MICROPROCESSOR DESIGN FOR NONELECTRICAL ENGINEERS - AN INTEGRATED PROJECT ORIENTED APPROACH

The paper describes the instructional techniques used at Georgia Tech in the undergraduate microprocessor laboratory class in the School of Mechanical Engineering. The class stresses two nontraditional teaching methods. First, the class is taught in an integrated style with both software and hardware concepts being introduced and developed simultan eously. Second, the class includes a final project in which groups of students are required to complete a design project that integrates har dware and software design with electronic interfacing design and mecha nical systems analysis. An overview of the curriculum is presented as an introduction to the novel teaching methods. The methods are also il lustrated by project descriptions drawn from the class archives.