CSc 4210/6210

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

SPRING 2007

CRN 10617/10626

General Classroom Building 231

2:45-4:25 pm  TTH

 

Instructor

Dr. Saeid Belkasim               
Suite 1448
34 Peachtree St                    
Tel: (404) 651-0674                

Email: sbelkasim@cs.gsu.edu

Office Hours:             5:00 – 6:00 p.m. TTH, others by appointment.

Text:                           Computer System Architecture         

                                    M.M. Mano,    Prentice Hall 1993.

Course Content:        Logic design, combinational and sequential circuits, input-output devices, memory, processors, controllers, parallel architectures, bit-slicing, and reduced instruction sets. (Refer to GSU Catalog description).

Prerequisites * :       CSC 3210. 

Withdrawals:            The last day for regular withdrawal is Friday March 2, 2007.

Requirements:           Students are expected to attend all classes.  Regular completion of all assignments, quizzes and tests is absolutely essential to succeed in this course.

Grading:  

CSC 4210:                          

quizzes:

assignments:     

mid terms:     

final Exam:       

(15%)  

(15%)

(35%)

(35%). 

 

 

CSC 6210:                          

quizzes: assignments:     

mid terms:      

final Project:     

(15%) 

(15%) 

(35%)  

(35%). 

The overall grade for the course is assigned according to:      A(90-00) , B(80-89.9), C(70-79.9), D(60-69.9), F(0-59.9).

Other policy: 

·Make-up’s or missed deadlines must be coordinated prior, and are allowed only at the discretion of the instructor.                    

·All material submitted for grade must be the student’s own work. Any material that is not the students own work must be referenced.                                        
·Collaboration is allowed prior to preparation of actual material that is submitted for grade. Each student must work individually on his or her test. Any student found to be attempting to cheat on any test will receive a score of 0 for that test. Any attempt of getting or giving assistance in a test is considered cheating. It is the student's own responsibility to protect his or her work from being copied. No outside help is permitted. Plagiarized work is determined only by the instructor and is graded solely at the instructor's discretion.          

 

Test dates and locations:       

· Mid terms:                

            MT1:    Tuesday February 6, 2007, 2:45 pm     

        MT2:    Tuesday March 27, 2007, 2:45 pm 

 

· Final Exam:               

                         Thursday April 26, 2007,  2:45 pm

This syllabus provides a general plan for this course; deviations may be necessary.

* If you do not meet the prerequisite requirements, you are liable to being withdrawn from the course.