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Armel, Donald, Ed. Association of Small Computer Users in Educat DOCUMENT RESUME ED 372 752 IR 016 798 AUTHOR Huston, Rick, Ed.; Armel, Donald, Ed. TITLE Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) Summer Conference. Proceedings (27th, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 12-16, 1994). INSTITUTION Association of Small Computer Users in Education. PUB DATE Jun 94 NOTE 349p.; For 1992 proceedings, see ED 357 732. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC14 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Networks; Computer Simulation; *Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Ethics; Expert Systems; Futures (of Society); Higher Education; Information Networks; Microcomputers; Professional Associations; Technological AdvanceLent; *Telecommunications IDENTIFIERS Internet ABSTRACT Topics addressed by 40 papers from a conference, on microcomputers include: developing a campus wide computer ethics policy; integrating new technologies into professional education; campus computer networks; computer assisted instruction; client/server architecture; competencies for entry-level computing positions; auditing and professional development; mobile computing; computer applications in physics; artificial neural networks; virtual classrooms; the North Carolina Information Highway; Computer Science curriculum; expert systems; ethics for information systems professionals; listservs; local area networks; computer security; computer simulations; telecommunications and education; campus-wide information systems (CWIS); and the Internet. This volume also includes information about ASCUE; a list of ASCUE board members; and a presenters index. Most of the papers include references. (JLB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** (1. U S IMPASI MINT Of EDUCATION Off.ce of Educat.olmf Rommfoh end Imprownent EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0 Th.s Oocumint has Win woodocool so rocmvo0 from thwoo orofsinashoon <mg...Along d 0 MmOf ChanOuli hive dun nude to Improve roproduchort wooly Pdnts of mem a co mons UMW in th is dOeu. 52 Mont Oo nOt nOteSlinly Optflent otficult tu OERIoombooof pokey r% rift Co) Ca LU -el "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY C P Sn9er 1 , I Il/t4 ' Adlili_ TIN) CUL .-"t i ASCL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL COMPUTER USERS IN EDUCATION "Our Second Quarter Century of Resourse Sharing" Proceedings of the 1994 ASCUE Summer Conference 27th Annual Conference June 12-16, 1994 North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Edited by: Rick Huston, University of South Carolina- Aiken Donald Armel, Eastern Illinois University 3 1994 ASCU Proceedings Association of Small Computer: Users in Education "Our Second Quarter Century of Resource Sharing" Proceedings of the 1994 ASCUE Summer Conference 27th Annual Conference June 12-16, 1994 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ABOUT ASCUE ASCUE, the Association of Small Computer Users in Education, is a group of people interested in small college computing issues.It is a blend of people from all over the country who use computers in their teaching, academic"support, and administrative support functions. Begun in 1968 as CUETUG, The College and University Eleven Thirty Users' Group, with an initial membership requirement of sharing at least one piece of software each year with the other members, ASCUE has a strong tradition of bringing its *members together to pool their resources to help each other.It no longer requires members to share homegrown software, nor does it have ties to a particular hardware platform. However, ASCUE continues the tradition of sharing through its national conference held each June, its conference proceedings, its newsletter, and its sponsorship of NECC, the National Educational Computing Conference. ASCUE proudly affirms this tradition in its motto "Our Second Quarter Century of Resource Sharing". ASCUE's ASCUE-L LISTSERVER Subscribe by sending the email message SUBSCRIBE ASCUE-L yournameto listserv@purccvm. The listserver itself is ascue-l@purccvm. NEED MORE INFORMATION? Direct questions about the contents of the 1994 Conference to Mary V. Connolly, Program Chair, ASCUE '94, [email protected], Mathematics Department, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN 46556, 219-284-4497.Also, subscribe to ASCUE's listserver, ASCUE-L. Details about future conferences will be sent to the listserver. "We hereby grant ERIC non-exclusive permission to reproduce this document." 1 4 1994 ASCUE Proceedings Association of Small Computer Users in Education ASCUE 1993-1994 BOARD MEMBERS (years remaining in office) PRESIDENT IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT F.P.(Rick) Huston, III (1 y:::ar) Carl P. Singer (I year) Computer Services Division Computing Services University of South Carolina-Aiken DePauw University 171 University Parkway Greencastle IN 46135 Aiken SC 29801 317-658-4294 803-641-3422 [email protected] [email protected] BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE PROGRAM CHAIR Thomas E. Gusler (I year) Mary V. COnnolly (1 year) Associate Provost for Adminstration Mathematics Department Clarion University Saint Mary's College 103 Carrier Hall Notre Dame IN 46556 Clarion PA 16214 219-284-4497 814-226-2676 connollyesaintmarys.edu [email protected] TREASURER BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE Thomas A. Pollack (I year) Gerald Ball (2 years) Associate Dean/Director of Mars Hill College Undergraduate Studies P.O. Box 370 Duquesne University Mars Hill NC 28754 600 Forbes Avenue 704-689-1242 Pittsburgh PA 15282-0104 [email protected] 412-396-1639 pollackgduq3.duq.edu PUBLIC RELATYONS Don Armel (1 year) SECRETARY School of Technology Dagrun Bennett (2 years) Eastern Illinois University Computing Services Charleston IL 61920 Franklin College 217-581-2216 501 East Monroe cfdjageiu.edu Franklin IN 46131 317-738-8150 LIBRARIAN/HISTORIAN [email protected] Jack Cundiff (1 year) Horry-Georgetown Technical College P.O. Box 1966 Conway SC 29526 803-347-3186 [email protected] 2 1994 ASCUE Proceedine Edited by Rick Huston, University of South Carolina- Aiken Don Armel, Eastern Illinois Univeristy Table of Contents About ASCUE 1 ASCUE-L listserver 1 Need More Information? 1 Board Members 2 Keynote Speaker 7 Eric Johnson Preconference Seminars 7 IT Planning Ronald Bleed COMPEL Lorinda L. Brader Internet William P. Wilson Papers Developing a Campus-wide Computer Ethics Policy 10 Lisa Brown, L. W. Colter, Trey Short Illinois Wesleyan University Computer Integration in Professional Education: Making Technology More 23 Than a Convenience at a Regional Institution of Higher Education Sue Buryanek Wayne State College Networking Everywhere: The Development 26 of the Bentley Information Resource David R. Callaghan Bentley College ERDA: A Model for An Intelligent Learning Environment 34 For Abstract Data Types Larry C. Christensen Bill Hays Brigham Young University Adoptirg Client/Server Computing: A Model for Small Colleges 44 CDR Steven M. Conway Mr. Barry M. Levine United States Coast Guard Academy Learning Efficacy and Studenk Reaction to Computer Assisted Instruction 48 Amit Dave Ed Billmire Life College 6 1994 ASCUE Proceedin $ The Impact of a Networked, Mulddisciplinary-use 56 Computer Classroom on the Whole Campus of a Small Liberal Arts College Kathy Decker Clarke College Growing Pains!!!! Where Do We Grow From Here???? 61 Planning the Growth of Computing Resources at Rhode Island College Allyson B. Dickie Rhode Island College An Analysis of a Computer-Based Self Study Module: Student Reastions 71 William J. Gibbs Donald Armel Eastern Illinois University Attitudes of CIS Graduates Toward Course-work Needed 79 For Entry-Level Computing Positions Gireesh K. Gupta Belmont Abbey College Auditing: One Answer to Meeting Faculty Development Computing Needs 91 Joan M. Hofmann St. Joseph College Mobile Computing at Grove City College 103 Frederick J. Jenny Grove City College Computer Applications in the Physics Curriculum 108 H. R. Kobraei R. C. Etherton Murray State University Artificial Neural Networks for Undergraduates 111 Patrick J. C. Lamont Western Illinois University Tale of Composition Wizardry: A Teacher and His Student 119 Relate Their Adventures in Virtual Reality John La Roe. Matt Roberds University of Missouri - Kansas City Internet Access, Navigation, and Resource Location: The Future is Here 128 Bill Z. Manaris Christopher A. Jones Fayetteville State University Xplore As An Inexpensive Alternative 138 Carol A. Marinas Barry University Meeting the Theory Needs of Computer Science Majors 143 in a Small Computer Science Program Renee McCauley Wintrhrop University 4 1994 ASCUE Proceedings Equipping the Classroom Data Jack 151 Michael R. Meeker University of Wisconsin Oshkosh An Expert System Prototype: Copyright Law in a Multimedia Environment 159 William J. Mc Renee A. McCauley Winthrop University Personnel - The Key to Making It Work 174 Warren Murphy Troy State University Computer Competencies: Setting a Quality Standard 178 TQM Team #3 Janet Polansky University of Wisconsin-Stout Ethical Issues for Information Systems Professionals 191 Thomas A. Pollack Duquesne University Listserv Discussion Groups on Internet/Bitnet 199 James W. Reese, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Economics University of South Carolina, Spartanburg Strategic Planning to Implement a LAN from Ground Zero 205 Do Yeong Shin Shaw University A Viable Alternative to Present Advising and Registration 210 on
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