School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University

Entry Rules Internet Programming 2
Assessment
and progression
rules
IT Electronics 2
Duly Performed (DP): Average of Summative assessments. To qualify for
examination students must obtain a Duly Performed of 40%. The contribution
of the duly performed (DP) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%.
Examination (EA): One paper based examination. To qualify for Overall
Assessment (OA) students must obtain an examination mark of 40%. The
contribution of the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 60%.
Overall Assessment or Final Mark (OA): OA = 40%(DP) + 60%(EA).
To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment of
50%.
Re-examination: To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an
overall assessment of between 40 and 49%.
Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Year
IT ELECTRONICS II 6 30 1
Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials
per week
Number of
weeks
3 x 45 min 3 x 45 min 1 x 45 min 25 300
Notional
hours
Content / Syllabus IT Mathematics : 1. Binary Review, 2. Computer Codes, 3. Zoned Decimal
and Packed Decimal Formats, 4. Computer Arithmetic, 5. Representation
of Numbers in the Computer, 6. Methods of proof, 7. Theory of Sets, 8.
Fundamentals of logic, 9. Algebraic Structures, 10.Functions
Computer Architecture : 1. Digital Logic, 2. Digital Systems, 3. Machine
Level Representation of Data, 4. Assembly Level Machine Organization,
5. Memory System Organization and Architecture, 6. Interfacing and
Communication, 7. Alternative Architectures.
Entry Rules Admission criteria
Assessment
and progression
rules
Duly Performed (DP): Average of Summative assessments. To qualify for
examination students must obtain a Duly Performed of 40%. The contribution
of the duly performed (DP) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%.
Examination (EA): One paper based examination. To qualify for Overall
Assessment (OA) students must obtain an examination mark of 40%. The
contribution of the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 60%.
Overall Assessment or Final Mark (OA): OA = 40%(DP) + 60%(EA).
To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment of
50%.
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