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Module

EEE2021 : Computer Programming and Organisation

  • Offered for Year: 2023/24
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Domenico Balsamo
  • Lecturer: Dr Farhad Merchant
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
Semester 2 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 10.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

To improve and extend programming techniques at both high and low levels. To introduce the concepts underlying a computer system and its organisation, including design, testing and building such a system.

Outline Of Syllabus

Section 1:

Low-level and high-level C/C++: functions, pointers, arrays, structures, classes, objects, polymorphism, and data structures.

Section 2:

Computer architecture (microprocessor and microcontroller) and basic system organisation:

CPU, core and general-purpose registers description, including review of assembly language programming;

memory, memory mapping and virtual memory;

bus, interrupts, DMA, I/O devices and controllers;

Digital interfacing, including logical design and timing.

Low-level programming of I/O: polling, interrupts and systematic treatment of interrupts.

Design, construction and test of a practical microprocessor system.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion120:0020:00Programming assessment (Semester 1)
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture221:0022:00Present in person (Semester 1)
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion120:0020:00Preparation for Assessment (Semester 2)
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture221:0022:00Present in person (Semester 2)
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical62:0012:00Embedded systems design labs in the electronics lab (Semester 2)
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical72:0014:00Programming in the computer lab. (Semester 1)
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study145:0045:00Reviewing lecture notes, and reading recommended text and books. (Semester 1)
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study145:0045:00Reviewing lecture notes, and reading recommended text and books. (Semester 2)
Total200:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Underlying theory and its application in practice is taught in the in-person sessions. This module also has practical elements and laboratory-based components which support the theory taught in the lectures.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Practical/lab report1M50C++ Programming report (2000 words)
Practical/lab report2M50Microprocessor Practical report (2000 words)
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

This module has strong programming and practical elements, which allow the students to gain first-hand experience in programming and design of embedded systems and are best assessed through the writing of reports.

Reading Lists

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