Work-in-Progress: A Systematic Literature Review of Exploring Threshold Concepts in Cyber-Physical Systems Education

This work-in-progress (WIP) research paper reports preliminary findings from a systematic literature review on proposed threshold concepts inherent to cyber-physical systems (CPS). The study aims to help instructors develop curricula for CPS applications by identifying concepts essential for students to master in its related fields. The guiding research question was: “What existing threshold concepts from related fields (e.g., computing, computer science, systems engineering) are applicable to CPS education?” We conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) using three databases: Education Research Complete, ACM Digital Library, and ASEE PEER. Our initial query yielded 761 papers, and after filtering out duplicates and excluding those not meeting our inclusion criteria, six articles remained. We are continuing to search for threshold concepts in CPS-adjacent fields.