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Teaching computer systems to majors: a MIPS based solution

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WCAE '98: Proceedings of the 1998 workshop on Computer architecture education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1275182.1275187

Published: 01 June 1998 Publication History

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The debate over whether a Computer Science graduate should have an appreciation of hardware related topics has a long history in Computer Science Education. Given that the subject is getting broader and specialization is occurring earlier in a Computer Science degree the calls to omit this vital aspect of the subject are stronger than ever. One reason for avoiding this type of material is that its flavor is not to every student's taste, especially students interested in Information Systems as their major. If it is considered an essential component of a major then the challenge to educators is to produce a course that is technical without technical detail dominating essential concepts, coherent from a systems' perspective and relevant to majors who might have quite different orientations within the subject.

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Vaidyanathan NBillionniere ECollofello J(2010)A preliminary comparative survey of computer architecture courses across the nation's top schoolsJournal of Computing Sciences in Colleges10.5555/1734797.173483525:4(193-202)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2010
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Pearson MArmstrong DMcGregor T(2002)Using custom hardware and simulation to support computer systems teachingProceedings of the 2002 workshop on Computer architecture education Held in conjunction with the 29th International Symposium on Computer Architecture - WCAE '0210.1145/1275462.1275470(5-es)Online publication date: 2002
https://doi.org/10.1145/1275462.1275470

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Vaidyanathan NBillionniere ECollofello J(2010)A preliminary comparative survey of computer architecture courses across the nation's top schoolsJournal of Computing Sciences in Colleges10.5555/1734797.173483525:4(193-202)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2010
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Pearson MArmstrong DMcGregor T(2002)Using custom hardware and simulation to support computer systems teachingProceedings of the 2002 workshop on Computer architecture education Held in conjunction with the 29th International Symposium on Computer Architecture - WCAE '0210.1145/1275462.1275470(5-es)Online publication date: 2002
https://doi.org/10.1145/1275462.1275470

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