COMP SCI 2000 - Computer Systems
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code COMP SCI 2000 Course Computer Systems Coordinating Unit Computer Science Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 2.5 hours per weeks Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites One of COMP SCI 1007, COMP SCI 1009, COMP SCI 1102, COMP SCI 1202 or COMP SCI 2202 Assumed Knowledge MATHS1012 or MATHS 1008 Assessment written exam, assignments Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Alfred Fred Brown
Lecturers: Fred Brown and Brad Alexander
Tutor: Daniel LawsonCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:- Demonstrate an understanding of the layered and modular nature of computer systems.
- Design the core components of a computer from basic components.
- Understand and Apply knowledge of how computers represent programs and data.
- Explain how a computer executes a program.
- Write assembler and machine code.
- Understand the translation process from higher level representations into machine language
- Explain how Input/output operations are implemented, and describe some basic I/O devices
最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-7 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
2,3,5 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
1-7 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
The textbook for the course is: The Elements of Computing Systems, by Noam Nisan and Shimon Shocken, MIT Press, 2008, ISBN13-978-0-262-64068-8.
It is highly recommended that you buy this book. It is available in soft cover form and available electronically as an e-book.
The first six chapters of are on the Nand2Tetris website used by the course but we will be using materials in chapters beyond this.
Online Learning
The course website can be found here:
We will use this to announce all changes to the course, assignments, and workshops. You are therefore strongly advised to read all mail that comes from this source — do not ignore it!
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course will be taught using a combination of lectures and workshops. There will also be four practical programming exercises. You are expected to read the book before and after each lecture, and to actively participate in class activities.
To get the most out of the workshop sessions you should attempt the questions before the session --- there is often not time to do all questions in these sessions.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
You are expected to attend all scheduled classes.
In addition to the scheduled contact hours, you are expected to spend an additional 1-2 hours per week as lecture preparation.
You will need to allocate 2-5 hours per week to work on the assignments and workshop preparation.Learning Activities Summary
There is an approximate schedule of the topics that will be covered on the course website (see forums.cs.adelaide.edu.au to locate the online content of the course).
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Assessment
The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
The assessment will comprise four parts:
- Exam (50%) (CBOK areas* abstraction, design, hardware and software, data and information, and programming)
- Four Assignments (30%) (CBOK areas* abstraction, design, hardware and software, data and information, and programming)
- Ten Quizzes (10%) (CBOK areas* design, hardware and software)
- Up to 12 Workshops - attendence and participation (10%) (CBOK areas* abstraction, design, hardware and software, data and information, and programming)
Assessment Related Requirements
Hurdle Requirement: If your overall mark for the course is greater than 44 F but, your mark for the final written exam is less than 40%, your overall mark for the course will be reduced to 44 F.Assessment Detail
The written exam is held in the end-of-semester exam period. The exam will test your understanding of the assignment, workshop and lecture material.
All practical assignments require you to write programs, which will be partly marked by the Web Submission System.
You are strongly encouraged to begin the exercises early, to allow time for seeking help when needed. In all practical assignments you will be required to use a logbook that you maintain during your development of your solution to the assignment. This logbook is a vital part of your assessment - a lack of a log-book with a narrative of your development process may result in a mark of zero for the assignment. A link to the logbook is available in the Web Submission System on the "View Feedback" tab of each practical assignment.
Assignment details:
Assignment Milestone Due Milestone Due Description Weighting Assignment 1 Friday Week 2 Friday Week 3 Hardware Simulation 7.5% Assignment 2 Friday Week 5 Friday Week 6 Hardware Simulation 7.5% Assignment 3 Friday Week 8 Friday Week 9 Programming 7.5% Assignment 4 Friday Week 11 Friday Week 12 Programming 7.5%
You will receive an attendance mark for each workshop that you attend and actively participate in. The workshop attendance marks are equally weighted so that if you attend and actively participate in all of them the marks will add up to 10%.
There will be 10 online quizzes available on the course website. The dates these are available will be shown on the course website.Submission
All practical assignments must be submitted using the School of Computer Science online Submission System. Details are included in each assignment description on the course website.
If you hand in your work late, your mark may be capped, based on how many days late it is, as follows:
up to 1 day late — mark capped at 75%
up to 2 days late — mark capped at 50%
up to 3 days late — mark capped at 25%
More than 3 days late — no marks available.
We expect to be able to return the final marks of each assignment within three weeks of the deadline.
Due to the nature of the on-line quizzes, no late submissions are permitted.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the 最新糖心Vlog to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
You can find the latest SELT survey results on the course website, here:
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Student Support
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- Academic Support with writing and study skills
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- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
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Policies & Guidelines
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- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
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- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
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- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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