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Curtin University
Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

311799 v.1 Computer Systems Engineering DD Major (BEng/BCom)

Introduction

Office and factory automation, computer aided design and manufacturing, robotics, machine learning, automatic control, information appliances, intelligent embedded and distributed systems, real time processing, computer architectures, hardware software co-design, computer communications, and the design and management of computer systems all fall within the field of computer systems engineering. As a consequence, the demand for graduates in these areas is far outstripping supply and career opportunities abound.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1
313683 v.1   Bachelor of Engineering Pre-Major 200.0
  200.0
Year 2 Semester 1
12706 v.3   Electrical Circuits 203 4.0 25.0
12709 v.2   Mathematics 277 4.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
308780 v.1   Signal and Systems 202 5.0 25.0
308781 v.1   Electronic Fundamentals 202 5.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
308768 v.1   Foundations of Digital Design 201 5.0 25.0
308775 v.1   Engineering Electromagnetics 201 3.0 12.5
308789 v.1   Probability Theory 201 3.0 12.5
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
12711 v.4   Electrical Systems 204 5.0 25.0
12713 v.3   Embedded Software Engineering 204 3.0 12.5
2894 v.4   Microcomputers 202 3.0 12.5
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 1
12855 v.4   Embedded Systems Engineering 301 4.0 25.0
308790 v.1   Foundations of Computer Engineering 301 5.0 25.0
308792 v.1   Real-Time Operating Systems 301 4.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 4 Semester 2
12834 v.4   Digital Signal Processing 304 5.0 25.0
12847 v.5   Data Communications and Networking 304 5.0 25.0
308787 v.1   Instrumentation and Control 402 5.0 25.0
308794 v.2 *   Embedded Software Engineering 302 5.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 5 Semester 1
12838 v.4   Engineering Project 401 10.0 25.0
12856 v.3   Microprocessors 401 4.0 25.0
308793 v.1   Theory of Computation 401 4.0 25.0
308798 v.1   Control Systems 301 4.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 5 Semester 2
12844 v.5   Engineering Project 402 5.0 25.0
12845 v.3   Communications Engineering 304 5.0 25.0
12859 v.2   Computer Structures 402 5.0 25.0
308791 v.1   Computer Systems Engineering 302 5.0 25.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 5 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
12856 v.3   Microprocessors 401 4.0 25.0
302915 v.3   Electrical Utility Engineering 404 2.5 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 5 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
12834 v.4   Digital Signal Processing 304 5.0 25.0
12861 v.4   Renewable Energy Systems 402 5.0 25.0

*    Students doing a double major in Economics or Finance will take an optional unit instead of this unit

NB    The year and/or semester that units are offered in may change due to the combination of Engineering and Commerce Majors