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Resumen de A new computer engineering curriculum based on technology expansion to address the needs of developing communities

Ismat Aldmour

  • Computer engineering (CE) is a discipline that best serves the semiconductor, micro-architecture, computer equipmentmanufacturers, and other similar high tech industries which generally do not exist in developing communities. Therefore, there isoften a mismatch problem between the curricula offered by CE departments and the actual needs of such communities.Nevertheless, most attempts for engineering curricula revitalization in developing countries focus on bridging the gap in applyingthe curriculum models, designed for, and meant to serve the developed communities. Hence, this work presents a new curriculumapproach in which the student’s learning experience is expanded outside CE to include a technology area of interest to thecommunity. The article revises the typical CE curriculum model and visualizes it as a funnel structure, called the Single FunnelModel (SFM). SFM directs students to core computer engineering courses or courses in a specific concentration area. However, theneed for concentration in developing communities with moderate-tech industries in a country like Saudi-Arabia is questionable.Hence, to better serve such communities, it is suggested that concentration areas be replaced by technology wide areas calledTechnology Expansion (TE) areas. Such a curriculum structure is called the Dual Successive Funnels Model (DSFM). To assess theproblem and the suggested model, members of the academic community in the field in universities in the Middle East and Gulfcountries were surveyed. The investigation revealed that the academics were, on the average, neutral on the extent of the problem,whereas they think that the new DSFM based on TE suits the needs of their developing communities better than the current SFMbased on concentration. They also think that it can help the students develop their professional skills and lead to better integrationin work environments.


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