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How should embedded systems be taught?: experiences and snapshots from Swedish higher engineering education

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Martin Grimheden,

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ACM SIGBED Review, Volume 2, Issue 4

Pages 34 - 39

https://doi.org/10.1145/1121812.1121820

Published: 01 October 2005 Publication History

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This paper presents results from a previously published analysis performed on the subject of embedded systems using a didactical approach together with some educational implications. To illustrate the didactical analysis, examples from embedded systems education at KTH in Sweden are given where an exemplifying selection and an interactive communication have been adopted in embedded systems related courses.The exemplifying selection means that education in embedded systems would benefit from teaching 'everything of something' rather than 'something of everything', that is, depth rather than width. The interactive communication strongly motivates experimental work, hands-on approaches and problem based learning in general.

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How should embedded systems be taught?: experiences and snapshots from Swedish higher engineering education
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
  2. Real-time systems
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Information systems education
      2. Model curricula

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ACM SIGBED Review Volume 2, Issue 4

Special issue: The first workshop on embedded system education (WESE)

October 2005

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EISSN:1551-3688

DOI:10.1145/1121812

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