An Innovative Rapid Processor Platform Design for Early Engineering Education

Yong-Kyu Jung, Texas A&M University-College Station

Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education. Reprinted with the permission of ASEE.

Abstract
A new course for the early stage of digital design education is demonstrated. An innovative usage of technologies and an effective organization of numerous subjects to leverage the current classroom practices are presented. In particular, the new course objectives and organization are explained to provide an overall view and details of our rapid design process, as well as to achieve engineering educational goals for reducing a gap between the technologies used in industry and in academia. Expected impacts on realistic, pre-industrial experiences at the early stage of engineering education are also discussed.