2003 Final Program

Fifth Annual Conference of the Northwestern Region

Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

Friday, October 3, 2003

REGISTRATION 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Vantage Room

WELCOME 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., Elaine Wright Room
Jim Schwing, Central Washington University
President Jerilyn McIntyre, Central Washington University

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., Elaine Wright Room
Joan Francioni, Winona State University
Making Computer Science Accessible for Students with Visual Disabilities

STUDENT POSTERS will be on display in Vantage Room during the conference.

FRIDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS I 2:30 p.m. = 4:00 p.m. (*extra 15 min. length)
Papers Central Room	Panel Elaine Wright Room	Tutorial Shaw-Smyser 109	Tutorial Shaw-Smyser 106
Moderator: Rob Bryant, Gonzaga U. A Multiple-Intelligences Approach to Teaching Number Systems Katrin Becker, University of Calgary Fact-Based Problem Identification Precedes Problem Solving E. Grant Eastman, Central Washington University The Development of a CS0 Course for Distance Delivery Kenrick Mock, University of Alaska, Anchorage	Assessment of Student Learning in Computer Science Education Vibha Sazawal Univ. of Washington Sarah Schwarm, Univ. of Washington Barbara Goldner, North Seattle Comm. College Carol Zander, Univ. of Washington-Bothell	Impact of Quantum Computing on Computer Science/Engineering Education Richard Spillman, Pacific Lutheran Univ.	Building Client/Server Applications with Oracle9i, JDBC, and SQLJ Douglas Bickerstaff, Eastern Washington Univ. Sean Drexler, Eastern Washington Univ. Ray Moro, Eastern Washington Univ. Mike Lewis, Eastern Washington Univ.

Break 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., Vantage Room

FRIDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS II 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Papers Central Room	Panel Elaine Wright Room	Panel Shaw-Smyser 106
Moderator: Phil Prins, Seattle Pacific U. Hierarchical Disk Cache Management in RAID 5 Controller Jung-ho Huh, Tae-mu Chang Dongguk University, Korea Performance Evaluation of Memory Systems in a Computer Architecture Course Mohamad R. Neilforoshan, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey	Computing Curriculum 2001: How Does This Report Affect the Computing Science Curricula? Grant Eastman, Central Washington University George Hauser, Pacific Lutheran University Ken Blaha, Pacific Lutheran University Elaine Weltz, Seattle Pacific University Ron Tenison, Linfield College Sharon Tuttle, Humboldt State University Judy Cushing, Evergreen State College	The Washington Center for Information Technology: Preparing Students for the Current Job Market Lynn Bly, WCIT Lori Braunstein, Central Washington University Cathy Bertelson, Central Washington University

SOCIAL HOUR 5:45 p.m. Vantage Room

FRIDAY BANQUET 6:30 p.m. Munson Dining Room
Banquet Speaker: Steve Cunningham, National Science Foundation

Saturday, October 4, 2003

Continental Breakfast 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., Vantage Room

SATURDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS I 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Papers Central Room	Panel Elaine Wright Room	Workshop Shaw-Smyser 106
Moderator: George Hauser, Pacific Lutheran U. Towards Best Practices in Software Lifecycle Teamwork Development Judy Cushing & George Freeman, The Evergreen State College Kate Cunningham, IDX Corporation Reinforcing Programming Language Concepts through Implementation in a Concept-Based Course Timothy Fossum & Susan Haller, University of Wisconsin - Parkside	The Role of the Data Structures Course in the Computing Curriculum Donald Chinn, Univ. of Washington, Tacoma Josh Tenenberg, Univ. of Washington, Tacoma Phil Prins, Seattle Pacific University	Microsoft .Net Programming (Part 1A): Building Applications with C# Joe Hummel, Lake Forest College

Break 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Vantage Room

SATURDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS II 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Papers Central Room	Tutorial Elaine Wright Room	Workshop Shaw-Smyser 106
Moderator: David Wolff, Pacific Lutheran U The Environmental Effect and Waste Management of Computer Manufacturing Mohamad R. Neilforoshan, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Undergraduate Programs of the NSF Steve Cunningham National Science Foundation License Tracing in Free, Open, and Proprietary Software Pete Nordquist, Anna Petersen & Angelina Todorova, Southern Oregon University	Teaching Introductory Classes Using LEGO Robotics Sherry Yang, Oregon Institute of Technology Todd Breedlove, Oregon Institute of Technology Ralph Carestia, Oregon Institute of Technology	Microsoft .Net Programming (Part 1B): Building Applications with C# Joe Hummel, Lake Forest College

Break 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Vantage Room

SATURDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS III 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Papers Central Room	Tutorial Elaine Wright Room	Workshop Shaw-Smyser 106
Moderator: Jenny Orr, Willamette University An Assessment and Evaluation of Computer Science Education Jennifer R. Parham, University of Montana Course Modularization for Improved Delivery and Assessment Scott Burgess, Humboldt State University	Copyright, Law and Ethics on the Web - Issues for the Computing Educator Rebecca Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University	Microsoft .Net Programming (Part 2A): Web Apps in ASP.NET and C# Joe Hummel, Lake Forest College *See afternoon session for part 2B

SATURDAY LUNCH 1:00 p.m., Elaine Wright Room

SATURDAY WRAP-UP 1:45 p.m., Elaine Wright Room

CCSC-NW Regional Board and 2004 Committee Meeting: All are welcome to attend.
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Elaine Wright Room

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Workshop Shaw-Smyser 106
Microsoft .Net Programming (Part 2B): Web Apps in ASP.NET and C# Joe Hummel, Lake Forest College