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Embedded Computing in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: A Course Featuring Structured Laboratory Exercises
Author(s) -
Murray William R.,
Garbini Joseph L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1997.tb00297.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , course (navigation) , process (computing) , engineering education , engineering management , computer science , mathematics education , product (mathematics) , engineering , software engineering , engineering ethics , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics , geometry , aerospace engineering , operating system
An important skill for any design engineer is the ability to embed a computational element into a mechanical product or process. A course in embedded computing suitable for senior undergraduates in a mechanical engineering curriculum is described. The course, which includes both lectures and laboratory exercises, has evolved through our experiences in teaching embedded computing during the past decade and a half. In preparing to modernize this course, we have reexamined the academic ideas on which the course is based and the conflicting issues involved in developing a course in embedded computing with a hands‐on laboratory. These issues and our expectations for the future of embedded computing instruction in our department are discussed.