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Hong Liu,
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Computer hardware and software concepts are core
components in computer engineering curricula throughout the
country. The goal is to develop assessment instruments to measure
change in the conceptual understanding of computer engineering
by students who have completed sophomore-level courses, such
as digital logic and computer design, data structures, or introduction
to computer organization. The first version of the Computer
Engineering Concept Inventory (CPECI) is presently under development.
For more information on the development of the CPECI, please
contact Paul Fortier, Howard Michel, or Hong Liu of the Electrical
Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,
or Jeff Jackson,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University
of Alabama.
Three areas listed below show the initial core
concepts to be covered by the first version of the CPECI. Thirty
questions covering these areas have been developed as the alpha
version of the CPECI. An additional 37 questions are being reviewed
to consider as improvements to existing questions or as additions
to the CPECI. Ultimately, there will be 20 to 30 questions in
each of these three areas.
• Digital components
• Computer architecture and organization
• Programming fundamentals
