Lessons Learned after the Introduction of Parallel and Distributed Computing Concepts into ECE Undergraduate Curricula at UTN-Bahía Blanca Argentina

Abstract

In 2011 we introduced an elective course on Parallel Processing into the ECE undergraduate curricula. UTN Bahía Blanca was one of the first Universities in Argentina that decided to teach OpenCL. During the same year, we also began participation in the NSF/IEEE TCCP 2011 Early Adopters Program. This work summarizes the lessons we learned in our endeavor of teaching parallel and distributed computing concepts. Additionally, it discusses future improvements to our teaching methods and proposes modifications to our initial curricula.