A Collaborative Proposal to Integrate System-on-Chip Concepts Into Two Year Engineering Science and Four Year ECE Curricula

计算机科学（31）这个由罗文大学电气与计算机工程（ECE）系和卡姆登县学院（CCC）工程科学（ES）系合作的项目正在将片上系统（SoC）概念整合到整个课程中。SoC是集成电路设计领域的一次重大革命。然而，这个快速发展的领域的进展关键取决于是否有受过良好教育的工程师能够弥合SoC设计中的架构和物理差距。业界和学术机构对反映SoC范式转变对工程教育影响的重要性和紧迫性达成了强烈共识，因为传统课程，特别是本科课程，没有跟上这一演变的步伐。因此，该项目正在开发一个课程原型，跨越人工课程边界，并通过垂直整合和面向问题的实验室实验引入SoC知识。从基本概念开始，这种方法通过三个具体的工程设计流程（数字、模拟和信号处理）让学生沉浸在实际的系统设计项目中，在这些流程中，经验被形式化并封装到可重用的方法、库和工具中。通过开发连贯的实验室实验，在目标课程中系统地传授基础和当代SoC知识，包括新的夏季课程。与当地的社区学院合作，从那里转学学生，向这些学生介绍SoC技术在核心/夏季课程中的应用，为他们在继续教育中的这种技术范式转变做好准备，并鼓励他们追求ECE。透过促进多元化的学习方式，并透过持续接触SoC设计中的真实的世界问题，激发学生的学习动机，提升学生对工程概念的学习和理解.通过与三个成功的K-12外展计划的合作努力，增加工程专业学生，特别是代表性不足的群体的招聘和保留，并向学生介绍工程师解决真实的生活问题的愿景，以提高生活质量。

Computer Science (31)This collaborative project by the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at Rowan University and the Engineering Science (ES) department at Camden County College (CCC) is integrating System-on-Chip (SoC) concepts across the curricula. SoC is the major revolution taking place in the design of Integrated Circuits. However, progress in this rapidly evolving area hinges critically on the availability of well-educated engineers able to bridge the architectural and physical gaps in SoC design. There is a strong consensus from industry and academic institutions on the importance and urgency of reflecting the impact of the SoC paradigm shift in engineering education, as traditional programs, especially at the undergraduate level, have not kept pace with this evolution. Thus, this project is developing a curricular prototype that cuts across the artificial course boundaries and introduces SoC knowledge through vertically-integrated and problem-oriented laboratory experiments. Beginning with basic concepts, this approach is immersing students in actual system-design projects through three specific engineering design flows (digital, analog, and signal processing) where experiences are formalized and encapsulated into reusable methods, libraries and tools.The major broad objectives of this project are to:1. Systematically impart fundamental and contemporary SoC knowledge in targeted courses, including a new summer course, through the development of coherent laboratory experiments.2. Collaborate with a local community college, where transfer students are drawn from, introducing those students to applications of SoC technology in core/summer courses, preparing them well for this technological paradigm shift in their continuing education, and encouraging them to pursue ECE.3. Improve students' learning and comprehension of engineering concepts by promoting diverse learning styles and motivating students through continuous exposure to real world problems in SoC design.4. Increase recruitment and retention of engineering students, especially underrepresented groups, through collaborative efforts with three successful K-12 outreach programs and introducing students to a vision of engineers solving real life problems to improve the quality of life.