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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

314677 v.1 Embedded Systems Stream


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


Our world is characterised by the ever-increasing number of intelligent devices which have inbuilt or 'embedded' computers. Embedded systems are computers with specialised input/output devices that may, or may not be programmed by the end user. Some embedded systems can connect to the internet and access all its information, typical examples are smart phones and tablets. In this stream students will study intermediate and advanced topics in embedded systems, for example, embedded systems in field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and embedded software engineering. During their one-year project students have the opportunity to further investigate and apply emergent technologies in embedded systems.



Major/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
12855 v.4   Embedded Systems Engineering 301 4.0 25.0
308792 v.1   Real-Time Operating Systems 301 6.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Semester 2
11338 v.3   Computer Aided Engineering of Digital Systems 601 3.0 25.0
5506 v.6   Microcomputer Systems 603 6.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Semester 1
5507 v.5   Computer Structures 601 4.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 2
5508 v.5   Computer Structures 602 5.0 25.0
  25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
11341 v.4   Stochastic Processes for Telecommunications Systems 601 4.0 25.0
302975 v.1   Systems Programming and Design 561 3.0 25.0
308785 v.1   Power Electronics and Drives 401 5.0 25.0
308795 v.1   Communications Signal Processing 401 6.0 25.0
309037 v.1   Wireless Data Networks 603 5.0 25.0
313672 v.2   Legal Framework and Sustainability in Electrical Engineering 400 3.0 25.0
313689 v.1   Engineering Electromagnetics 310 6.0 25.0
6136 v.5   Control Systems 603 4.0 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
12834 v.4   Digital Signal Processing 304 6.0 25.0
12845 v.3   Communications Engineering 304 5.0 25.0
12861 v.4   Renewable Energy Systems 402 4.5 25.0
308784 v.2   Power System Protection 302 4.5 25.0
308787 v.1   Instrumentation and Control 402 6.0 25.0
308797 v.1   Information Theory and Error Control Coding 402 5.0 25.0
5275 v.11   Management and Organisational Behaviour 560 3.0 25.0




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