Undergraduate Course: Engineering Software 3 (ELEE09016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Electronics |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The study of imperative stored program control architecture
and application in an embedded environment. An initial series
of exercises teaching principles and techniques is followed by
an application project phase. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Laboratory notebook |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understanding of the consequences of the fetch-execute
model and the essential hardware architecture which underlies
it. Knowledge of the founding principles of hardware/software
interfacing and co-design. Knowledge of instruction set
architecture, code re-organisation techniques, and
serialisation efficiency and timing issues in a real-time
environment. Ability to apply systematic techniques of fault
diagnosis. Understanding of choice and trade-off issues in
design. |
Assessment Information
| In-course assessments 20%. End of course submission 80%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Embedded programming, digital systems, processor architecture, serial control structure |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Iain Lindsay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5572
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Course secretary | Ms Tina Mcavoy
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
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