Evaluating The Impact Of Real Time Systems Theory Course On A Multidisciplinary Embedded Systems Curriculum
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Montreal, Canada
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June 16, 2002
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June 16, 2002
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June 19, 2002
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2153-5965
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9
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7.532.1 - 7.532.9
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10.18260/1-2--10785
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https://peer.asee.org/10785
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373
Abstract
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Session 1420
Evaluating the Impact of Real-time Systems Theory Course on a Multidisciplinary Embedded Systems Curriculum
G. Singh1 , M. Mizuno1 , M. Neilsen1 , D. Lenhert2 , N. Zhang3 , A. Gross4
1 Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Kansas State University (KSU), fsingh,masaaki,neilseng@cis.ksu.edu 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KSU, lenhert@ksu.edu 3 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, KSU, zhangn@ksu.edu 4 The IDEA Center, 211 S. Seth Child Road, Manhattan, KS, agross@ksu.edu
Abstract
The ChERT project is focusing on developing an embedded system curriculum with the follow- ing innovative features: (a) an interdisciplinary curriculum and (b) integration of research results into teaching. The design of embedded systems requires knowledge from many different disci- plines. For this purpose, we have designed a sequence of interdisciplinary courses for imparting embedded systems design education. The course entitled “Real-time Systems Theory” is a part of this curriculum. This course directly imports ideas developed as part of our research in embedded systems. The aim of this course is to provide students with a strong theoretical foundation for designing and analyzing embedded systems. This paper will present the motivation for designing this course, the importance of material covered in the course, and the impact of this course on the overall curriculum. We will report our experience in teaching this course and the feedback ob- tained from the students. The impact of having students from many engineering disciplines taking this course will be discussed.
1 Introduction The number of embedded electronic systems used in automobiles, tractors, and other control sys- tems continues to increase dramatically. Microprocessors currently used in embedded systems are as powerful as the large processors used only a few years ago. Development systems have also improved dramatically in the last decade, and use of high level languages in implementing This work was supported in part by NSF grant 9980321 and DARPA PCES program.
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Singh, G. (2002, June), Evaluating The Impact Of Real Time Systems Theory Course On A Multidisciplinary Embedded Systems Curriculum Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. 10.18260/1-2--10785
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