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Postgraduate Course: Digital System Design (MSc) (PGEE10008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course is lecture based and is taken by students on the MSc in Electronics in Semester 2. It comprises one 22 lecture module with 8 tutorials. It is assessed 100% by examination. The course covers: Computer Architecture (from a hardware perspective); Components of Computers; Microprocessor Design; and Parallel Computing Architectures
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 65 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2 hour Examination, Questions: 1 in Section A (20 marks), 2 from 3 in Section B (20 marks each), 60 marks total.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand digital logic.
  2. Understand the different types of computer: embedded, PCs, data-centres, supercomputing and be able to evaluate the design trade-offs.
  3. Discern the differences between software and hardware description languages.
  4. Evaluate processor performance: CPU time, instruction count, CPI, benchmarks, power consumption and cost effectiveness.
  5. Evaluate othe performance improvements from parallel computing architectures.
Reading List
Essential:
"Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface", D.A. Patterson and J.L. Hennesey, 5th Edition (MIPS), Morgan Kaufmann, 2013
ISBN: 978-0124077263
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Chang Liu
Tel: (0131 6)50 2563
Email: c.liu@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jo Aitkenhead
Tel: (0131 6)50 5532
Email: Jo.Aitkenhead@ed.ac.uk
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