Use of a new moodle module for improving the teaching of a basic course on computer architecture

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-228

  Trenas, María A ^a   Ramos, Julián ^a   Gutiérrez, Eladio D ^a   Romero, Sergio ^a   Corbera, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic assessment; computer architecture; learning management systems; Moodle; VHDL simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC ASSESSMENT; AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION; BASIC COURSE; COMPUTER ORGANIZATION; FEEDBACK MESSAGES; GLOBAL VIEW; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MOODLE; ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; TEACHING OBJECTIVES; VHDL SIMULATION;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULA; MANAGEMENT; MICROELECTRONICS; RATING; STATE FEEDBACK;

TEACHING;

EID: 79955590720     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2010.2048570     Document Type: Article

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