Undergraduate Course: Engineering Software (ELEE09016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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 two application project phases. The students will use C programming language as an example only to programme an embedded processor built on a high performance Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platform. There is no need for prior knowledge of the C language as students will be provided with pre-built modules and guidelines for integration. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Digital System Design 2 (ELEE08015)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Knowledge of IC language and digital circuits. |
| Additional Costs | Laboratory notebook |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2026 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
54 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understanding embedded system design principles: programming flow and embedded processor options.
- Knowledge of the founding principles of hardware/software interfacing and co-design.
- Implementation of control and data flow structures, code re-organisation techniques, and serialisation efficiency and timing issues in a real-time environment.
- Understanding of choice and trade-off issues in design.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The following Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP4) learning outcomes are assessed as follows:
Design based Assignment : C1 Science, mathematics and engineering principles; C2 Problem analysis; C3 Analytical tools and techniques; C4 Technical literature; C5 Design; C13 Materials, equipment, technologies and processes; C15 Engineering and project management
Final Laboratory Test : C1 Science, mathematics and engineering principles; C2 Problem analysis; C3 Analytical tools and techniques; C5 Design; C6 Integrated/systems approach; C13 Materials, equipment, technologies and processes; C15 Engineering and project management
The following Skills for Success areas are covered: Critical thinking; Problem solving; Curiosity; Data and Digital Literacy |
| Keywords | Embedded programming,digital systems,processor architecture,serial control structure |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Tughrul Arslan
Tel: (0131 6)50 5592
Email: T.Arslan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ilaria Monfroni
Tel:
Email: imonfron@ed.ac.uk |
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