{"title":"An advanced C programming course for the embedded systems development","authors":"Ling Ming, Longxing Shi, Yongming Tang","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360328","url":null,"abstract":"C programming courses in the first or second year of college focus on basic C syntax rather than difficulties and basic skills in a real embedded systems project. An advanced C programming language course has been developed at Southeast University for senior undergraduate or graduate students to fill the gap between typical introductory courses or self-learning and the real project needs. The course organization and main topics as well as the result analysis of pre-course and after-course surveys are discussed. The comparison between the results of surveys indicates that the course organization and topics are effective and helpful for students.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130392635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A tutorial on evaluation of network survivability under sophisticated attacker","authors":"F. Lin, Pei-Yu Chen","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360319","url":null,"abstract":"One of the goals of information security education is to develop students' skills to solve unseen security vulnerability with contemporary methodologies. This paper presents the teaching of a new algorithm on resource allocation of network attack and defense with mathematical programming for evaluating the network survivability. Adopting a scaffolding technique, students take up a role of a defender so as to minimize the cost of networking operation. Here, by transforming with the mathematical technique and applying the algorithm, gradient method and a proposed heuristic, to optimally solve it.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130838757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paper analysis of reading and writing behaviors for digital contents","authors":"E. Watanabe, T. Ozeki, T. Kohama","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360403","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we discuss the change of page number and image processing methods for discrimination between behaviors in reading contents and taking notes for contents on the display. First, scene images for contents can be recorded by a sunglasses-type camera. Next, a few features can be extracted based on color information from these images and the discrimination procedure can be executed by the discrimination analysis and the classification method by using multi-layered neural networks. Finally, we evaluate the discrimination precision and discuss the relations among page transition, behaviors by students and their notes. This electronic document is a “live” template. The various components of your paper (title, text, heads, etc.) are already defined on the style sheet, as illustrated by the portions given in this document.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125891243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interactive study method in engineering education based on animation applet design","authors":"Jinsong Tao, Shujuan Zhang, Xishan Wen","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360339","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents interactive study method using animation applet to visually describe the difficult sections of high voltage engineering course for undergraduate of electrical engineering and automation in order to enhance students' ability to grasp the fundamental concepts. The animation applets are designed by students under the guidance of instructor. Through the program making, the students learn how to process a research program, understand the content of textbook thoroughly and enhance their ability to face the future work. Meanwhile, the applets are also applied into classroom instruction. This interactive teaching approach is also helpful to expend the faculty's pedagogical research.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114334742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remotely triggered semiconductor devices characterization laboratory in cloud environment","authors":"A. Maiti","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360347","url":null,"abstract":"Cloud computing is the current trend for business web applications which provide computing related services to the users. Cloud computing locates resources, distribute tasks and collects data from appropriate servers from a cluster of networked computers. Major advantages of the cloud computing include reduced cost of operation and maintenance compared to the usage of resources. It also makes it easy for users to find and process their request quickly. Hardware-based remote-triggered laboratories are used for educational and industrial purposes where the user remotely controls the instrument and conducts experiments. In this paper, methodologies for implementation of the cloud computing concepts and practices in the development of remote laboratories are discussed.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124359864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hybrid course curriculum design and implementation based on CDIO approach to engineering education","authors":"Zhenli Yu, Hong Wu, Xiaoping Zhou","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360329","url":null,"abstract":"A hybrid course curriculum design and implementation based on CDIO approach to engineering education is presented. The course is “fundamentals of electric circuit” for undergraduates of electrical engineering and automation program. The relation of the university motto is analyzed and mapped to CDIO directly. The curriculum design conducts CDIO ideas to classroom teaching, lab experiment and other training activities of the course. A course project of CDIO approach is conducted. The detail of the course project is described. Investigation projects are encouraged. Ad hoc principle of evaluating student for the course is set up. The implementation of the design shows good impact to teaching and learning of the course.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130425646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Helping first-year engineering students in transition: Promoting transformative learning in student and faculty development","authors":"F. Leung, E. Ko, T. Chow","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360321","url":null,"abstract":"An academic advising system, designed as an inter-generational learning community consisting of faculty advisors, peer mentors, and students, has been introduced to support first-year engineering students in making a smooth transition from secondary school to university. The centerpiece of the system is a peer-mentoring program, in which senior students are empowered to design learning experiences for junior students, thereby creating an opportunity for transformative learning. Training is provided to the participating peer mentors and faculty advisors to better prepare them to meet the developmental needs of students in this learning community.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127667596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Competency-based education (CBE) for IT security: towards bridging the gap","authors":"H. K. Mammi, N. Ithnin","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360293","url":null,"abstract":"Skills gap is a common problem between university products and industry needs. This is apparent in many, if not all of the areas. The gap plays a role in the productivity or development of a given industry, as well as the unemployed rates. In a competitive world, employers are always looking for the best candidates for employment, with the best being defined as being competent both technically and professionally. We contend that competency-based curriculum can provide a means to narrow and even close the skills gap. In this paper, we present a Competency-Based Curriculum Model that can be used as a guide to develop a competency-based curriculum. This model will be employed to develop a competency-based curriculum for IT Security Engineers.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125725782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Guatelli, D. Cutajar, Amir Rosenfeld, Catherine Layton
{"title":"Teaching Monte Carlo codes at university: Development of a Geant4 course for students of schools of physics","authors":"S. Guatelli, D. Cutajar, Amir Rosenfeld, Catherine Layton","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360300","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, it is important that students of Schools of Physics include the study of Monte Carlo codes in their curriculum as these codes are widely used in research. At the School of Engineering Physics of the University of Wollongong, we designed and set in place a Geant4 course addressed to the Medical Physics domain. In this paper, we illustrate the main features of the course and its development since 2010. The design of this course maybe adopted to teach Geant4 or any other Monte Carlo code, and in general to teach complex software tools to students with limited computing background.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123917199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards semantic learning object metadata: mapping standard metadata specifications to ontologies","authors":"Qiyan Han, Feng Gao","doi":"10.1109/TALE.2012.6360326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2012.6360326","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is devoted to some preparations for ontology-based semantic learning object metadata, including discovering the mappings between metadata elements and ontologies, and the development of relevant ontologies, i.e. Context Ontology and Content Ontology. The result shows that most of the standard metadata elements are compliant with ontology primitives, and it is feasible to enhance the semantic expressive capability and machine understandability of current learning object metadata through ontological metadata vocabularies.","PeriodicalId":407302,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) 2012","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123987108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}