Title :
An integrated computer architecture experience
Author :
Johnson, Eric W. ; Tougaw, P.Douglas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Valparaiso Univ., IN, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a collaborative effort to combine a computer architecture lecture course with a computer topics laboratory. This integrated course provided the students with an opportunity to apply VHDL modeling to semester-long projects that illustrated many of the points learned in the lecture course. It also gave the students an opportunity to see the same material from two different perspectives, and increased teamwork skills of both the students and the faculty members involved.
Keywords :
computer architecture; computer science education; educational courses; hardware description languages; VHDL modeling; collaborative effort; computer architecture lecture course; computer topics laboratory; faculty members; integrated computer architecture experience; integrated computer course; semester-long projects; students; teamwork skills; Collaboration; Computer architecture; Debugging; Design automation; Design methodology; Electrical engineering computing; Hardware design languages; Laboratories; Microprocessors; Teamwork;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual
Conference_Location :
Tempe, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4762-5
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1998.738615