Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction

Aharon Gero; Mohammed Ali Hadish; Shahar Kvatinsky

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_51

Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction

Aharon Gero, Mohammed Ali Hadish, Shahar Kvatinsky

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Abstract thinking is considered higher-order that allows one to solve problems while switching between levels of abstraction, i.e., moving between multiple levels of complexity. The Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology) combined two undergraduate courses, focusing on different levels of abstraction, into a single course “Digital Systems and Computer Structure” integrating multiple levels of abstraction, i.e., logical, micro-architecture and architecture levels. The present study aimed to characterize students’ attitudes toward the course. This mixed-method study involved 103 undergraduate students. According to the findings, students hold positive attitudes toward a course that combines multiple levels of abstraction. Students claim that the course is interesting, provides a complete picture of computer systems, imparts higher-order thinking skills, but at the same time imposes a heavy load.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning ICL 2022
Editors	Michael E. Auer, Wolfgang Pachatz, Tiia Rüütmann
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	491-497
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783031261893
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_51
State	Published - 2023
Event	25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2022 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 27 Sep 2022 → 30 Sep 2022

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	634 LNNS

Conference

Conference	25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2022
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	27/09/22 → 30/09/22

Keywords

Abstract thinking
Computer structure
Digital systems
Students’ attitudes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Signal Processing
Control and Systems Engineering
Computer Networks and Communications

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Gero, A., Hadish, M. A., & Kvatinsky, S. (2023). Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction. In M. E. Auer, W. Pachatz, & T. Rüütmann (Eds.), Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning ICL 2022 (pp. 491-497). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 634 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_51

Gero, Aharon ; Hadish, Mohammed Ali ; Kvatinsky, Shahar. / Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction. Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning ICL 2022. editor / Michael E. Auer ; Wolfgang Pachatz ; Tiia Rüütmann. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 491-497 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Gero, A, Hadish, MA & Kvatinsky, S 2023, Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction. in ME Auer, W Pachatz & T Rüütmann (eds), Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning ICL 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 634 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 491-497, 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2022, Vienna, Austria, 27/09/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_51

Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction. / Gero, Aharon; Hadish, Mohammed Ali; Kvatinsky, Shahar.
Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning ICL 2022. ed. / Michael E. Auer; Wolfgang Pachatz; Tiia Rüütmann. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 491-497 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 634 LNNS).

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Gero A, Hadish MA, Kvatinsky S. Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward an Engineering Course that Integrates Several Levels of Abstraction. In Auer ME, Pachatz W, Rüütmann T, editors, Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning ICL 2022. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 491-497. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_51

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