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The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges
Third Annual
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE


Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06432, USA

The Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges
April 24-25, 1998


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Last modified: April 23, 1998

Statement of Purpose
The CCSCNE-98 intends to bring together faculty, staff, and students from smaller academic institutions throughout the Northeast in an exchange of ideas and information concerning computing and computer science curricula in such an environment.

Conference Details
This conference provides an affordable regional forum for the exchange of information and ideas pertaining to the concerns of computing and Computing curricula in a smaller academic environment. It will begin with an opening address by a keynote speaker on Friday at 1:00 p.m., include a Friday evening banquet and speaker, a Saturday luncheon, and conclude Saturday at 2:00 pm. In addition to parallel paper sessions, the program will include half-day workshops, tutorials, panels, student research papers, and vendor displays.

Preliminary Program (as of 02/15/98)


Friday: Robotics Workshop -- Multimedia Workshop -- Welcome
Concurrent Session 1 -- Concurrent Session 2 -- Banquet

Saturday: Concurrent Session 3 -- Posters -- Concurrent Session 4
Concurrent Session 5 -- Lunch

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Friday, April 24, 1998

Registration -- 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Faculty Lounge

Robotics Workshop -- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Franklyn Turbak & Robbie Berg, Wellesley College
Room S107

In this workshop, our goal is to give a sense for the exciting possibilities of robots through demonstrations and hands-on exploration. The robots are based on technology developed by the Epistomology and Learning Group at the MIT Media Lab: the Handy Board, a palm-sized computer, and the Cricket, a computer about the size of a 9-volt battery. We will show how simple robot behaviors can be achieved via programs that control actuators based on sensor input. Participants will then study and modify copies of SciBorg, a simple line-following robot made out of LEGOs. We will conclude with a discussion of how robots can be used in the computer science curriculum.

For more information, please visit the following web sites:


Multimedia Workshop -- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Using Director for Multimedia Workshop
Sandra Honda & Domenick Pinto, Sacred Heart University
Room S108

The workshop activities will include a few simple demos created by the presenters that exhibit the power and beauty of using Director software. A hands-on component will follow as the participants develop an entire Director "movie" along with the presenters. Lastly, the participants will also have the opportunity to try their own creative development of an application. Throughout the entire workshop, the presenters will demonstrate the use of the various components of the software including using cast members, the score, the stage, the control panel, paint windows, and scripting.


Workshop attendees must pre-register by contacting (for Robotics Workshop) Franklyn Turbak (fturbak@wellesley.edu or FAX: 617-283-3642) or (for Director Workshop) Domenick Pinto (pintod@sacredheart.edu or FAX: 203- 365-7694). As attendence will be limited to 20 per workshop, attendees will be notified that they have been admitted.

Vendor Displays -- 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Mahogany Room

Welcome -- 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Frances S. Grodzinsky, Conference Chair
Schine Auditorium

Opening Address -- 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lynn Andrea Stein
Associate Professor of Computer Science, MIT

"Reconceptualizing Computation"

Schine Auditorium

Break -- 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1 -- 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

    Session 1A -- Tutorial -- Parallel Processing Using Public Domain Software (Sponsored by NSF/SIGCSE)
    Session Chair: Ronald Curtis, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
    Tutors:
      Janet Hartman, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
      Dean Sanders, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

    Session 1B - Panel -- When to Object: Introducing Undergraduate Students to OO Concepts
    Panelists:

      Aaron Enright, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
      Scott McElfresh, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
      Dominick Pinto, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT Mary Ann Robbert, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA Linda Wilkens, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA

    Session 1C - Computational Science
    Session Chair: Efim Kinber, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

      LP2EXCEL: A Computer Assisted Pedagogical Approach to Linear Programming
      Thomas Jack, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV

      Experimental Analysis of Polygon Placement Problems: An Undergraduate Research Project in Computational Geometry
      Christian Dima, Amy Briggs, Greg Parent & Mathew Dickerson, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

      Using Computer Algebra System To Teach Numerical Computing in a Combined Department
      Ying Zhou & Walter Gall, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

    Session 1D - Widening the Net: Internet for Non-Majors
    Session Chair: Valerie Barr, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

      A Laboratory-Based Internet Course for Non-Majors
      Ellen Walker, Hiram College, Hiram, OH

      HTML and Beyond: A Course in Web Resources for Non-majors
      James Sidbury & Jack Beidler, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA.

      Using Web Page Development To Teach Programming Concepts
      Alyce Brady & Kelly Schultz, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI

Break - Mahogany Room -- 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session 2 -- 4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

    Session 2A - Tutorial -- Secrets of NSF Funding (Sponsored by NSF/SIGCSE)
    Session Chair: Tim Huang, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

    Tutors:

      Margaret Reek, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
      Lillian Cassel, NSF

    Session 2B - Panel -- The Role of Design in First Year Computer Science Courses
    Panelists:

      Viera K. Proulx & Richard Rasala, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
      Joseph Bergin, Pace University, White Plains, NY
      Rick Mercer, Pennsylvania State University, Reading, PA

    Session 2C - Computer Engineering (session extended to 6:05)
    Session Chair: Stephen Grodzinsky, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT

      Embedded Microprocessing In The Curriculum
      C. Gary Rommel, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

      Using Microcontroller Kernels in An Operating System Course
      Bruce Tis, Boston University-Metropolitan College, Boston, MA

      Design of Object-Based Interprocess Communication Facilities in UNIX
      Gary Speicher & Yaodong Bi, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

      Robots in the Undergraduate Curriculum
      Deepak Kumar, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
      Lisa Medeen, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

    Session 2D - Ethical Issues
    Session Chair: Alice Fischer, University of New Haven, New Haven, CT

      Telecommunication Career Mentoring for a New Age
      Nancy Harrison & Marcy Alkalay, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY

      Ethical Behavior in an Information Technology-Based Educational Environment
      Holmes E. Miller, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
      Kurt J. Engemann, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

      Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism In Projects
      Amruth Kumar, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Social Hour - Mahogany Room -- 5:45 p.m. - 6:45p.m.
Sponsored by Addison Wesley

Conference Banquet -- 7:00 p.m.
David Gries
William L. Lewis Professor of Engineering and Cornell Weiss Presidential Scholar
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

"The Once and Future Programmer: Our Educational Dilemma"


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Saturday, April 25, 1998

Continental Breakfast -- 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration -- 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Vendor Displays -- 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 3 -- 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Concurrent Session 4 -- 10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

    Session 4A - Tutorial -- Teaching Logic as a Tool (Sponsored by NSF/SIGCSE)
    Session Chair: Douglas Lyon, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT

    Tutor:

      David Gries, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

    Session 4B - Panel -- Web-based Testing Across the Curriculum I

      Panelists: Robert Workman, Ellen Russell Beatty & Lisa B. Lancor,
      Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

      Jerald D. Cole,
      New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

      Patrick Lynch,
      Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    Session 4C - Course Management: Teams, Collaboration, Evaluation
    Session Chair: Bonnie MacKellar, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT

      Project Teams: How To Build, Use and Evaluate Them in Courses Across the Computer Science Curriculum
      Frances S. Grodzinsky, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
      Kay G. Schulze, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
      Laurie Smith King, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

      Collaborative Learning and Group Projects in High Level Computer Science Courses
      Janet T. Kerner & Francine Boehrer, St. John's University Jamaica, NY

      Usage Simulation for Evaluating Educational Materials
      Viera K. Proulx, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
      Joseph W. Proulx, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

    Session 4D - Panel -- How to Teach Java in CS1
    Panelists:

      A. Michael Berman, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
      David Arnow, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
      Joseph Bergin, Pace University, New York, NY
      Allen B. Downey, Colby College,Waterville, ME
      Ralph Morelli, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
      Franklyn Turbak, Wellesley College,Wellesley, MA

Concurrent Session 5 -- 11:55 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

    Session 5A - Panel -- Teaching Abroad
    Panelists:
      Nan Schaller & Paul Tyman,
      Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

      William J. Taffe & Evelyn Stiller,
      Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

      Charles Welty,
      University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

    Session 5B - Panel -- Web-based Testing Across the Curriculum I
    Panelists:

      Robert Workman, Ellen Russell Beatty & Lisa B. Lancor,
      Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

      Jerald D. Cole,
      New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

      Patrick Lynch,
      Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    Session 5C - Paradigms for Beginners
    Session Chair: Venu Dasigi, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

      C++ Without Objects: A Good Middle Ground for CS1
      Aaron Garth Enright, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

      Having It All: Using Java in CS1
      David Arnow & Gerald Weiss, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY

      Choosing a Beginning Programming Paradigm: The Student's Perspective
      Thomas Cortina, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

    Session 5D - Computer Science in Secondary Schools
    Panelists:

      Rich Goldschmidt,
      Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT

      Kelly Keenan,
      Westover School, Middlebury, CT

Conference Luncheon, Best Paper Presentation and Closing -- 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Mahogany Room

Regional Steering Committee Meeting -- 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.


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Fees -- BLANK Registration Form
Registration fee (Early $95; Late $115) includes admission to all sessions, panels, tutorials, workshops, social hour, banquet, luncheon, and a membership in the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges for 1998-9 complete with subscription to the Journal of Computing in Small Colleges.

Workshop attendees must pre-register by contacting (for Robotics Workshop) Franklyn Turbak (fturbak@wellesley.edu or FAX: 617-283-3642) or (for Director Workshop) Domenick Pinto (pintod@sacredheart.edu or FAX: 203-365-7694). Student registration fee ($30) includes all sessions, panels, tutorials, workshops, social hour, banquet, and luncheon.


Directions To Sacred Heart University
CT Rte. 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway and Merritt Parkway) intersects Interstate 91 in Meridan, CT, Interstate 684 in Purchase, NY, and CT Rte 8 in Trumbull. Once on CT Rte. 15, travel to Exit 47. Turn South onto Park Avenue at end of Exit ramp. Sacred Heart University is on left after first traffic light. Turn left to enter at Main Gate. Park in area designated. All conference functions will take place in the Academic Center. Follow signs to rooms.

Make your own detailed map.
Campus Map


*Accomodations*
Be sure to identify yourself as an attendee of CCSCNE-98 when making reservations. Conference rate holds until April 2, 1998 at Marriott and March 23, 1998 at Ramada.


*Student Posters*
Poster boards will be 30x40 inches. Each student will be provided with a poster on an easel. Because of the number of posters space is limited. Tablespace is not available. Easels are set up to allow people to approach easels. If you have any special needs please email Mary Ann Robbert at mrobbert@bridgew.edu

Below are some tips for preparing a professional poster.

  • Research Posters 101 by Lorrie Faith Cranor, Crossroads 3.2, Winter 1996.
  • use large font sizes (18 pt minimum, 30 to 60 pt preferred) -- readers should be able to read it from more than an arm's length;
  • pictures and/or graphs, if appropriate, are nice
  • typically, you want an ABSTRACT section, RESULTS section, and CONCLUSION

  • come prepared with pins, tape, tacks, etc (you should NOT assume they will be provided for you);
  • if you want a white background, bring large white paper (sometimes the boards can be ugly)


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