1. EE, Tsinghua University 1 Rebuild the Core Knowledge Structure for Higher Electronic Engineering Education Xiqin Wang EE, Tsinghua Univ. 2012.10.22. (WIIE, Beijing)

2. EE, Tsinghua University 2 Development of the Curricula in EE, TSHU 1950s, exchange with former Soviet Union experts, under leadership of the founders of the department, setup the curricula. 1950s, exchange with former Soviet Union experts, under leadership of the founders of the department, setup the curricula. Meng Zhaoying, Ph.D. 1936 from CIT Meng Zhaoying, Ph.D. 1936 from CIT Chang Tong, MS 1943 from MIT, Ph.D. 1947 from Harvard Chang Tong, MS 1943 from MIT, Ph.D. 1947 from Harvard 1980s, exchange with American universities, courses and textbooks improved. 1980s, exchange with American universities, courses and textbooks improved. MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, etc. MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, etc. Late 1990s-now, research on new curriculum, broader and deeper fundamentals. Late 1990s-now, research on new curriculum, broader and deeper fundamentals.

3. EE, Tsinghua University 3 Academic Subjects of EE, TSHU Communications and Information Systems Communications and Information Systems Telecommunication, Radar, Satellite positioning, Wireless sensor networks, etc. Telecommunication, Radar, Satellite positioning, Wireless sensor networks, etc. Signal and Information Processing Signal and Information Processing Speech, Image, Video, Graphics, Remote-sensing, etc. Speech, Image, Video, Graphics, Remote-sensing, etc. Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology Devices, Antenna, EMC, etc. Devices, Antenna, EMC, etc. Physical Electronics and Optoelectronics Physical Electronics and Optoelectronics Vacuum, thin film, LED, HEMT, semiconductor, laser, fiber, optical communication, optical signal processing, etc. Vacuum, thin film, LED, HEMT, semiconductor, laser, fiber, optical communication, optical signal processing, etc. Information network and complex systems Information network and complex systems Network, search engine, distributed information processing, etc. Network, search engine, distributed information processing, etc. Circuits and Systems Circuits and Systems Low power ICs, SOC, SIP, etc. Low power ICs, SOC, SIP, etc.

4. EE, Tsinghua University 4 Benjamin Franklin Art is long and time is short. (Mid 1700s)

5. EE, Tsinghua University 5 Balance the Curriculum Research practice: ½ to 1 yr Research practice: ½ to 1 yr Percentage of courses Percentage of courses Natural Sciences (& Math) ¼ Natural Sciences (& Math) ¼ Liberal arts & Social Sciences (& Physical Training) ¼ Liberal arts & Social Sciences (& Physical Training) ¼ Major core & Electives (& Free Electives) ½ Major core & Electives (& Free Electives) ½ Conflicts between and in categories … Conflicts between and in categories …

6. EE, Tsinghua University 6 What Is the Basic Conflict? Go back into the history … Go back into the history …

7. EE, Tsinghua University 7 What to teach ？ What to teach ？ Liberal arts/ Social sci. Liberal arts/ Social sci. Natural Sci/Math Natural Sci/Math Practical training Practical training Extra-curriculum act. Extra-curriculum act. Engineering Sci. Engineering Sci. Developing Sci. Eng. Developing Sci. Eng. More to teach More to teach Still Increasing Still Increasing Findings What to to? What to to? Disciplines Disciplines Under/graduate/post Under/graduate/post Extended Program Extended Program Limited Space Limited Space Wider/deeper major Wider/deeper major Post n -doc? impossible Post n -doc? impossible Hard to extend Hard to extend Increasing knowledge VS. Limited Time

8. EE, Tsinghua University 8 The Idea for Solution NAS ， How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom ， 2005. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10126.html. A Story —— Fish is Fish Three Theories 1. Pre-conception 2. Core-conception 3. Meta-cognition

9. EE, Tsinghua University 9 Structure of a Subject Bruner in “ The Process of Education ” Bruner in “ The Process of Education ” Understanding fundamentals makes a subject more comprehensible. Unless detail is placed into a structured pattern, it is rapidly forgotten. An understanding of fundamental principles and ideas appears to be the main road to adequate “ transfer of training. ” By constantly reexamining material taught in elementary and secondary schools for its fundamental character, one is able to narrow the gap between “ advanced" knowledge and “ elementary ” knowledge.

10. EE, Tsinghua University 10 Paradigms Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Achievements that share these two characteristics I shall henceforth refer to as 'paradigms,' The achievement was sufficiently unprecedented to attract an enduring group of adherents away from competing modes of scientific activity. Simultaneously, it was sufficiently open-ended to leave all sorts of problems for the redefined group of practitioners to resolve.

11. EE, Tsinghua University 11 Rebuild Core-Conception of EE (2009)

12. EE, Tsinghua University 12 Computer Languages & Programming Curriculum Design Signals & Systems Electrodynamics Solid Physics Electronic Circuits & Systems Digital Logic & CPU Data & Algorithms Communication & Networks Media & Cognition Statistics & Stochastic Process

13. EE, Tsinghua University 13References 1. J. R. STEPP, Prospectus for Information Ecology, Georgia Journal of Ecological Anthropology, Vol.3, pp38-54, 1999. 2. 北京高校党校协作组组编，《高等教育概论》，北京师范大学出版社， 2003 。 3. M. S. Donovan, J.D. Bransford, and J. W. Pellegrino, editors, How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice, National Academy Press, 1999. 4. A.Y. Kolb, D.A. Kolb, Learning Styles and Learning Spaces: A Review of the Multidisciplinary Application of Experiential Learning Theory in Higher Education, in Learning styles and learning: A key to meeting the accountability demands in education, Nova Publishers, 2006. 5. J. S. Bruner, The Process of Education, 1960, Harvard Univ. Press 6. Thomas S. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 1962, University of Chicago.

14. EE, Tsinghua University 14 Thanks ！