Undergraduate Course: Informatics 2C: Computer Systems & Software Engineering (INFR08016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/inf2c |
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| Course description |
This course is concerned with the design, implementation and engineering of digital computer systems. It considers computer systems from both hardware and software perspectives; offering an introduction to the internal structure of digital computers, and an introduction to the engineering of software systems. |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Demonstrate an understanding of binary representation and basic operations on binary data.
2 - Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in computer architecture, including: exceptions, interrupts, virtual memory, processes and pipelined execution.
3 - Sketch the design of a simple processor and explain how it operates.
4 - Demonstrate knowledge of I/O devices and the means by which they interface to a processor and its memory system.
5 - Demonstrate an understanding of the design and operation of important combinational and sequential components within a processor, such as adders, registers, and state machines.
6 - Demonstrate understanding of an execution pipeline, based on the MIPS architecture.
7 - Motivate and describe the activities in the software engineering process.
8 - Construct use cases for an application scenario.
9 - Explain and construct UML class diagrams and sequence diagrams.
10 - Build, document and maintain large Java programs using a modern IDE, rapid development methods, and configuration management tools.
11 - Explain how a software system and its construction may be assessed using testing, metrics, and verification techniques.
12 - After completing this course successfully, students should be able to; evaluate aspects of human usability of an application program or web site, judge the security risks in software construction and show how to avoid or reduce them and compare different approaches to software licensing. |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 75
Assessed Assignments 25
Oral Presentations 0
Assessment
There will be at least one assessed exercise from each of the two main sections of this course (computer systems, software engineering). Details are yet to be determined.
If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jacques Fleuriot
Tel: (0131 6)50 9342
Email: Jacques.Fleuriot@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Kendal Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 5194
Email: kr@inf.ed.ac.uk |
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