Combined Research-Curriculum Development in Advanced Computation

摘要宾夕法尼亚州立大学工程学院、科学学院和地球与矿物科学学院的教师联合开发了一门高级计算课程，强调并行计算机的能力和用途。该计划的目标是培养本科生和研究生在高级计算方面的能力。这将通过开发一系列的本科和研究生课程来实现，这些课程包括动手使用不同的并行机器，开发用于课堂使用的软件演示，以及使用高科技教室。这些课程将成为新的“高性能计算辅修课程”的基础。该课程将由不同院系和学院的教师讲授，并将强调跨学科边界的高性能计算的共同方面。该项目将由一个外部咨询小组进行评估，该小组成员来自学术界和工业界，具有先进计算和教育学方面的专业知识。学生评估将被开发和管理。有关该项目的资料将通过下列方式提供以计算机为基础的教室演示的外部电子通道、通过教育和领导卓越学校工程联盟进行宣传、通过教员培训讲习班以及通过编制和分发传统课程材料。＊＊＊

9420592 Morris ABSTRACT The faculty in the Colleges of Engineering, Science and Earth and Mineral Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University have combined to develop a curriculum in advanced computation that emphasizes the capabilities and uses of parallel computers. The goal of the program is to train undergraduate and graduate students in advanced computation. This will be achieved through the development of a sequence of undergraduate and graduate courses that involve the hands-on use of different parallel machines, the development of software demonstrations for class use, and the use of high-technology classrooms. The courses will form the basis for a new "Minor in High Performance Computation." The course will be taught by faculty in different departments and colleges and will emphasize the common aspects of high performance computation that cross the boundaries between disciplines. The project will be evaluated by an external advisory panel with members drawn from academia and industry with expertise in advanced computation and pedagogy. Student evaluations will be developed and administered. Information about the project will be available by provision of external electronic access to computer-based classroom demonstrations, by publicity through the Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL), through training workshops for instructors, and through the development and distribution of traditional course materials. ***