Computer Organization and Design


EE 492-Section 04


Fall 2005

Announcements:

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Instructor Dr. Robert S. Fourney
Email Robert.Fourney@sdstate.edu
Phone 688-4016
Office 215 Harding Hall
Class Time MWF 11:00-11:50
Class Location Harding Hall, room 326 (West end of bldg.)
Office hours TBD (with your input) by the first full week of class
Text Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, 3rd Edition by M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime, published by Prentice Hall

The text will be supplemented with lots of additional reference materials which will be linked from this page and/or handed out in class as they are assigned.



Prerequisites
EE 245 (formerly known as EE 345)
Corequisites
EE 492-Section 05 Computer Design Lab
Course Description
This course serves as an introduction to how computers work on a hardware level. You will design and implement a very basic computer.
Course Work

Unless otherwise specified, all work that you submit in this course must be your own; unauthorized collaboration is considered academic dishonesty. Please save us both a lot of trouble by realizing that I will pursue any such transgressions to the fullest extent possible.

As a rule, late assigments are not generally accepted (e.g., attempting to hand in an assigment after the start of class on the due date will result in a grade of 0 for that assignment).

Late assignments will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances AND with prior arrangement. A penalty may apply.

Grading Policy
 Final grades will be determined via the following breakdown:

 
Exam #1 15%
Exam #2 15%
Homework and Quizzes 15%
Class Participation (and quizzes) 5%
Design Lab Practical(s) 10%
Lab Project and PDR 25%
Comprehensive Final Exam 15%

Your class participation grade will be determined by your on time attendance to class as well as your participation in classroom discussions. Pop quizzes, when given, will cover material previously covered in class, previous homework assignments, and/or simple questions on the current days reading assignment.
 

Schedule of Upcoming Classes
No. Date Topic, Reading, and Assignment
Dec 15 Final exam -- 9 am -- Harding 326 (Thursday, Dec 15)