Courses Handbook 2009

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
307545 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.1   Embedded Software Engineering 401 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
12859 v.2   Computer Structures 402 5.0 25.0
308791 v.1   Computer Systems Engineering 302 5.0 25.0
  75.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 5 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
12845 v.3   Communications Engineering 304 5.0 25.0
308787 v.1   Instrumentation and Control 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
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