS1 Concepts
                  Michael Main and Elliot B. Koffman
                  University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA;
                  Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

11:20 - 11:40am:  A Distributed Expertise Model for Teaching Computing Across
                  Disciplines and Institutions
                  Thomas Way, Lillian Cassel, Kim Pearson, Ursula Wolz,
                  Deborah Tatar, Steve Harrison
                  Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA;
                  The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA;
                  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg,
                  Virginia, USA

11:40 - 12:00pm:  Teaching Pedagogy for Guidling Female Students Succeed in
                  Computer Science
                  Huiqing Helen Yang
                  Virginia State University, Virginia, USA

12:00 - 12:20pm:  Using a Game-Based Approach to Teach Computing Concepts
                  Brian Scheffey and Mohammed Ketel
                  University of Baltimore, USA

12:20 - 01:20pm:  LUNCH (On Your Own)

01:20 - 01:40pm:  Improved, Reliable Control Statements for Teaching Programming
                  John T. Minor and Laxmi Gewali
                  University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

01:40 - 02:00pm:  Teaching Robotics to Freshman Students
                  Pedro A. Diaz-Gomez and Johnny Carroll
                  Cameron University, Oklahoma, USA

02:00 - 02:20pm:  The Art of Classroom Teaching in the Context of General
                  Computer Science Education
                  Ling Liu, Jianqiu Cao, Xian Luo
                  Chongqing Jiaotong University, P. R. China

02:20 - 02:40pm:  A Feasibility Study of Integrating Computational Thinking into
                  Alabama's Black Belt High Schools
                  Cassandra F. Thomas and C. L. Chen
                  Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

02:40 - 03:00pm:  BREAK


SESSION 8-FECS:   SOFTWARE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS + WEB USAGE METHODS + WRITING
                  ENHANCEMENT METHODS
                  Co-Chairs: Profs. Michael Main* and Andrew L. S. Gordon**
                  *University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
                  **University of Technology, Jamaica & Southern Illinois University, USA
                  July 15, 2010 (Thursday); 03:00pm - 03:40pm
                  (LOCATION: Platinum Room) 

03:00 - 03:20pm:  Converting Computer Science Educational Applets to Mobile Devices
                  Dino Schweitzer and Scott Teel
                  US Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA

03:20 - 03:40pm:  Improving the Thesis Writing Process
                  Anne Hakansson
                  The Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Kista, Sweden


SESSION 9-FECS:   LEARNING METHODS, SECURITY BASED TOPICS & EDUCATION, AND RELATED ISSUES
                  Chair: Prof. Ken Ferens, University of Manitoba, Canada
                  July 15, 2010 (Thursday); 03:40pm ...
                  (LOCATION: Platinum Room) 

                  Note: We anticipate a large number of speaker no-shows for this track.
                  (due to potential delay in obtaining US visa, non registration, ...)
                  In cases of no-shows, the presentations can be moved up to close
                  time gaps in the session. Each talk can be 15 to 20 minutes long.

                  O. Broadening Information Assurance Awareness by Gaming
                     Hongmei Chi and Edward L. Jones, Jude Desti
                     FAMU, Florida, USA
                  O. DRO Secure E-Voting System
                     Shantee Davis, LaToya Rich, Felicia Osborne, and Luay A. Wahsheh
                     Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
                  O. Work in Progress: Are we teaching the right stuff?
                     K. Ferens
                     University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
                  O. Andragogy and Technology Supported Learning of Multimedia
                     Software Design Course
                     Baharuddin Aris
                     Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

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