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Quantifying Compliance of Computer Engineering Curricula with IEEE and ACM Guidelines

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40714

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https://peer.asee.org/40714

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274

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Filip Cuckov Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Dr. Filip Čučkov is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT). His expertise is in designing embedded computing architectures for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and developing technologies and engineering solutions for robotics, automated systems, and human-in-the-loop CPS. He is passionate about engineering education and integrating students into his research program. Dr. Čučkov is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Project Management Institute (PMI).

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Marisha Rawlins Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Wayne Bynoe Wentworth Institute of Technology

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James McCusker Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This paper presents a methodology, applied via a novel framework, that quantifies the degree to which computer engineering curricula meet the most current guidelines prescribed by the IEEE and ACM. By using our framework, engineering educators can identify deficiencies, overlap, and excess in their computer engineering curricula. This information can support the broader engineering education community’s future curriculum reimagination and redesign process. We detail the procedure centered around a self-audit and share an open-sourced framework for its execution. We also present sample data obtained by executing the framework on our computer engineering curriculum that visually quantify the overall compliance of computer engineering curricula to IEEE/ACM recommendations and further detail the compliance with each of the computer engineering discipline’s core knowledge areas. The feedback from the audit process and data from our presented framework are necessary to drive the reimagination and redesign process of future computer engineering curricula. Such curricula should meet the standards of today yet look forward to adapting to the guidelines of tomorrow, which are embodied by the IEEE/ACM Computing Curricula 2020 Paradigms for Global Computing Education.

Cuckov, F., & Rawlins, M., & Bynoe, W., & McCusker, J. (2022, August), Quantifying Compliance of Computer Engineering Curricula with IEEE and ACM Guidelines Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40714

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