IEEE Computer Society
Technical Committee on
Computer Architecture Newsletter
July 1999

Table of Contents


Introduction to the Special Issue on Computer Architecture Education..... 1
Computer Architecture Education Should Start in the Freshman Year
................................................................................................Y. Patt 
2
The Integrated Computer Engineering Design (ICED) Curriculum
.................................................................................................G. Uht 
5
Integration of CADTools and Structured Design Principles in an Undergraduate CE Curriculum
...............................................................D.L. Andrews and M.A. Thornton 
8
The Computer Architecture Sequence at Michigan State University
..........................................................................................R.J. Enbody 
10
Using Large CPLDs and FPGAs for Prototyping and VGA Video Display Generation in Computer Architecture Design Laboratories
........................................................................................J.O. Hamblen 
12
Computer Architecture Education at the University of Illinois
...........................................................................................J. Torrellas 
15
Computer Organization and Architecture Teaching in University School of Computer Science and In Computer Science Faculty of the University Polytechnic of Valencia
..............................................................................L. Lemus and A. Pont 
19
Teaching Computer Systems to Majors a MIPS Based Solution
.......................................................M. Pearson, T. McGregor andG. Holmes 
22
The ANT Architecture - An Architecture for CS1
...........................D.J. Ellard, P.A. Ellard, J.M. Mequier, J.B. Chenand M. Seltzer 
25
The Architecture Curriculum at UC-Davis
...........................................................................................M. Farrens 
28
Using Verilog HDL to Teach Computer Architecture Concepts
...........................................................................................D.C. Hyde 
31
On User-Interfaces for WWW-Executable Computer Architecture Tools
.............................................N.H. Kapadia, J.P. Robertson and J.A.B. Fortes 
34
Introducing Computer Architecture Education in the First Course of Computer Science Career
........................................................................J.R. Arias and D.F. Garcia 
37
A Lab Course in Computer Architecture
..............................................................................P.Lopez and J. Duato 
40
Experiencing Quantitative Computer Architecture
...........................................................................................N. Topham 
43
A Holistic Approach to Computer System Design Education based on System Simulation Techniques
.....................................................................P. Stenstrom and F. Dahlgren 
48
A Rudimentary Machine. Experiences in the Design of a Pedagogic Computer
......................................................E. Pastor, F. Sanchez and A.M. delCorral 
51
An Educational Environment for Designing and Performance Tuning of Embedded Systems
...........................................................................R. Giorgiand C.A. Prete 
54
ESCAPE Environment for the Simulation of Computer Architectures for the Purpose of Education
................................................P. Verplaetse, J.V. Campenhout and H. Neefs 
57
A Hierarchical Memory System
...............................................J. Djordjevic, A. Milenkovic and S. Prodanovic 
60
Learning the Relationship Between Computer Architecture and Technology by Reconfiguring
............................................................................................D. Benitez 
63
Petri Nets as a Tool for Teaching Operating Systems
.......................................................................................U. Arronategui 
66
A Proposal of Computer Architecture Courses for the Computer Engineering Curriculum of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
...................................................................................M. Valero-Garcia 
69
The Training Environment for the course on Microprocessor Systems
..........................................................M. Rebaudengo and M. Sonza Reorda 
72
Computer Engineering using Innovative Instructional Technologies at the University of Southern California
...................................................................T.M. Pinkston and P.A. Beerel 
75
Computer Architecture Instruction at the University of Michigan
........................................................G.S. Tyson, S. Reinhardt and T. Mudge 
80
The Undergraduate Curriculumin the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin
.......................................................................................L. Kurian John 
85
Calls for Papers and Participation
HPCA-6............................................................................................
IPPS/SPDP '99..................................................................................
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