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Computer Systems Engineering

Unit Code: HET416

Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
1 Semester	60 hours	Hawthorn, Sarawak	HET378 & HET232	Nil

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester

60 hours

Hawthorn, Sarawak

HET378 & HET232

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems), Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)/ Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering) and Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems)/ Bachelor of Commerce.

An elective unit of study in the

Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics) and

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Aims & Objectives:

To develop an understanding of computer system design, particularly the relationship between hardware and software on system performance.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hours),
Laboratory work (24 hours),
Tutorials (12 hours)

Assessment:

Examination 60%,
Laboratory and Project Work 40%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

In this unit, students are expected to enhance the Key Generic Skills below as recognised by Engineers Australia. The Unit Outline explains how these outcomes will be achieved.

Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
Ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large
Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
Ability to utilize a systems approach to design and operational performance
Ability to function effectively as an individual and in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member
Expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, and capacity to do so

Content:

Fundamentals of computer design
Instruction set principles
CISC and RISC architectures
Pipelining concepts
Cache properties and performance
Memory-hierarchy design
Multiprocessors and thread-level parallelism
Storage systems.

Textbooks:

Patterson, D.A., Hennessy, J.L., Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, 3rd Ed., Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, 2005

References:

Hennessy, J.L., Patterson, D.A., Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 3rd Ed., Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, 2003.
Ashenden, Peter, The Student's Guide to VHDL ISBN 1-55860-520-7

Ashenden, Peter, The Designer's Guide to VHDL ISBN 1-55860-674-2