35th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium
MICS 2002 Program
Friday, April 5
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12:00 - 1:30 |
Registration |
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1:00-2:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Track A |
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1:00 |
Facilitating Online Asynchronous Discussions Rob Faux - K.I.T. eLearning (Netherlands) |
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1:30 |
New Ways of Thinking about Multimedia and Online Teaching in Higher Education Ahmad Abuhejleh - University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
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2:00 |
Developing a Web-based Tutorial System for Physics Education Andrew Baruth and Dr. Chris Wentworth - Doane College |
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Track B |
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1:00 |
Programming Examples In Java for the Teaching of Operating Systems Charles Ashbacher - Mount Mercy College |
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1:30 |
Hands-on Laboratory Based Networking Courses Ted Mims - University of Illinois at Springfield |
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2:00 |
Using Open Software for Software Engineering Class Projects Mark M. Meysenburg - Doane College |
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Track C |
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1:00 |
Jake Krohn - University of Minnesota, Morris |
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1:30 |
Design and Testing of Parallel/Distributed Precedence Tree Scheduling Dian R. Lopez, Daniel D. O'Brien, Karl J. Krohn, Joel Nelson, and Rhett Wilfahrt - University of Minnesota, Morris |
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2:00 |
A Beowulf Cluster for Ray-tracing and Stereographic Visualization: Issues and Implementation David Backeberg - Wartburg College |
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2:30-3:00 PM |
Break - Wright |
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3:00-4:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Track A |
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3:00 |
Engineering an Academic Program in Software Engineering Dr. Akram I. Salah - North Dakota State University |
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3:30 |
Symposium Session - Computer Science and Information Technology: Striking a Balance David L Ranum - Luther College |
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4:00 |
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Track B |
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3:00 |
A Voice Browser Interface for Course Materials Lisa M. Landgraf - Clarke College |
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3:30 |
An Abstract Java Class for Device Independent Speech Output Thomas E. O'Neil - University of North Dakota |
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4:00 |
by Jeff Hauck and Scott Lewandowski - University of Minnesota, Morris |
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Track C |
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3:00 |
Adhoc Networks Rizwan Tahir and Paul Gray - University of Northern Iowa |
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3:30 |
A.A. Lopez - University of Minnesota, Morris |
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4:00 |
Design and Implementation of a Decidable Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Network Dan Carpenter - Bemidji State University |
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5:30 - 6:30 PM |
Pizza Party |
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6:30 - 9:30 PM |
Programming Contest |
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Saturday, April 6
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7:45-9:00 AM |
Registration in Wright Hall |
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8:30-10:00 AM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Track A |
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8:30 |
Promoting Analytical Thinking with Technology in a Changing Classroom Jay Hettiarachchy - Valley City State University |
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9:00 |
Panel Session - Electronic Health Records: A Vision for Tomorrow Alan Garfield - University of Dubuque |
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9:30 |
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Track B |
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8:30 |
Using Graphics in the First Year of Programming with C++ Tom Gibbons - College of St. Scholastica |
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9:00 |
Experience with GUI Programming in Lower Level Classes Curt Hill - Valley City State University |
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9:30 |
Design and Development of Scheme Unit Testing Framework Sara von Mosch, Janet Kinney, and Scott Lewandowski - University of Minnesota, Morris |
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Track C |
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8:30 |
FractalNet: A Neural Network Approach to Fractal Geometry Ronald Marsh - University of North Dakota |
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9:00 |
Comparing the Performance of Clustering Algorithms Mynul Khan, Zubair Noman and Ahmad Ramadani - St. Cloud State University |
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9:30 |
Ackermann's Function in the Numbers of 1s Generated by Green's Machines Bryant Julstrom - St. Cloud State University |
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10:00-10:30 AM |
Break |
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10:30-noon |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Track A |
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10:30 |
Using PEGs as an Alternative Approach for Course Projects Rob Faux - K.I.T. eLearning (Netherlands) |
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11:00 |
Questions to Enhance Active Learning in Computer Science Instruction Philip East and Mark Fienup - University of Northern Iowa |
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11:30 |
Making Interactive Prediction Count in Algorithm Visualization - Yes, It will be on the Test! Thomas L. Naps and Stanley Makalew - University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh |
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Track B |
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10:30 |
How fast is gigabit over copper? Anthony Betz and Paul Gray - University of Northern Iowa |
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11:00 |
Comparing the Performance of Three Network Protocols for File Transfer Michael Schomer and Timothy Claason - St. Cloud State University |
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11:30 |
Hello World Client and Server Applications Richard E. Mowe - St. Cloud State University |
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Track C |
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10:30 |
Evolving Evolutionary Tree Computation Ross Penna - Bemidji State University |
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11:00 |
Scientific Visualization of Polygonal Knots Eric Lunde and Dr. Kenny Hunt - University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse |
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11:30 |
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Track D |
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10:30 |
On the use of Developmental Portfolios for Growth and Assessment Alec J. Engebretson - Doane College |
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11:00 |
Creating an Online Course Evaluation Website Aaron Jonen and David C. Gibbs - University of Wisconsin Stevens Point |
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11:30 |
What it's like to Evaluate Computer Information Systems Courses Online Jay Hettiarachchy - Valley City State University |
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12:15-2:00 PM |
Lunch, Awards and Speaker - Maucher Union Expansion Speaker: Mick Bauer, Technology Counselor, Upstream Solutions Inc. Title: IS Security and Universities: How We Can Fill a Frightening Gap |
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