| Course Name | Computer Architecture and Organization |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| CE 403 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||
| Course Type | Elective | ||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation | ||||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | ||||||||
| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to help students to develop a familiarity with overall operation of a computer. Terms and their underlying concepts such as processors, primary memory, secondary memory, input/output, microarchitecture, instruction sets, addressing, flow of control, operating systems, assembly language and parallel architectures will be introduced in the course and these concepts will be strengthened by homework assignments. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Computer Hardware Components, Microprogramming, Instruction Sets, Assembly Language Instructions, Parallel Architectures. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | Stallings Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Performance Problems | Stallings Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Computer Components | Stallings Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Memory Organization | Stallings Chapter 4,5 |
| 5 | Memory Organization | Stallings Chapter 5,6 |
| 6 | Input/Output Organization | Stallings Chapter 7 |
| 7 | Operating System Support | Stallings Chapter 8 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Arithmetic/Logic Units | Stallings Chapter 9,10 |
| 10 | Arithmetic/Logic Units | Stallings Chapter 10,11 |
| 11 | The Instruction Set | Stallings Chapter 12 |
| 12 | The Instruction Set | Stallings Chapter 13 |
| 13 | Central Processing Unit | Stallings Chapter 14 |
| 14 | Parallel Computer Architectures | Stallings Chapter 15,16 |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 10th edition, William Stallings, Pearson Education, 2016, ISBN 978-0-13-410161-3. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Third Edition, John L. Hennessy David A. Patterson David Goldberg, Morgan and Kaufmann, 978-1558605961. Structured Computer Organization, A.S. Tanenbaum, 5th ed. 2006, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0131485210. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | - | |
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 4 | 20 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 6 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 4 | 2 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 2 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Industrial Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve Industrial Engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to identify, formulate and solve complex Industrial Engineering problems by using state-of-the-art methods, techniques and equipment; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to analyze a complex system, process, device or product, and to design with realistic limitations to meet the requirements using modern design techniques. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to choose and use the required modern techniques and tools for Industrial Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies efficiently. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to design and do simulation and/or experiment, collect and analyze data and interpret the results for investigating Industrial Engineering problems and Industrial Engineering related research areas. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to work efficiently in Industrial Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively; to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions | |||||
| 8 | To have knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of Industrial Engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to be aware of the legal consequences of Industrial Engineering solutions. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be aware of professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge of the standards used in Industrial Engineering practice. | X | ||||
| 10 | To have knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to be aware of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Industrial Engineering; to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Industrial Engineering. | X | ||||
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