IT Curriculum Development in the Current Chaotic State of Technology Prof (Dr) RATTAN K. DATTA.

IT Curriculum Development in the Current Chaotic State of

Technology

Prof (Dr) RATTAN K. DATTA

Contents

• Introduction

• Three Laws of Technology

• Convergence of Technology

• Fourth Law

• Philosophy of Dynamic Curriculum Development

• Conclusions

TECHNOLOGY IN THE

SERVICE OF MANKIND

• “I keep six Honest Serving Men they taught me all I knew their name are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who”.

Rudyard Kipling

SCIENCE

LIFE SCIENCES CHEMISTRYPHYSICS

Newton, Archemedese Einstein, De Broglie, PLANK

Neil Bohr

CLASSICAL

ELECTRICITY

William Gilbert & Dufay Frictional Electricals1546-1603 1698-1739

Franklin Benjamin (1706 – 1790)Michael Faraday (1791 – 1867)

Edison (1882) Light Bulb

Contd.(a)

QUANTUM MECHANICS

Contd..(b)

Contd. (a)

ELECTRONICS

Lee de Fleming (1904) DIODEForest – TRIODETransistor (1948)

IC (1958)

MORSE Message RADIO Transmission

TV Transmission

Heinrieh Hertz (1887)MARCONI (1897)

John Legia Baird (1925)

ETEMICRO ELECTRONICS COMPUTING

INSTUMENTATIONNANO Technology

CHEMISTRY

TOP – DOWN APPROACH

Contd.(b)

Introduction• IT is growing in its application almost in an

exponential mode• Besides the increase in the complexity and

processing power the size is shrinking and price is sharply decreasing, making the system affordable and easily transportable.

• The rapid expansion of bandwidth and fast improvement in connectivity are governed by Gilder & Metcalf’s Law respectively.

• 4th law of technology• A strategy for dynamic development of

curriculum to enable the youth entering industry to face this chaotic growth.

Three laws of Technology

The chaotic state of growth in this technology has been often explained through working together of three laws of Technology, namely,

• Moore’s Law • Gilder’s Law • Metcalfe’s Laws.

1st Law of Technology

1. Moore’s Law (Gordon Moore of INTEL)

“The processing power of microchip doubles every 18 months (2 years)” – Price halves for the same level of computing power.

MOORE’S LAW IN OPERATIONDENSITY OF TRANSISTERS IN ICs WILL DOUBLE AT REGULAR INTERVALS OF ` 2YEARS ACTUAL 18 MONTHS.

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•SPEED OF PROCESSING INCREASES BY A FACTOR OF 10 EVERY 5 YEARS.

•PRICE DECREASES 40 P.C PER YEAR.

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2nd Law of Technology

Gilder’s Law by George Gilder• “The total bandwidth of communication system

triples every 12 months.” (Price decreases)1960’s bandwidth 25 bauds1970’s bandwidth 1000 bps1980’s bandwidth 64000 bps1990’s bandwidth > 256,000 bps2008/09 bandwidth > 2,000,000 bps

3rd Law of Technology

Metcalfe’s Law (Robert Metcalfe)

• Originator of Ethernet & founder of 3com.

“The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of nodes; so, as a network grows, the value of being connected to it grows.” (Price of getting connected decreases)

Convergence of the 3 Laws of Technology

MOORE’s LAW

(Processing Speed)

Gilder’s LAW

(Increasing Bandwidth)

Metcalfe’s LAW

(Power of Networking)

NEW PARADIGM / INITIATIVE

3 Laws Working Together• Sooner than later Individuals using 100s of

Computers/Chips embedded in body through insertion, special body wear connected through PAN & WIFI connection to the internet. Closely resembling human neuron connection.

• Personal intelligence likely grow with availability of vast knowledge through internet.

• Embedded systems will expand availability of entertainment media at any place & time on demand.

• Industrial & business processes automation will also significantly expand embedded intelligence and connectivity.

1800PHILOSOPHY

SCIENCE 2K

Physics Chem. Biology Social Sciences

ELECTRICAL

CHEMICAL TECH

MECHANICAL

CIVIL

Narrow Band Technologies

BIOTECH

Period of interdisciplinary research

Biophysics

Biochem

Biotech

Convergence phase

Divergence phase

1900s

1940s

1970sMathematician

Physicists

Chemists

Biologist

Social Scientist

Common man

Impact of wonder chip

1990s

BioinformaticsBiotech

C+C=CIT

DIVERGENCE TO CONVERGENCE(Fission to Fusion)

ATTRACTERS OF TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE

Commerce

Academics

EntertainmentIncluding Edu-Ent

Defense

Food

Health&

Bio-Informatics

4th Law-Our Creation“Technologists and scientists are encouraged to spend just 10 percent extra resources and time in planning and envisaging the end result which should lead to efficient, economically affordable and green eco-friendly technology. Ethics & value systems are more important in the current global scenario than a few extra gold coins”.

How to Face This Technological Convergence?

• Areas to Safeguard- Fast obsolescence with fast development- Security Vs Privacy- Value System (ethics) Vs Competition- Challenges of Chaotic development Vs opportunity for creating better planet“Our Planet Earth is like proverbial Golden Goose which provides all of us golden Eggs in the form of resources.In this environment of competition, fast development & greed, let us remember value systems to keep nurturing the goose to share the gifts.”

10% extra efforts/resources can help to innovate green technology. Let us do that.”

Futurist: Points to Ponder• When looking at future, the “What” is more predictable than “When” and “How” will always feel different than predicted.

Thomas Frey

(Futurist)

•The every house in 2010 will have 100 computers embedded in all kinds of appliances and amenities and mostly networked to each other and to the web.

Glen Heimstra

•Talking Computers will replace written languages by 2050

William Crossman

•The age of reason has ended and now we must organize around chaos.

Watts Wacker

Balance between the Development and overall impact on Ecosystem of

4th Law MAN

Technology Development Ecosystem

Philosophy of Dynamic Curriculum Development

• Semester 1 & 2 - Homogeneity (Basic Science + Mathematics)

• Semester 3 & 4 - Core Papers

• Semester 5 & 6 - Streams

• Semester 7 - Emerging Areas

• Semester 8 - Major Projects

Conclusion

• In this presentation a procedure has been suggested to develop curriculum to meet the challenges of rapid development & fast obsolescence. Lessons have been derived from the three laws of technology, chaotic growth with attractors. A 4th law on Ethics has been formulated.

• It is believed that this strategy will help student community to better face the impact of rapid development of technology as well as fast obsolescence.

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