Undergraduate In-class Research Experience for Computer Architecture Students

Abstract

This study presents a hands-on research experience for undergraduate senior-level computer architecture course students. The students have investigated scientific research process, literature review approaches, technical writing as well as blind-review principles, and conducted hands-on research on three different computer systems, namely, a supercomputer, an office desktop, and an autonomous vehicle artificial intelligence computer systems, for a budget-constrained final computer configuration of an office desktop computer.The final student team outcomes, relevant feedback, and the corresponding surveys, evaluated by the project administrators, strongly imply the success of the project for an effective research component inclusion in an undergraduate course.