Innovative Approaches in Teaching Embedded Systems. The Smart Home Project

The paper gives a brief overview of innovative approaches in the teaching and learning of embedded systems. The need for the application of project-based learning (PBL) and the Conceive-design-implement-operate (CDIO) framework is justified.A simple model of a smart home is suggested – a complex object, allowing the students to study the operation of individual building blocks of embedded systems. As it has a variety of peripheral modules, it is especially suitable for embedded systems firmware design and implementation.