Title :
Experiences teaching a course on wearable and ubiquitous computing
Author :
Martin, Thomas L.
Author_Institution :
Bradley Dept. of ECE, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
We describe experiences teaching a course on wearable and ubiquitous computing to seniors and graduate students at Virginia Tech over the last two years. Major topics include low power hardware/software design, user input/output devices, context- and location-awareness, and application case studies. Readings for the course are taken mainly from the recent research literature, as there is no textbook that adequately covers the area. A large portion of the course involves design projects pursued by teams of two to four students; these projects are usually related to ongoing research projects within the department. We conclude with ruminations on ways to improve future offerings of the course.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; teaching; ubiquitous computing; wearable computers; computer science education; educational course; engineering education; teaching; ubiquitous computing course; wearable computing course; Batteries; Education; Energy consumption; Energy management; Hardware; Personal digital assistants; Pervasive computing; Power system management; Springs; Ubiquitous computing;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, 2004. Proceedings of the Second IEEE Annual Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2106-1
DOI :
10.1109/PERCOMW.2004.1276941