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和计算机工程系和卡姆登县学院工程科学系合作的项目正在将片上系统(SoC)的概念整合到课程中。SoC是集成电路设计领域正在发生的一场重大革命。然而，这一快速发展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设计中的建筑和物理差距。工业界和学术机构对反映SoC范式转变对工程教育的影响的重要性和紧迫性达成了强烈的共识，因为传统的课程，特别是本科水平，没有跟上这种演变的步伐。因此，这个项目正在开发一个课程原型，它跨越了人为的课程界限，通过垂直整合和面向问题的实验室实验来介绍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，其中经验被形式化并封装到可重复使用的方法、库和工具中。该项目的主要广泛目标是：1.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，包括新的暑期课程。与转学学生所在的当地社区学院合作，在核心/暑期课程中向这些学生介绍SoC技术的应用，让他们为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ECE3。在SoC设计中，通过促进多样化的学习风格和通过不断接触现实世界的问题来激励学生，提高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，并向学生介绍工程师解决现实生活问题以提高生活质量的愿景，增加对工程专业学生的招聘和留住，特别是代表不足的群体。

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.