This course is Computer Architecture, offered by the School of Computer and Communication Engineering.
This semester (semester 1), I will be handling this course for students in the Computer Engineering and Communication Engineering programs.
[20101022] Mini Project 2 Report due at 12pm on Oct 1, 2010. Email a softcopy AND pass the hardcopy to me!
[20100902] Happy Eid to all my Muslim students! To everybody else, have fun. I'll see you guys after the break.
[20100829] We will have a tutorial session during lab-hours this week (30/08/2010). This will most probably be conducted by En. Muslim.
[20100820] Test 1 will be held on Aug 21 @Automart Complex (10am-11am). Please be there at least 10 minutes before time.
[20100812] Test 1 that was previously scheduled on Aug 14 is POSTPONED to Aug 21.
[20100715] Lab for group 4 (previously scheduled at 1700-1900) is now shifted to the 1300-1500 slot.
[20100712] The lab sessions for this first week is canceled. I need to adjust the schedule and it has not been finalized.
The assessment components are shown below.
Examinations | Course Work | ||||||
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Total Contribution | 70% | 30% | |||||
Assessment | Mid-Term Test | Second Test | Final Exam | Quiz/Assignments | Class Participation | Mini Project 1 | Mini Project 2 |
Contribution | 10% | 10% | 50% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 10% |
[Update20100825] The assessment components has been reviewed. Notice that only the course component has been modified. So, Final Exams will only cover chapters 1-15. Chapters 16-18, if time permits, will be assessed in the special test.
Examinations | Course Work | |||||||
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Total Contribution | 70% | 30% | ||||||
Assessment | Mid-Term Test | Second Test | Final Exam | Quiz/Assignments | Class Participation | Mini Project 1 | Mini Project 2 | Special Test |
Contribution | 10% | 10% | 50% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 10% |
[Update20101116] The assessment components has been reviewed (AGAIN) as follows. This is FINAL.
Examinations | Course Work | ||||||
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Total Contribution | 70% | 30% | |||||
Assessment | Mid-Term Test | Second Test | Final Exam | Quiz/Assignments | Class Participation | Mini Project 1 | Mini Project 2 |
Contribution | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 10% |
I slightly modified the course outcome so that it'll become more clear and concise (at least from MY point of view).
For reference, here are the original COs:
Notice that some of the old outcomes are redundant and I feel the COs I have defined basically covers all aspect of the previous COs except for CO4. I purposely leave this one out because I think the CAD tools that we have are not specific for testing and verification of CPU architecture. The tools being used for this course are basic digital design tools which CAN be used to test and verify ANY digital design with proper simulation models and test vectors. So, the students will STILL go through the process, but I'd rather not put that as a CO.
Update20100820: Due to my own mistakes, I am unable to officially use this new list of COs. The procedures involved in changing this turns out to be huge - need endorsements from the Senate. I can't imagine why… but, that's how it is. So, I'll re-map everything back to the old CO (will have a small problem on the lab implementation though).
Update20101223: Actually, the COs that I refer to were an older version. The one that is in the system is the first four:
Week 01
Week 02
Week 03
Week 04
Week 05
Week 06
Week 07
Week 08
Week 09
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Lab Work
20100712 This may be IT!
Lecture Hours
Group | Location | Day | Time |
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(3,4) | DKP1 | TUE | 1000-1200 |
(3,4) | DKR2 | THU | 0800-0900 |
Lab Hours
Group | Location | Day | Time |
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(4) | MKY6 | MON | 1300-1500 |
(3) | MKY6 | MON | 1500-1700 |
Consultation Hours
Group | Location | Day | Time |
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($) | SME-B10 | TUE | 1500-1600 |
($) | SME-B10 | WED | 1000-1200 |
($) | SME-B10 | WED | 1500-1600 |
($) | SME-B10 | THU | 1500-1600 |
($) | SME-B10 | FRI | 1000-1100 |
Note The 2-hour slot on Wednesday morning is by appointment only.
The first one will most probably be the text-book for this course. The 7th Editions of this book are available at our library. The second one is also interesting to read and I want to use it as reference (good coverage but not enough depth, unfortunately). It is also available at the library.