New Trends and Technologies in Computer-Aided Learning for Computer-Aided Design: IFIP TC10 Working Conference: EduTech 2005, October 20–21, Perth, Australia

150 Pages·2005·2.07 MB·English

by  Débora N. F. Barbosa

NEW TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN
COMPUTER-AIDED LEARNING FOR
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
IFIP - The International Federation for Information Processing
IFIP was founded in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, following the First World
Computer Congress held in Paris the previous year. An umbrella organization for
societies working in information processing, IFIP's aim is two-fold: to support
information processing within its member countries and to encourage technology transfer
to developing nations. As its mission statement clearly states,
IFIP's mission is to be the leading, truly international, apolitical
organization which encourages and assists in the development,
exploitation and application of information technology for the benefit
of all people.
IFIP is a non-profitmaking organization, run almost solely by 2500 volunteers. It operates
through a number of technical committees, which organize events and publications.
IFIP's events range from an international congress to local seminars, but the most
important are:
• The IFIP World Computer Congress, held every second year;
• Open conferences;
• Working conferences.
The flagship event is the IFIP World Computer Congress, at which both invited and
contributed papers are presented. Contributed papers are rigorously refereed and the
rejection rate is high.
As with the Congress, participation in the open conferences is open to all and papers may
be invited or submitted. Again, submitted papers are stringently refereed.
The working conferences are structured differently. They are usually run by a working
group and attendance is small and by invitation only. Their purpose is to create an
atmosphere conducive to innovation and development. Refereeing is less rigorous and
papers are subjected to extensive group discussion.
Publications arising from IFIP events vary. The papers presented at the IFIP World
Computer Congress and at open conferences are published as conference proceedings,
while the results of the working conferences are often published as collections of selected
and edited papers.
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member of IFIP, although full membership is restricted to one society per country. Full
members are entitled to vote at the annual General Assembly, National societies
preferring a less committed involvement may apply for associate or corresponding
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voting rights. Corresponding members are not represented in IFIP bodies. Affiliated
membership is open to non-national societies, and individual and honorary membership
schemes are also offered.
NEW TRENDS AND
TECHNOLOGIES IN
COMPUTER-AIDED
LEARNING FOR
COMPUTER-AIDED
DESIGN
IFIP TC10 Working Conference:
EduTech 2005, October 20-21, Perth, Australia
Edited by
Achim Rettberg
Paderborn University/ C-LAB
Germany
Christophe Bobda
University of Erlangen
Cermany
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New Trends and Technologies in Computer-Aided Learning for Computer-Aided Design
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Contents
Preface vii
Conference Committee ix
1 Learning Environments
GLOBALEDU - An Architecture to Support Learning in a Pervasive
Computing Environment
Debora N. F. Barbosa, Claudio F. R. Geyer and Jorge L. V. Barbosa 1
Using DocBook to Aid in the Creation of Learning Content
Martinez-Ortiz, L, Moreno-Ger, P., Sancho-Thomas, P. and
Fernandez-Manjon, B. 11
A Java Framework to Teach Computer Architecture
Ricardo S. Ferreira, Antonio Carlos S. Beck, Luigi Carro,
Andre Toledo andAroldo Silva 25
2 Tools and Application for Education
BLUE MACAW: A Didactic Placement Tool Using Simulated
Annealing
Renato Hentschke, Marcelo Johann and Ricardo Reis 37
Application of Project/Problem-Based Learning in Microelectronics
Said Al-Sarawi 49
VI
Test Engineering Education in Europe
Laurent Latorre, Yves Bertrand, Michel Robert
and Marie-Lise Flottes 63
3 Education Technologies and Trends
Educational Laboratory for the Study of Power Converter
through a Web Browser
Luis Eguizabal, Alfonso Lago, Luis Rodriguez, Carlos Penalver
and Andres Nogueiras 79
Learning Linguistic Concepts Through the Construction of
Dictionaries with a Directed AcycHc Graph Shaped Taxonomy
A. Vaquero, F. J. Alvarez, andF. Saenz 91
Iterative Method for Identification and Mapping of Competences
in Curriculum Construction to Computer Science
Luiziana Rezende, Lidia Micaela Segre and
Gilda Helena B. Campos 107
4 Teaching in the Hardware Design Area
An Interactive SystemC Course featuring Real-time Online
Compiling and Analysis
Oliver A. Pfänder, Christophe Layer, Wolfgang Schlecker
and Hans-Jörg Pfleiderer 121
Experiences in Teaching Reconfigurable Computing at
Erlangen University
Christophe Bobda 133
The Reconfigurable UML Machine Project Group
Achim Rettberg, Tim Schattkowsky, Carsten Rust,
Wolfgang Müller and Franz Rammig 139
Preface
The EduTech Workshop is an IFIP TC-10 Working Conference that brings
together experts to create through presentations and discussions an
atmosphere conductive to innovation and development. This year EduTech is
a joined event at the VLSI-SoC Conference, which is also an DFIP TC-10
Conference. The conference venue Perth is the capital city of Western
Australia. Perth is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
This difference between the conference venue and the technological research
provides an harmonic atmosphere for the technology transfer within the
participants.
Computation and communication technologies underpin work and
development in many different areas. Among them, Computer-Aided Design
of electronic systems and E-Leaming technologies are two areas, which are
different but share in fact many concerns. The design of CAD and E-
Leaming systems already touches on a number of parallels, such as system
interoperability, user interfaces, standardization, XML-based formats,
reusability aspects (of content or designs), intellectual property rights, etc.
Furthermore, the teaching of Design Automation tools and methods is
particularly amenable to a distant or blended learning setting, and implies the
interconnection of typical CAD tools, such as simulators or synthesis tools,
with e-leaming tools.
There are many other aspects in which synergy can be found, when using E-
Leaming technology for teaching and learning technology. This workshop,
sponsored by IFIP WG 10.5 Design and Engineering of Electronic Systems
in cooperation with IFIP WG 3.6 Distance Education, will explore the
interrelationship between these two subjects, where Computer-Aided Design
Vlll
meets Computer-Aided Learning.
The topics, which have been chosen for this working conference, are very
timely: learning environments, tools and applications for education,
education technologies and trends, teaching in the hardware design area.
We all hope that this working conference in this beautiful part of the world
will be a memorable event to all involved.
Achim Rettberg and Christophe Bobda
IFIP TCIO Working Conference:
EduTech 2005,
October 20-21,2005, Perth, Australia
General Chairs
Achim Rettberg
Christophe Bobda
Program Committee
Vassil Alexandrov, University of Reading (United Kingdom)
Christophe Bobda, University of Erlangen (Chair, Germany)
Oscar Bonilla, BitMover (USA)
Donald W. Bouldin, University of Tennessee (USA)
Martin Curley, Intel (Ireland)
Carlos Delgado Kloos, University Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Rainer Doemer, University of California at Irvine (USA)
Tina Ebey, Pacific Research Center (USA)
Baltasar Fernandez Manjon, University Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
Anna Grabowska, Gdansk University of Technology (Poland)
Reiner Hartenstein, University Kaiserslautem (Germany)
Piet Kommers, University Twente (Netherlands)
Martin Llamas Nistal, University Vigo (Spain)
Iliana Nikolova, University of Sofia (Bulgaria)
Abelardo Pardo Sanchez, University Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Marco Platzner, University Paderborn (Germany)
Ricardo Reis, University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Achim Rettberg, C-LAB (Chair, Germany)
Peter Schwarz, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Dresden (Germany)
Organizing Committee
Achim Rettberg
Sponsoring and Co-Organizing Institution
IFIP TC 10, WG 10.5 and WG 3.6
Acknowledgement
Special thanks to the authors for their contributions, and for the Program
Committee members for their time reviewing the contributions. Last but not
least, we would like to thanks the IFIP organization and the organizers of the
VLSI-SoC conference, especially Adam Osseiran, for the support in the local
organization.