CSCI 311
Syllabus
Fall 2018
Instructor : Dr. Will Thacker
Office : 323 Thurmond
Hours : 2:00-3:15 MTWR 9:30-11 WF
Phone : 323-2691
E-mail : thackerw@winthrop.edu
Text : Computer Organization and Design, Online with zybooks. Many helpful learning tools and not costly.
Prerequisites: C or better in CSCI 211
Topics :
Instructions,
Performance,
Logic,
Arithmetic,
Processor,
Pipelining,
Memory,
I/O,
Multi-processors
Goals: Students will be able to:
implement instructions with logic gates
design control units for a single cycle, multicycle and pipeline processor
make decisions about performance based on multiple attributes
understand the memory hierarchy and the performance implications
Assessments
| 3 | Tests | 35% |
| Many | Homeworks/participation activities/challenge activities | 20% |
| 5 | Projects | 20% |
| Final Exam | 25% |
The 3 tests will be given on:
Wed. Sept. 12
Wed. Oct. 17
Mon. Nov. 19
The final exam will be comprehensive on
Mon, Dec. 10 at 3:00 pm
GRADING SCALE
94%-100% = A
90%-93% = A-
87%-89% = B+
84%-86% = B
80%-83% = B-
77%-79% = C+
74%-76% = C
70%-73% = C -
67%-69% = D+
64%-66% = D
60%-63% = D-
59% or less = F
Project
The projects will be working with integrated circuit design to create hardware systems.
Attendance:
Attendance will not be taken. You are expected to attend each and every class. There will be no formal relationship between grade and attendance. However, of course, there is the informal relationship that always exists. You are responsible for the material covered in the classes you miss.