1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

EE730 Engineering Software
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week average Hawthom
Prerequisites: must satish course entry requirements
Corequisites: nil Assessment: exam, computer based
assessment and assignment
A subject in the Masters of Engineering by coursework
(Telecommunications, Computer Systems Engineering and
Biomedical Instrumentation)
Objectives
To introduce the fundamental concepts of computing and to
gain of proficiency in the application of the C programming
language for constructing solutions to engineering problems.
To develop a sound understanding of data structures,
algorithms for their manipulation and implementation of
these algorithms.
Content
Historical context of computing;
fundamental development of algorithms amenable to
programmatic implementation;
basis for structured programming;
program control structures, fundamental and derived
types in C;
-$ implementation of algorithms in C;
2 pointer types and alternatives;
lists, stacks, queues, trees, and algorithms for the
manipulation of these structures;
efficiency of algorithms;
file types and organisation.
Recommended reading
Attikiouzel, J. & Jones, P.E. C for Electrical and Electronic
Engineers. Prentice Hall, 1991.
Kelly, A. and Pohl, I., A Book on C. Benjamin-Cummings
Publishing Company, 1989
Kernighan, B. & Ritchie, D., The CProgramming Language.
Prentice-Hall, Zedn, 1988
Korsh, J.F. & Garrett, L.J., Data Structures, Algorithms, and
Program Style Using C. PWS-KENT 1988
Miller, L.H. & Quilici, A.E., Programming in C. John Wiley &
Sons, 1986
Pugh, K., All on C. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1990
EE732 Computer Architecture and
~ardware
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week average
Hawthorn Prerequisites: must satisfy course entry
requirements Corequisites: nil Assessment: exam,
assignment and laboratory
A subject in the Masters of Engineering by coursework
(Telecommunications, Computer Systems Engineering and
Biomedical Instrumentation)
Objectives
To introduce:
the basic architecture and implementation of
microcomputers;
the logical and electrical interconnection of digital
devices in computer systems;
the use of high level languages for input/output
intensive applications;
the relation of high level languages to assembly
language.
Content
Computer organisation, CPU, memory, buses, I/O;
computer architecture including representative
microprocessor architectures (M68000, ISOXXX);
programmer's model (register set, memory structure and
addressing modes), Instruction: set overview;
suitability of a machine architecture to support high
level languages;
input/Output including interrupts and asynchronous I/
0 processing;
physical implementation of computers. Memory
elements, bus structure, memory access cycles.
Peripheral devices and hardware.
Programming will emphasise the use of high-level languages
as a first choice with an introduction to selective use of
assembly language for time-critical program regions.
Recommended reading
Antonakos, ].L. The M68000 Microprocessor - Hardware and
Software Principles and Applications. Macmillan Publishing
Company, l990
Gorsline, George W., Assembly and Assemblers. Prentice-Hall,
1988
Kelly, A. and Pohl, I., A Book on C. Benjamin-Cummings
Publishing Company, 1989
Uffenbeck, J. The 8086/8088 Fdmily Design Programming and
Interfacing. Prentice-Hall 1987
Wakerly, J.F. Microcomputer Architecture and Programming. The
68000 Family, John Wiley & Sons, 1989
EE740 Project Management and
Research Methods
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week average Hawthorn
Prerequisites: must satish course entry requirements
Corequisites: nil Assessment: assignments , projects and
class participation
A subject in the Masters of Engineering by coursework
(Telecommunications, Computer Systems Engineering and
Biomedical Instrumentation)
Objectives
By the end of the subject, the students will be able to:
understand how to approach a research and
development problem at philosophical and practical
levels, with emphasis on planning, budgeting, scheduling
and monitoring;
know how to use standard statistical methods and
computer packages relevant to their research and
development needs;
critically review representative research in their
respective fields, and;
write research and development reports that satisfy all
referencing, organisation and presentation standards for
publication, using available document preparation
computer packages.