EEX3262 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

Level 3
Course Code EEX3262
Course Title Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
Credit value 2
Core/Optional Optional (Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Communication)
Course Aim/s To write Programmes in Java by applying object-oriented concepts with
appropriate error handling and code refactoring techniques for a given scenario.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Explain the impact of object oriented paradigm over major Programming
paradigms, object oriented principles and how object oriented
Programming evolved.
CLO2: Apply code refactoring techniques and naming standards to refine the
source code in written Programmes.
CLO3: Develop solutions for a given set of problems in Java using appropriate
object oriented concepts and exception handling techniques.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics, sub
topics) Unit 1: Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
Session 1: Overview of Object Oriented Programming
Session 2: Java Programming Environment
Session 3: Data Types and Variables in Java
Session 4: Conditional and Recursions
Session 5: Objects and Classes
Session 6: Attributes, Methods and Constructors
Unit 2: Object Oriented Concepts
Session 7: Encapsulation
Session 8: Inheritance
Session 9: Polymorphism
Session 10: Refactoring, Abstraction and Reusability Mechanisms
Session 11: Errors, Exceptions handling and Debugging

Laboratory Work:

1. Write simple java Programmes to get familiar with Java control structures,
class and method declarations, refactoring techniques.
2. Write simple java Programmes to get familiar with access specifiers,
constructor, initializing an object, instantiation of an object, message passing
and mutator methods
3. Write simple java Programmes to illustrate more examples with message
passing, inheritance ,overriding and overloading
4. Write a console java Programme to solve a given problem by applying object
oriented concepts to achieve code reuse
EEX3266 Information Systems and Data Management

Level 3
Course Code EEX3266
Course Title Information Systems and Data Management
Credit value 2
Core/Optional Optional (Computer, Electrical, Electronics and communication)
Course Aim/s To design a relational database model by applying database design concepts,
techniques and data interpretation methods for a given real world scenario.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Describe the evolution of different types of Information systems.
CLO2: Develop Entity Relationship (ER) models using basic concepts of ER
diagrams for database modelling.
CLO3: Design relational database schema in ER model using the normal forms
(NF).
CLO4: Implement a database using suitable DBMS.
CLO5: Present analysed data to interpret useful information using appropriate
formats.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
subtopics) Unit 1 : Evolution of Information systems
Session 1: Different types of Information systems
Session 2: Managing Information Systems
Unit 2: Introduction to Database
Session 3: Introduction to database
Session 4: Degrees of Data Abstraction in Data Modelling
Unit 3: Database Analysis and Design
Session 5: Database system development life cycle
Session 6: Entity Relationship Model
Session 7: Integrity Rules and Constraints
Session 8: Relational Data Model
Session 9: Data Normalization and the normal forms
Unit 4: Database Users, Data manipulation & interpretation and visual
presentation
Session 10: Database Users, Data interpretation and visual presentation
Session 11: Data manipulation using Structured Query Language (SQL)

Laboratory Work:

1. Use a DBMS to create database and to perform data manipulation.

2. Use basic SQL commands for data definition and data manipulation.
3. Use advance SQL commands to retrieve data from multiple tables.
4. Use appropriate tools to interpret and visualize data retrieved from
DBMSs.
EEX3269 Introduction to Mobile Application Development

Level 3
Course Code EEX3269
Course Title Introduction to Mobile Application Development
Credit value 2
Core/Optional Optional (Computer, Electrical, Electronics & Communication)
Course Aim/s Impart the knowledge of mobile application development platforms and constituents of
a mobile application
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Identify how different features are incorporated in mobile application designs in
different mobile platforms.
CLO2: Select appropriate mobile architecture, development platform and monetize
mechanism for a mobile application.
CLO3: Design mobile application wireframes for the identified software
specifications.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
Unit 1: Introduction to Mobile Applications
subtopics)
Session 1: Introduction to Mobile Applications
Session 2: Components of a Mobile Application
Session 3: Basics of Mobile Application Design
Unit 2: Mobile Operating Systems
Session 4: Introduction to Mobile Operating Systems
Session 5: Basics of Android
Session 6: Basics of iOS
Session 7: Basics of Windows Mobile
Unit 3: Mobile Hardware
Session 8: Mobile Processors
Session 9: Memory
Session 10: Sensors
Session 11: Input-Output
Unit 4: Mobile Application Development Tools
Session 12: Native Development Tools
Session 13: Cross Platform Development tools
Session 14: Publishing tools and Developer Program
Session 15: Monetization and Security

Mini Research:

Carry out a survey and identify how different features are implemented in mobile
application designs of multiple mobile platforms.

Design Class:

· Apply fundamentals of Android app design, including how to build a simple user
interface and handle user input.
· Come up with an idea, design the wireframes and, select the mobile architecture,
development platform and monetize mechanism for a mobile application as a group

Laboratory Work:

Set up the development environment for mobile platforms.

EEX3336 Communications and Computer Technology

Level 3
Course Code EEX3336
Course Title Communications and Computer Technology
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Core (Computer, Electrical, Electronic & communication)
Course Aim/s To provide knowledge on fundamentals of computer technology, networking and
communication.
Course Learning At the completion of this course, student will be able to
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Describe the evolution of microprocessors and computer models, and their
applications to solve real-world problems.
CLO2: Describe basic components of a microprocessor and their operations with
reference to different Instruction Set Architectures (ISAs), and peripherals
used in computers.
CLO3: Build a personal computer connected to a network using basic
components and peripherals.
CLO4: Write a simple Programme using a given ISA and simulate its operation in
fetch-execute cycle.
CLO5: Perform simple arithmetic calculations in different number systems for a
given problem.
CLO6: Describe the fundamentals of computer networking, Internet and Internet
services, and how OSI reference model is applicable in a computer
network.
CLO7: Explain security threats and preventive & recovery measures in
computers and computer networks.
CLO8: Identify components commonly used in wired and wireless
communication systems.
CLO9: Perform basic calculations related to analog and digital modulation
techniques and power in communication systems.

Content Outline Syllabus:

(Main topics, sub
topics) Unit 1: Computer Technology
Session 1: Evolution of microprocessors and computer models
Session 2: Arithmetic in computers: whole numbers
Session 3: Arithmetic in computers: fractions
Session 4: Where these arithmetic operations are done in a computer
Session 5: Components connected to a microprocessor
Session 6: How operations are done in a microprocessor
Session 7: How to use machine instructions to solve problems
Session 8: What you finally get
Unit 2: Computer Communications
Session 9: Introduction to networking
Session 10: Connecting devices and network topologies in LAN, MAN
and WAN
Session 11: The Internet, World Wide Web and network Security
Session 12: Introduction to wired and wireless communications
Session 13: Modulation techniques in communication systems
Session 14: Power calculations in communication systems

Laboratory work:

1. a) Identify the basic components and peripherals of a personal computer

and their functions.
 b) Perform assembling of a personal computer, installing operating
system.
2. Study the fetch-execute cycle for a given assembly Programme.
3. Implement a simple network and get it connected to a LAN and hence to
the internet.
Verify the functions at transmitter and receiver ends using amplitude
modulation.

EEX4347 Software Engineering Concepts

Level 4
Course Code EEX4347
Course Title Software Engineering
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Core (Computer)
Course Aim/s To provide knowledge to develop a software solution/s for a given problem using
appropriate software engineering concepts
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Select appropriate software development model for the development and
maintenance of diverse software products.
CLO2: Analyze the requirements gathered in technical and non-technical fields to
prepare a Software Requirement Specification (SRS).
CLO3: Design a solution for a given problem using an appropriate design method.
CLO4: Apply principles of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in designing a
software system.
CLO5: Develop a software application integrated with a database for a given
problem.
CLO6: Use appropriate verification and validation techniques for software quality
assurance.
CLO7: Describe how basic concepts in project management can be applied to a
software project.
Content Outline Syllabus:

Unit 1: Software Process models

Session 1: Introduction to Software Engineering
Session 2: Overview of process models
Session 3: Agile method

Unit 2: Software Requirement Analysis

Session 4: Requirement elicitation and documentation
Session 5: Requirement analysis with data flow diagram (DFD) and
unified modelling language (UML)
Session 6: Creating Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and a test
plan based on SRS

Unit 3: Introduction to Object Oriented Concepts

Session 7: Decomposing a problem into classes of objects
Session 8: information hiding/encapsulation, coupling and cohesion, and
data abstraction
Session 9: Polymorphism/Method overloading, overriding and method
binding

Unit 4: Software Design

Session 10: Function oriented design and component based design
Session 11: Object oriented design with UML
 Session 12: Principles in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Session 13: Developing a HCI system environment
Session 14: Data modelling with UML
Session 15: Developing database systems

Unit 5 : Software Development

Session 16: Web Technologies
Session 17: Web Development

Unit 6: Software Testing and Reliability

Session 18: Software testing methods
Session 19: Software reliability
Session 20: Metrics of software quality

Unit 6: Project management and maintenance

Session 21: Software Maintenance
Session 22: Software Project management
Session 23: Software Cost Estimation

Mini Project:

Develop a simple software system integrating a database for a real world

problem, including requirement elicitation and analysis, design and
testing.

EEX4362 Object Oriented Design & Programming

Level 4
Course Code EEX4362
Course Title Object Oriented Design & Programming
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Elective (computer)
Course Aim/s Design and develop software solution/s by applying appropriate object oriented
concepts, design patterns and frameworks
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Apply the basic concepts of object oriented design and Programming for a
given scenario.
CLO2: Explain how abstraction mechanisms support the creation of reusable
software components.
CLO3: Perform object oriented design and analysis on real world problems.
CLO4: Document the design solutions with UML notations and diagrams.
CLO5: Select appropriate software design patterns and frameworks for different
problems.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics, sub
topics) Unit 1: Programming Concepts(2)

Session 1: Object Orient Programme development

Session 2: Multi-threaded Programming

Unit 2: Application of Object Oriented Concepts

 Session 3: Interfaces and abstract classes
Session 4: Application of fundamental concepts
Session 5: Best practices in class design and coding

Unit 3: Object-oriented Analysis and Design

Session 6: UML and UML notations

Session 7: Requirement Analysis - Use cases
Session 8: Requirement Analysis - Activity and state transition
Session 9: Class and object diagrams
Session 10: Sequence diagrams
Session 11: Collaboration diagrams
Session 12: Packaging or component diagrams

Unit 4: Design Patterns and Frameworks

Session 13: Basics of Design Patterns

Session 14: Creational Patterns
Session 15: Behavioral Patterns
Session 16: Structural Patterns
Session 17: Best practices and industry frameworks

Unit 5: Application Development

Session 18: Introduction to application development[Use of Design

patterns(MVC)
Session 19: Front end development(JSF, JSP, JQuery)

Session20: Database Connectivity Object Relational Mapping

(Hibernate)

Laboratory work:

1. Write simple java Programmes to get familiar with Java control structures,
class and method declarations, refactoring techniques. Write simple java
Programmes to illustrate applying OOP concepts
2. Use of API, Interfaces and abstract classes
3. Write a Multithreaded Programming
4. Using Hibernate, Object Relational Mapping, use of Factory and Abstract
factory design pattern,

EEX4366 Data Modelling and Database Systems

Level 4
Course Code EEX4366
Course Title Data Modelling and Database Systems
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Elective(Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Communication)
Course Aim/s Apply appropriate data modelling techniques to design a database system using
DBMS for a real-world scenario
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO): CLO1: Design a relational model through conceptualized EER and refine using the
normal forms (NF) to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity.
CLO2: Implement the relational database design in an appropriate DBMS with
database storage structures and access techniques.
CLO3: Use SQL to create, manipulate and query a database.
CLO4: Explain the role of a database administrator.
 CLO5: Design a database system for web applications.
Content
(Main topics, sub Outline Syllabus:
topics)
Unit 1 Database Systems and Data Modelling Techniques

Session 01: Database Management Systems & Data Modelling

Session 02: Enhanced Entity - Relationship model
Session 03: EER to Relational mapping
Session 04: Database Design tool - UML
Session 05: Higher forms of Normalisation

Unit 2 Database file Organization

Session 06: Data Storage- Disk and Files

Session 07: File Organization for DBMS
Session 08: Indexing structures

Unit 3 Database Operations

Session 09: Fundamentals of Database Operations

Session 10: The Relational Database standards
Session 11: Basic SQL
Session 12: SQL complex queries
Session 13: Triggers and transactions in SQL
Session 14: Fundamentals of PL/SQL
Session 15: NoSQL databases

Unit 4 Database Administration

Session 16: Database Administration

Session 17: Key issues in Database Administration

Unit 5 Databases for Web Applications

Session 18: XML for Web applications

Session 19: XML Languages
Session 20: Web application development with XML

Laboratory Work:
1. Create tables and write queries to extract data
2. Create views and triggers
3.Use appropriate SQL - Stored Procedures
4. Design a Web application using XML
Get familiar with :
-Specifying path expression in XML
-* Query in XML

Mini Project:

Design a normalized relational database for a given case and implement using
an appropriate DBMS.
EEX4435 Data Structures and Algorithms

Level 4
Course Code EEX4435
Course Title Data Structures and Algorithms
Credit value 4
Core/Optional Core (Computer), Elective(Electronic and Communication)
Course Aim/s To teach students to formulate and implement an algorithm using appropriate
data structures to provide solutions for given problems.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Use appropriate data structures in real world software applications.
CLO2: Design algorithms for solving complex problems.
CLO3: Evaluate the complexity and the efficiency of different algorithms.
CLO4: Implement an algorithm using a suitable Programming language.
Content
(Main topics, sub Outline Syllabus:
topics)
Unit 1: Algorithms
Session 1: Introduction to data structures, Algorithms and Programming
Session 2: Fundamentals of Algorithmic Problem Solving
Session 3: Analysis of Algorithm Efficiency
Session 4: Recursion
Unit 2: Fundamental Data Structures
Session 5: Lists
Session 6: Stacks
Session 7: Queue
Session 8: Binary Trees
Session 9: Binary Search Trees
Session 10: Heaps and Priority Queues. Properties Implementation
Unit 3: Sorting and Searching
Session 11: Internal Sorting
Session 12: External Sorting
Session 13: Searching
Session 14: Hashing
Unit 3: Advance Data Structure
Session 15: Graphs
Session 16: Shortest path problems
Unit 4 Theory of Algorithms
Session 17: Algorithm Designing Techniques
Session 18: Recurrence Relation
Session 19: Algorithmic complexity
Session 20: Emerging trend in the field of data structures and
algorithms
Session 21: Parallel algorithms

Laboratory Work:

1. Implement basic data structures using a Programming language

2. Demonstrate the application of sorting and searching methods for a given
dataset
3. Implement trees and graph data structures.

Mini Project:
 Apply and implement appropriate data structures and algorithms to device a
solution for a given real world problem scenario.

EEX5270 Information Security

Level 5
Course Code EEX5270
Course Title Information Security
Credit value 2
Core/Optional Core (Computer)
Course Aim/s To impart the knowledge of the principles and practices of how information
security functions in an organization.

Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes
(CLO): CLO1: Describe the information security overview relating to the history,
standards, governance and regulations.
CLO2: Describe the vulnerabilities relating to technical and human factors in
information security.
CLO3: Demonstrate the relationship between information security and risk
management.
CLO4: Describe algorithms and measures for enhancing security.
CLO5: Distinguish strategic and tactical design issues in information security.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
sub topics) Unit 1: Information Security overview
Session 01: History and overview
Session 02: Security principles and mechanisms
Session 03: Data protection standards
Session 04: Computer Forensics
 Unit 2: Vulnerabilities: technical and human factors
Session 05: Role of human behavior in security system design
Session 06: Fault tree analysis and code reviews
Session 07: Security Attacks
Session 08: Ransomware and Malware
Unit 3: Resource protection models, Message authentication codes, Secret and
public key cryptography
Session 9: Resource protection models
Session 10: Cryptography
Session 11: Symmetric algorithm design and implementation issues
Session 12: Encryption using secret key
Session 13: Message authentication codes
Session 14: Public Key Infrastructure(PKI)
Unit 4: Network and web security
Session 15: Transport layer security (TLS)
Session 16: Secure Network Access
Session 17: Security in Software
Unit 5: Secure Computing
Session 18: Authentication
Session 19: Trusted computing
Session 20: Side-channel attacks

Case Study:

Analyse flow of information in an organization and identify the security

measures implemented and potential risks

EEX5280 Creative Design

Level 5
Course Code EEX5280
Course Title Creative Design
Credit Value 2
Core/ Optional Optional (Computer, Electrical, Electronics & Communication)
Course Aim/s The aim of this course is to develop ability to understand, contextualize and analyze
engineering designs catered to solve an identified problem and communicate to
stakeholders
Course At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Learning CLO1: Explain the principles of design process with respect to the design environment
Outcomes and develop a holistic view.
(CLOs) CLO2: Carry out a need analysis and a requirement analysis.
CLO3: Design products to cater the need applying innovative ideas.
CLO4: Evaluate the proposed design against social, economic and environment
impacts.
Content (Main Outline Syllabus:
topics, Session 1: Introduction and Principles of design
subtopics) Problem identification, Ideate and Innovation, what is design, Design
Environment, Holistic design, Intellectual Property, 10 step design process- Dieter
Rams, Different design methods, Physical laws, Principles of reliability (design, cost
and probability)
Session 2: Design in practice
How people treat different things, Research: stakeholder analysis / market
research, Environmental impacts, Socio economic impact / constraints, Design
process, Descriptive, prescriptive, Cost models, Design for manufacture and
assembly
Session 3: Psychology in design
Theoretical aspects, Social psychology- establishing relationships, Motivation,
Different thinking pattern- divergent, convergent, Evaluating ideas, Different
mental, approaches- mind mapping, Left brain-right brain, Reflection- as a process
of learning, Pattern Breaking-(Thinking differently ,Changing your point of view),
Idea-collection processes-(Brainstorming/Brain-writing, Metaphoric thinking,
Outrageous thinking), Mapping thoughts, Systematic logical thinking, Using math
concepts
Session 4: Designing tools and Product Development
K-scripts for dialogue systems, State machines, Usability testing methods,
Development concept, Product development process, Scope of the product
development-(Technical questioning, Harvard business case methodology),
Functional decomposition, Reverse engineering, Bench making and establishing
engineering specification
Session 5: Evaluation
Evaluation Mechanisms, Social impact, cost impact, Usability testing, Performance
evaluation.

EEX5346 Embedded Systems

Level 5
Course Code EEX5346
Course Title Embedded Systems
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Core (Computer),Elective(Electronic and Communication)
Course Aim/s To provide necessary knowledge and skills to design and develop embedded
systems for different applications
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to
Outcomes
(CLO): CLO1: Evaluate important trade-offs among power, performance, and cost in
embedded system design.
CLO2: Apply advanced software design concepts to develop and debug
applications for a target embedded system using modern tools and
approaches.
CLO3: Describe mobile and wireless embedded systems using both short-range
and long-range in various interconnection architectures.
CLO4: Apply the advanced interfacing techniques and persistent storage in
embedded system.
CLO5: Classify the modern computing platform for embedded systems.
CLO6: Develop an embedded system for a real-world application fulfilling the
given specifications.

Content Outline Syllabus:

Unit 1: Programming complex embedded systems

Session 01: Programming tools and techniques
Session 02: Structured approaches in writing complex embedded
applications
 Session 03: Programming Techniques used in event-driven state
machine frameworks
Session 04: Programming embedded system applications
Unit 2: Low power operation
Session 05: Power saving approaches in embedded system design
Session 06: Programming Techniques for low power operations
Session 07: Energy storage techniques in embedded system
Unit3: Mobile and network embedded systems
Session 08 : Internet of Things
Session 09 : Wireless Connectivity
Session 10: Security in wireless communication.
Unit 4: Advanced Interfacing techniques
Session 11: Advanced input/output buses
Session 12: Advanced serial bus protocols
Session 13: Persistent storage for embedded systems
Unit 5: Embedded systems Design
Session 14: Multimedia peripherals in advanced embedded System.
Session 15: Computing platforms in embedded applications
Session 16: Embedded systems design methodologies

Laboratory work:
1. Demonstrate the functionalities of the development system board using
self-test method.
2. Implement the embedded system using development system board as a
prototype model
3. Analyze energy usage of the prototype model for different configurations.
Design Project:
Design an embedded system for a real-world application fulfilling the given
specifications.

EEX5351 Digital Electronic Systems

Level 5
Course Code EEX5351
Course Title Digital Electronic Systems
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Core
Course Aim/s To provide knowledge to design and skills for analysis to implement digital
systems on appropriate hardware platforms.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to
Outcomes
CLO1: Apply the concepts of basic timing issues, including clocking, timing
(CLO):
constraints, and propagation delays during the design process.
CLO2: Develop complex digital systems in a hierarchical fashion using top-down
and bottom-up design approaches.
CLO3: Verify the digital systems design via digital circuit simulation using a
hardware descriptive language.
CLO4: Implement digital system designs using Programmable platforms such as
FPGAs and PLDs.
CLO5: Explain the types and characteristics of common faults that occur in
digital electronic systems.
CLO6: Discuss different computer-aided testing tools for circuit simulation, fault
diagnosis and ATPG.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics, sub
topics)
Unit 01: Design Approaches
Session 01: Design Approaches and Constraints of Digital Systems
Session 02: Digital System Modeling Techniques
Session 03: Designing with Sequential MSIs

Unit 02: Digital Design Hardware

Session 04: Architecture of PLDs, PLAs, CPLDs, and FPGAs
Session 05: Implementation of digital systems using PLDs, PLAs,
CPLDs, FPGAs
Unit 03: Clock Generation and Timing Analysis
Session 06: Clock Generation
Session 07: Propagation, delay, Timing and Duty Cycle parameters

Unit 04: Finite State Machines and State based Representations

Session 08: FSM and State Diagrams
Session 09: Design and implementation using FSMs

Unit 05: CMOS Logic Gates

Session 10: CMOS Design of Logic Gates
Session 11: Analysis of the operation in each logic gate design

Unit 06: Logic Faults

Session 12: Logic faults and Fault analysis of the CMOS logic gates
Session 13: Fault Diagnosis: Sequential and Combinational Circuits

Unit 07: VHDL Programming

Session 14: Introduction VHDL - Basic terminology and language
elements
Session 15: Behavioral Modeling
Session 16: Dataflow Modeling
Session 17: Structural Modeling
Session 18: Test bench Modeling

Unit08: VLSI Testability

Session19: Introduction VLSI, VLSI Testability and ATPG
Session20: Design Styles: SOC and ASIC
 Laboratory work:
1. Design a digital electronic system for a given application scenario.
2. Implement the design on FPGA and verify the implementation

Mini Project
Provide a critical analysis based on a comprehensive literature survey on a
given topic.

EEX5467 Software Testing and Quality Assurance

Level 5
Course Code EEX5467
Course Title Software testing and quality assurance
Credit value 4
Core/Optional Elective (Computer)
Course Aim/s To develop competencies of students to apply principles and concepts of testing and
quality assurance to perform as a professional in software development process.
Course At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Learning
Outcomes CLO1: Demonstrate the ability to plan tests including the selection of techniques and
(CLO): methods to be used to validate the product against its approved requirements
and design.
CLO2: Demonstrate the ability to execute tests, design test cases; use test tools; and
monitor testing to ensure correctness and completeness in a software quality
assurance team.
CLO3: Apply different testing techniques in an effective and efficient manner to test
different software problems.
CLO4: Analyse a software process to evaluate how effective it is at promoting quality.
CLO5: Identify industry wide quality standards and processes to apply in different type
of businesses.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
subtopics) Unit 1: Introduction to Software Quality Assurance
Session 1: Definitions of Quality and Quality attributes of software and Quality
Vocabulary
Session 2: Societies concerns for Quality, the costs/impact of bad quality and
Cost of Quality Model
Session 3: The dimensions of quality engineering and roles of people

Unit 2: Software Testing Process

Session 4: Test Planning, Test Analysis & Design
Session 5: Test Implementation & Execution, Monitoring and Control
Session 6: Software defects management
Session 7: Evaluation of Test Exit Criteria and Reporting
Session 8: Test Closure Activities

Unit 3: Requirement Validation and Reviews

Session 9: Formal Requirement Analysis
Session 10: Desk Checking, Walk through, Inspections, Management Reviews
& Audits
Session 11: Prototyping to validate requirements

Unit 4: Project Risk Management by Software Testing and Quality Assurance

Session 12: Software Risk Management (Identify, Plan, Analyze, Control,
Review)
 Session 13: Software Verification and Validation
Session 14: Quality Metrics

Unit 5: Testing types and techniques

Session 15: Unit testing
Functional testing, White-box testing techniques, Black-box
testing techniques
Session 16: Regression Testing, System testing and Integration testing
Session 17: Operational Profile based testing, User Acceptance testing,
Session 18: Deployment Process & Deployment testing
Session 19: Non-functional testing

Unit 6: Test Artefacts, Tools and Automation

Session 20: Test Policy, Test Strategy, Master Test Plan, Level Test Plan,
Internal Acceptance criteria
Session 21: Developing test cases using software requirements/user stories
(Mind Mapping, Scripting)
Session 22: Introduction to Test Automation
Session 23: Testing tools
Tool selection (Open source tools, custom tools, ROI),
Tool lifecycle and metrics,
Advantages and disadvantages of automation
Session 24: Practical session on functional test automation
Session 25: Practical session on non-functional test automation

Unit 7: Quality Standards and Processes

Session 26: Software life cycle processes (Traditional, Agile, RUP etc.), Test
Driven Development
Session 27: Organizational implementation of standards
Session 28: IEEE Software Quality related standards
Session 29: ISO Quality Management Systems (9001:2015 and 9001:27001),
ISO 15504, SO/IEEE Standard 12207
Session 30: Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI and TMMI)
Session 31: Lean Six Sigma
Session 32: Root Cause analysis (Pareto, Fishbone and Etc.)
Session 33: Statistical Process Control and Continuous Quality Improvement
Case Study:

Provide a critical analysis based on a comprehensive literature survey on a selected

topic.

EEX5536 Computer Architecture

Level 5
Course Code EEX5536
Course Title Computer Architecture
Credit value 5
Core/Optional Core(Computer)
Course Aim/s To provide the necessary knowledge to analyse, organise and design various
computer systems.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes
(CLO): CLO1: Analyze performance of computer systems using different performance
metrics and benchmarks considering their strengths and weaknesses.
CLO2: Explain the functions of components, data-path and the control unit of a
processor when executing its instructions.
CLO3: Evaluate hierarchical memory design and memory organizations for
improving overall performance of a computer system.
 CLO4: Explain Input/output systems including I/O devices and interfacing
techniques used in a computer.
CLO5: Demonstrate the ability to do low level Programming for a target processor
and to write I/O drivers using assembly language.
CLO6: Perform a survey on contemporary computer architectures and their
impact to the field of computing and the society
CLO7: Explain computer arithmetic, arithmetic unit of a processor and its effect
on overall performance.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
sub topics) History and overview (1 session):

▪ Articulate differences between computer organization and computer

architecture.
▪ Explain the reasons and strategies for different computer architectures and
indicate some strengths and weaknesses inherent in each.
▪ Describe how computer engineering uses or benefits from computer
architecture and organization.
Relevant tools, standards and/or engineering constraints
▪ Discuss the type of information contained in the IEEE 754 standard for
floating-point arithmetic.
▪ Discuss the type of information contained in one or more components
interconnect standards.
▪ Discuss how architecture design choices and tradeoffs influence important
consequences such as performance, power, etc.

Instruction set architecture(3 sessions):

▪ Explain the organization of a von Neumann machine and its major

functional units.
▪ Articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the von Neumann architecture,
compared to a Harvard or other architecture
▪ Explain the relationship between the encoding of machine-level operations
at the binary level and their representation in a symbolic assembly
language.
Explain different instruction format options, such as the number of
addresses per instruction and variable-length versus fixed-length formats.
▪ Describe reduced (RISC) vs complex (CISC) instruction set computer
architectures.

Measuring performance (3 sessions):

▪ Understand the factors that contribute to computer performance.
▪ Articulate the rationale for and limitations of commonly used computer
performance metrics, such as clock rate, MIPS, cycles per instruction,
throughput, and bandwidth.
▪ Describe the rationale for and limitations of benchmark Programmes.
▪ Name and describe two commonly used benchmarks for measuring
computer performance, and compare two different computer systems using
published benchmark results.
▪ Select the most appropriate performance metrics and/or benchmarks for
evaluating a given computer system, for a target application.
▪ Explain the role of Amdahl’s law in computer performance and the ways
control and data path design can affect performance.

Computer arithmetic(3 sessions):

▪ Determine the characteristics of commonly used number systems such as
range, precision, accuracy, and conditions that lead to arithmetic overflow
and tradeoffs between characteristics of different number systems.
▪ Describe the limitations of computer arithmetic and the effects of errors on
calculations.
▪ Describe basic arithmetic algorithms for addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division of integer binary numbers.
Convert floating-point numbers to and from binary format, using a standard for
floating-point arithmetic.
▪ Describe algorithms for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
of floating-point numbers.
▪ Describe how multi-precision arithmetic is performed in a computer
system.

Processor organization (8 sessions):

▪ Discuss the relationship between instruction set architecture and processor
organization.
▪ Compare and discuss tradeoffs between alternative implementations of
data paths for a Von Neumann machine.
▪ Explain basic instruction-level parallelism (ILP) using pipelining, the effect
of pipelining on performance, and the major hazards that may occur,
including performance penalties resulting from hazards.
▪ Explain the steps needed to overcome the effect of pipeline hazards caused
by branches.
▪ Describe common exception and interrupt handling mechanisms used in
computer systems.
▪ Describe the characteristics of superscalar architectures, including multi-
issue operation, in-order and out-of-order execution.
▪ Describe how each of the functional parts of a computer system affects its
overall performance.

Memory system organization and architecture (8 sessions):

▪ Design a main memory with specified parameters using given memory
devices.
▪ Discuss how memory performance metrics, such as latency, cycle time,
bandwidth, and interleaving, are used to measure the effects of memory on
overall system performance.
▪ Explain the use of memory hierarchy to reduce the effective memory
latency in a system.
▪ Describe common cache memory organizations, explain the use of cache
memory to improve performance, and discuss cost-performance trade-offs
of different cache organizations.
▪ Describe mechanisms used to provide cache coherence,
invalidation/snooping, and shared/exclusive access control.
▪ Describe characteristics of current secondary storage technologies, such as
magnetic, optical, and solid-state drives.
Input/output interfacing and communication (6 sessions):
▪ Describe how a processor interacts with input/output (I/O) devices,
including peripheral addressing (isolated vs memory-mapped)
handshaking, and buffering
▪ Explain the use of interrupts to implement I/O control and data transfers,
including vectored and prioritized interrupts, and discuss factors that
contribute to interrupt overhead and latency.
▪ Write small interrupt service routines and I/O drivers using assembly
language.
▪ Discuss the use of direct memory access (DMA) to interact with IO devices.
▪ Determine trade-offs between Programme-controlled IO, interrupt-driven
IO, and DMA for a given application.
▪ Describe the characteristics of a parallel bus, including data transfer
protocols.
▪ Describe characteristics of asynchronous and synchronous serial
communication protocols.
▪ Discuss trade-offs between parallel and serial data transmission between
devices.

Peripheral subsystems (2 sessions):

▪ Describe the characteristics of one or more computer system expansion
buses and select an appropriate bus for connecting given
components/subsystems to a computer system.
 Describe data access from a secondary storage device such as a magnetic or
solid-state disk drive.
▪ Describe storage subsystems: storage technologies, storage controllers.
▪ Describe display subsystems: audio/video subsystems, display controllers.
▪ Describe input device subsystems (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
▪ Describe communication subsystems: network controllers, serial and
parallel communication functions

Laboratory Work:
Interface I/O devices with computers developing necessary software.
Requirements: analyze pipelines, parallel port, serial port, ISA, PCI card

EEX6181 Research Methodology and Project Identification (Computer Engineering)

Level 6
Course Code EEX6181
Course Title Research Methodology and Project Identification (Computer Engineering)
Credit value 1
Core/Optional Core
Course Aim/s To provide the student with knowledge of research-based approach in providing solutions to
engineering problems
Course After completion of this course student will be able to:
Learning
CLO1: Demonstrate the knowledge of types of research designs, quantitative and qualitative
Outcomes
forms of research, and use the most appropriate design for a given issue.
(CLO):
CLO2: Create problem statement, purpose statement, research problem and objective of a
research.
CLO3: Conduct a literature survey effectively in view of information collection with regard to
a given issue, critically evaluate outcomes of literature survey, and document them
with recognized referencing methods.
CLO4: Prepare a research proposal based on preliminary investigations.
CLO5: Describe ethical issues concerning research and identify and avoid such issue in
engineering research.
CLO6: Plan and execute substantially research based projects with innovativeness and
initiative and with a personal autonomy and accountability.
CLO7: Prepare research abstracts and full length articles according to standard formats.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
sub topics) Session 01: Meaning and objectives of research
Session 02: Types of research
Session 03: Literature survey and referencing methods
Session 04: Defining a research problem
Session 04: Preparation of a research proposal
Session 05: Ethics in research
Session 06: Dissemination of research outcomes and patenting

Activities:
Workshop on research problem formulation
EEX6236 Advanced Computer Architecture

Level 6
Course Code EEX6236
Course Title Advanced Computer Architecture
Credit value 2
Core/Optional Core (Computer)
Course Aim/s To disseminate knowledge of techniques to improve the performance of
processor and computer system.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Observe the evolution of instruction sets to improve performance and the
enhancement of instruction sets for different application domains.
CLO2: Compare various techniques and approaches used for parallel processing
and Programming.
CLO3: Distinguish Multi/many-core architectures and Distributed system
architectures including their Programming techniques, models,
frameworks, and languages.
CLO4: Explain memory organization in parallel computing systems and
mechanisms used to improve performance and the reliability of the
memory system.
CLO5: Create parallel Programmes to a target platform for given problems.
Content
(Main topics, sub Outline Syllabus:
topics)
Unit 1: Instruction set Architecture, Computer Arithmetic and Processor
organization (3 sessions)
Describe features and applications of short vector instruction sets:
Streaming extensions, AltiVec, relationship between computer
architecture and multimedia applications.
Describe algorithms for higher-complexity functions, such as square
roots and transcendental functions.

Unit 2: Memory system organization and architecture(2 sessions)

Understand how errors in memory systems arise, and describe several
mechanisms used to resolve them, such as error detecting and error
correcting systems, and RAID structures.

Unit 3: Multi/Many-core architectures Minimum core coverage time: (5

sessions)
Discuss the performance limitations of single-core processors due to
clock-frequency and power walls.
Describe the basic organization of a multi/many-core, shared memory
processor.
Discuss the benefits of homogeneous vs heterogeneous multi/many-core
architectures, and trade-offs between different architectures.
Discuss on-chip interconnect networks and memory controller issues.
Describe how Programmes are partitioned for execution on multi/many-
core processors.
Articulate current Programming techniques, models, frameworks, and
languages for multi/many-core processors.

Unit 4: Parallel algorithms and multi-threading (3 sessions)

o Analyze the parallelism inherent in a simple sequential
algorithm.
o Explain why communication and coordination are critical to
ensure correctness.
 o Calculate the speedup attainable in theory and explain factors
limiting attainable speedup.
o Explain limitations to scalability.

Unit 5: Distributed system architectures(2 sessions)

o Explain the differences and trade-offs between different
distributed system paradigms and their usefulness and
applicability.
o Discuss granularity and levels of parallelism in distributed
systems, including threads, thread-level parallelism and
multithreading.
o Describe the topology, degrees of coupling, and other
characteristics of several current multiprocessor/multicomputer
architectures.
o Understand how the client-server model works in a decentralized
fashion.
o Understand how agents work and how they solve simple tasks.
o Articulate current Programming techniques, models, frameworks,
and languages for distributed, parallel processing.
o Describe the concept of logical clocks versus physical clocks and
show how they affect implementation of distributed systems.
o Be familiar with simple election and mutual exclusion algorithms
and their applicability.
o Describe approaches to design for parallelism, synchronization,
thread safety, concurrent data structures.
Discuss distributed transactions: models, classification, and
concurrency control

Mini Research:
Review research papers to analyze contemporary computer architectures and
their impacts on computer performance

EEX6335 Compiler Design

Level 6
Course Code EEX6335
Course Title Compiler Design
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Core (Computer)
Course Aim/s Aim of this course is to provide required knowledge and skills to develop
compiler for real applications.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to :
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Develop grammar for a compiler by analysing a target application
CLO2: Apply the principles of theory of computation to develop the compiler
based on the grammar developed.
CLO3: Create scanner, parser and code generator of the compiler using LEX
and YACC tools.
CLO4: Construct the compiler of the target application.
CLO5: Validate the constructed compiler with a selected set of samples for the
target application.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
subtopics) Unit 1: Theory of Computation
 Session 01: Grammars: Properties of Context Free Grammars
Session 02: Finite State Automata and Regular Expressions
Session 03: Pushdown Automata
Session 04: Turing Machines

Unit 2: Engineering a Compiler

Session 05: An Overview of a compiler

Session 06: Lexical analysis
Session 07: Syntax analysis
Session 08: Semantic analysis
Session 09: Intermediate code generation
Session 10: Run-time environments
Session 11: Local optimizations
Session 12: Machine code generation
Session 13: Global register allocation
Session 14: Machine-independent optimization
Session 15: Overview of LEX
Session 16: Overview of YACC

Design Project:

Apply theory of computation to design a compiler for a target application

Implement Lexical analyser, syntax analyser and code generator for target
application Evaluate grammar based on real example to verify the regular
expression of the grammar.

EEX7171 Emerging Technologies

Level 7
Course Code EEX7171
Course Title Emerging Technologies
Credit Value 1
Core/ Optional Elective (Computer, Electrical)
Course Aim/s To provide an understanding of emerging technologies, their impact on the society and
how to use them to find solutions for today's problems.
Course At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Learning
Outcomes CLO1: Exhibit the inquisitiveness to appreciate contemporary and emerging trends.
(CLOs) CLO2: Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging technologies to assess the impact
in a relevant field.
CLO3: Demonstrate the ability to research and present the findings.

Content (Main Various contemporary and future trends in technology, delivered by thought
topics, leaders such as Industry representatives, leading researchers and other academics.
subtopics)

EEX7241 Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic

Level 7
Course Code EEX7241
Course Title Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
Credit Value 2
Core/ Optional Optional (Computer, Electrical)
Course Aim/s To be able to apply neural network concepts and fuzzy logic for learning and prediction in
intelligent systems.
Course At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Learning
CLO1: To create neural networks with suitable learning algorithms and architectures to
Outcomes
solve a given problem.
(CLOs)
CLO2: To generate Fuzzy rules in order to create fuzzy interference systems
CLO3: To apply neuro-fuzzy systems in Signal processing, communication systems and
optimization system.
Content (Main Outline Syllabus:
topics, sub
Unit 1:
topics)
Session 1: Review of Fundamentals of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs):
Neuron Physiology, Network architectures and learning processes, Single
and multilayer perceptions, Back propagation algorithm
Session 2: Learning Algorithms:
Learning paradigms (Supervised, unsupervised, recurrent) with examples
Session 3: Different types of Neural network models:
Multilayer systems, radial basis function, simulation packages
Session 4: Competitive networks:
Self-organizing maps and applications
Session 5: Deep learning Networks:
Introduction, Convolution networks, Issue with Deep learning
Unit 2:
Session 6: A review of fuzzy set theory:
crisp values, linguistic variables, fuzzy sets, fuzzy rules and fuzzy
reasoning
Session 7: Fuzzy relations and fuzzy rule-based systems:
fuzzifier, fuzzy rule base, fuzzy inference systems, defuzzifier
Session 8: Fuzzy systems:
Design and implementation of fuzzy systems and applications
Session 9: Principal components analysis:
Application of PCA in Neural network and Fuzzy systems, real world
applications, short comings in PCA
Session 10: Neuro-Fuzzy Modeling:
Fuzzy neural networks, Neuro-Fuzzy Control, designing neuro-fuzzy
systems,

EEX7244 Data Mining

Level 7
Course Code EEX7244
Course Title Data Mining
Credit Value 2
Core/ Optional Optional (Computer)
Course Aim/s To equip the students with different Data mining algorithms and computational
paradigms that allow computers to find patterns and regularities in databases, perform
prediction and forecasting, and generally improve their performance through interaction
with data.
Course Learning At the completion of this course students will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO)
CLO1: Describe and apply basic concepts and techniques of data mining.
CLO2: Apply different methods to extract processed information from large amounts of
data, both in theory and in practical applications.
CLO3: Apply the learnt methods with the use of recent data mining software tools for a
given scenario/dataset.
CLO4:- Extract and present new information and insights with respect to the analysed
scenario/data set.
Content (Main Outline Syllabus:
topics,
Session 01: Introduction to Data Mining - What is data mining?, Related technologies -
subtopics)
Machine Learning, DBMS, OLAP, Statistics,
Session 02: Basics of Data mining - Data Mining Goals, Stages of the Data Mining Process,
Data Mining Techniques, Knowledge Representation Methods
Session 03: Data pre-processing - Data cleaning, Data transformation, Data reduction,
Discretization and generating concept hierarchies
Session 04: Introduction to Data mining System – Installing of the Data Mining System,
Experiments with the system - filters, data cleaning
Session 05: Data mining knowledge representation - Task relevant data, Background
knowledge, Interestingness measures, Representing input data and output
knowledge, Visualization techniques
Session 06: Attribute-oriented analysis - Attribute generalization, Attribute relevance,
Class comparison, Statistical measures, use of filters
Session 07: Data mining algorithms- Association rules - Motivation and terminology,
generating item sets and rules efficiently, Correlation analysis, mining
association rules
Session 08: Data mining algorithms: Classification - Basic learning/mining tasks,
inferring rudimentary rules: 1R algorithm, Decision trees, Covering rules,
Implementation with a DM software
Session 09: Data mining algorithms: Prediction - Prediction task, Statistical (Bayesian)
classification, Bayesian networks, Instance-based methods (nearest
neighbour), Linear models, Implementation with a DM software
Session 10: Clustering- Introduction to clustering, Partitioning methods: k-means,
expectation maximization (EM), Hierarchical methods: distance-based
agglomerative and divisible clustering, Implementation with a DM software
Session 11: Clustering different source data - Clustering streaming data, Clustering graph
data and network data, Constraint-based clustering and semi-supervised
clustering, Application examples of cluster analysis
Session 12: Mining real data - Pre-processing data from a real domain, applying various
data mining techniques to create a comprehensive and accurate model of the
data.

EEX7337 System Design in Groups

Level 7
Course Code EEX7337
Course Title System Design in Groups
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Core (Computer)
Course Aim/s Design and develop a solution for a given problem as a team.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Apply systems engineering principles throughout a computer system’s life
cycle, including important trade-offs to design a target application.

CLO2: Reflect capabilities of project management to support development of

computer systems including interdisciplinary issues.

CLO3: Develop user experience design for a target computer system using
appropriate tools.

CLO4: Assess the design for manufacturability, sustainability, and

maintainability considering levels of risk, dependability, safety, fault
tolerance and impacts on society, economy and environment throughout
the system’s life cycle.
 CLO5: Demonstrate ability to model, simulate, prototype the design using
appropriate tools and methods, and communicate the design to the client
and the public.

Content 1. Hardware and Software Processes (3)

(Main topics, o Explain the need for a disciplined approach to system development and
sub topics) the elements of a disciplined approach in specific contexts.
o Describe the nature of a life cycle, the role of life cycle models, quality in
relation to the life cycle, the influence of system nature, and the size on
choice of life cycle model.
o Describe some common software and hardware development models and
show how to use these models during the development of a computer-
based system.
o Explain how to gather data to inform, assess, and improve system design
processes.
o Describe the benefits of agile methods for hardware and software design.
o Discuss the importance of modular design processes, and the design for
modularity and reuse in the development of a computer-based system.
o Select, with justification, system development models most appropriate
for the development and maintenance of diverse computer-based
systems.

2. Requirements analysis and elicitation (2)

o Perform an analysis of a proposed computer-based system design project,
including identification of need, information gathering, problem
definition, feasibility considerations, and economic considerations.
o Articulate a range of functional and non-functional requirements that
might be applicable to the design of computer-based systems for a range
of applications and discuss how requirements can change as a system
design project evolves.
o Discuss how trade-offs between different system requirements might be
necessary for a proposed computer-based system design.
o Describe the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to
requirements elicitation and capture.
o Apply one or more techniques for elicitation and analysis to produce a set
of requirements for a medium-size computer-based system.
o Describe some quality factors for measuring the ability of a system design
to meet requirements
o Conduct a review of a computer-based system requirements document
using best practices to determine the document’s quality.

3. System specifications (2)

o Discuss the relationship and differences between system specifications
and requirements.
o Articulate some typical functional and non-functional specifications for
the design of a computer-based system and the importance of
specifications to the design process.
o Discuss one or more approaches for deriving system specifications from a
requirements document.
o Discuss how trade-offs between different system specifications might be
necessary to meet system requirements.
o Assess the quality of a given specification, considering such factors as
completeness, consistency, simplicity, verifiability, basis for design,
specification in the event of failure, and degraded modes of operation.
 o Given a set of requirements, create a high-quality specification for a
computer-based system of medium complexity.
o Create a test plan, based on the specification, considering the role of
independence in relation to test, safety cases, and limitations of such
tests.
o System architectural design and evaluation

4. System architectural design and evaluation (4)

o Describe concepts and principles of system architecture design, such as
top-down design, subdivision into systems and subsystems, modularity
and reuse, the hardware/software interface, and trade-offs between
various design options.
o Describe strengths and weaknesses of various systems-level architectural
design methods, including procedural and functional methods.
o Describe design methods to meet system specifications and achieve
performance measures, including dependability and safety.
o Given a system specification, select an appropriate design methodology
(e.g., structured design or modular design) and create an architectural
design for a medium-size computer-based system.
o Demonstrate ability to model, simulate, and prototype a range of
computer-based system architectures.
o Using appropriate guidelines, conduct the review of one or more
computer-based system designs to evaluate design quality based on key
design principles and concepts.
o To include in different sessions

5. Concurrent hardware and software design (3)

o Recognize the potential of hardware-software co-design in circumstances
in which this approach is pertinent.
o Discuss how particular design constraints can make the coordinated
development of both hardware and software important, such as in the
design of low-power systems, real-time systems, or systems with high-
performance requirements.
o Apply hardware-software co-design principles in situations of modest
complexity.
o Discuss challenges to effective hardware-software co-design, such as
demands of hard real-time features.
o Demonstrate ability to co-design to achieve specific technical objectives,
such as low power, real-time operation, and high performance.
o Select and apply computer-aided tools to support hardware and software
co-design.

6. System integration, testing and validation (3)

o Recognize the range of testing and validation methods appropriate for
each stage of the system life cycle, including review of hardware models
and software code; white box, black box, and regression testing; stress
testing; and interface testing.
o Describe the role of various system validation tools and show how tools
can support efficient and effective development.
o Discuss approaches to testing and validation at the unit level and at the
integration and system levels.
o Create a test plan and generate test cases for a computer-based system of
medium complexity, selecting an appropriate combination of tests for
ensuring system quality.
o Demonstrate the application of the different types and levels of testing
(unit, integration, systems, and acceptance) on computer-based systems
of medium size.
 o Undertake, as part of a team activity, an inspection of a medium-size
computer-based system design.
o Discuss methods used for manufacturing test and inspection, and
acceptance testing.
o Discuss methods for specialized testing: security, dependability/fault
tolerance, and usability.

7. Maintainability, sustainability, manufacturability (2)

o Describe the need for, and characteristics of, maintainable software,
hardware, and system designs.
o Discuss the inevitability of maintenance in certain systems, such as
diagnosis, defect removal, hardware and/or software upgrades, and
enhancement.
o Describe how to apply principles of maintainable design to a computer-
based system of modest complexity.
o Identify issues associated with system evolution and explain their impact
on the system life cycle.
o Explain configuration management and version control in engineering
systems—the need for it, the issues associated with it, the nature of the
information to be held, legal requirements, and planning for possible
disasters.
o Develop a plan for reengineering a medium-size product in response to a
change request.
o Identify and exploit opportunities for component reuse in a variety of
contexts.
o Discuss how design decisions can affect future generations, including
impact on the environment and energy resources, and disposal of
systems and components at end of life.
o Discuss design for manufacturability, part selection and standardization,
manufacturing cost, and product lead-time for delivery.
o Explain the importance and influence of standards, guidelines,
legislation, regulations, and professional issues on the development of
computer-based systems.
o Describe tradeoffs that occur in following regulatory standards and
regulations.

Design project

Progress i. Prepare a project plan for a computer-system design project

that includes estimates of size and effort, a schedule, resource
allocation, configuration control, change management, and project risk
identification and management—this could be done in the context of a
class project or assignment.
Progress ii. Perform an analysis of a proposed computer-based system
design project, including identification of need, information gathering,
problem definition, feasibility considerations, and economic
considerations.
Progress iii. Conduct a review of a computer-based system requirements
document using best practices to determine the document’s quality.
Design, prototype, and conduct a usability test of a simple 2D GUI,
using a provided GUI-builder, and, in doing so, create an appropriate
usability test plan.
Progress iv. Create a test plan and generate test cases for a computer-based
system of medium complexity, selecting an appropriate combination of
tests for ensuring system quality.
Progress v. Model reliability, availability, and maintainability of designed
computer-based systems. Perform a risk analysis of a medium-size
computer-based system.
EEX7340 AI Techniques and Agent Technology

Level 7
Course Code EEX7340
Course Title AI Techniques and Agent Technology
Credit value 3
Core/Optional Optional (Computer)
Course Aim/s To equip students with concepts of knowledge representation and reasoning in AI
and develop solution mechanisms for real world problems using different
applications of AI.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Apply suitable knowledge representation mechanism for different
scenarios
CLO2: Evaluate the applicability of different reasoning mechanisms in a given
situation.
CLO3: Select an appropriate searching method to design an algorithm
CLO4: Implement a solution in Prolog to solve a given problem
CLO5: Build an expert system for an identified scenario
CLO6: Design and implement simple agent based solutions for real world problems
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics,
subtopics) Unit 01 Introduction and KRR mechanisms
Session 1: Introduction to AI –History, development, different thought
schools,
Session 2: Knowledge Representation – rule-based systems, frames,
semantic nets, scripts
Session 3: Propositional logic for knowledge representation – logical
operators, truth tables, representing natural language
sentences in propositional logic
Session 4: Predicate logic for knowledge representation – quantifiers,
representing natural language sentences in predicate logic
Session 5: Resolution in predicate logic – conversion of predicate logic
to CNF, principle of resolution, unification
Session 6: Foundations of reasoning mechanisms – deductive,
abductive, inductive, case based, analogical
Session 7: Basic search methods – data driven/goal driven, depth first,
breadth first etc, and applications
Session 8: Heuristic search methods – hill climbing, A*, best first,
beam search
Session 9: Constraint satisfaction- forward checking, identifying most
constrained variable, heuristic repair
Unit 02 Introduction to AI languages
Session 10: Introduction to AI languages – Prolog, Lisp, Java
Session 11: Basic operations in prolog –facts, queries, writing rules,
recursions
Session 12: Data structures and file handling- data objects, lists,
operators, backtracking, implementations
Unit 03 AI Techniques
Session 13: Expert Systems – representation, development
methodologies and tools, inference engine, uncertainty
handling, knowledgebase
Session 14: Game Playing – minimax algorithms, Alpha-beta cutoffs,
reference on specific games
Session 15: Intelligent Agents – introduction, properties,
classifications, architectures Graphs - Representation of
graphs
 Session 16: Multi Agent Systems – introductions, properties,
development
Session 17: Multi Agent system development – introduction to
different tool kits, JaDE, MadKit, practical developments
of mini real world
Session 18: Current trends in AI – emerging areas, major break
throughs, future directions

Laboratory work:

1. Practice to use basics of prolog language for given problems

2. demonstrate the use of expert system development tool kits for given
scenarios
3. demonstrate the use of Agent development tool kits for given scenarios

Mini Project:

Select appropriate AI techniques and tools to solve a given problem

EEX7436 Processor Design

Level 7
Course Code EEX7436
Course Title Processor Design
Credit value 4
Core/Optional Core (Computer), Elective (Electronic and Communication)
Course Aim/s To provide design principles, techniques and hands-on experience on design
simulation and construction of digital hardware and processors.
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Design an instruction set by analyzing the requirements of a targeted
application.
CLO2: Design main components of a processor necessary for the data path
design.
CLO3: Construct the processor by interconnecting previously designed
components.
CLO4: Evaluate the processor implemented in VHDL for its cost and
performance.
CLO5: Perform the implementation of the processor on FPGAs using
hardware/software tools for testing.
Content
(Main topics, sub Outline Syllabus:
topics)
 Fundamentals of Computer design:
Task of a computer designer, Technology, Cost, Performance, Design
methodologies, design levels, design cycle, ethics
 Processor design:
Instruction set design, ALU design, and arithmetic processors. Control
design.
 VLSI design:
Behavioural design & system specification; VHDL, modelling simulation.
Logic design, schematic capture, synthesis; Implementation in PLD’s.
 Security & safety
 Performance & cost analyzing
 Relevant tools, standards and/or engineering constraints:
 o Describe and contrast two hardware description languages, such as
VHDL and Verilog, and identify tools to simulate computer system at
different levels of design abstraction: system, ISP, register-transfer
(RTL), and gate level.
o Discuss the effect of a processor’s arithmetic unit on its overall
performance.
 Computer arithmetic:
o Discuss the effect of a processor’s arithmetic unit on its overall
performance.
 Processor organization:
o Design a data path and a hard-wired control unit for a simple instruction
set architecture.
o Design arithmetic units for multiplication, division, and floating-point
arithmetic.

Laboratory Work:
Synthesize digital circuits on FPGA
1. implement digital circuits based on digital components using VHDL and
implement them on FPGAs
2. implement circuits to access memory in FPGA
3. implement the designed processor/digital system on FPGA
Design Project:
Design, implement and analyse an Application Specific Processor/Digital system

EEY4181 Group Project (Computer Engineering)

Level 4
Course Code EEY4181
Course Title Group Project (Computer Engineering)
Credit value 1
Core/Optional Core
Course Aim/s Aim of this course is to instil in learners the ability to investigate problems and/or
issues by following a methodical and a shared approach, to discover the required
areas of knowledge in providing sustainable solutions.
Course Learning CLO1: To apply concepts and principles in a related area of study; analyse
Outcomes information and suggest solutions to selected problems.
(CLO):
CLO2: To communicate successfully, the results of analysis and arguments to
specialist and non-specialist audiences.

CLO3: To exercise responsibilities as an individual and as a team.

CLO4: To display qualities and transferable skills as well as subject specific skills
necessary for employment, carry out further training and to manage their
own learning.
Content The content is based on prior learning and information researched.
EEY7881 Engineering Research Project (Computer Engineering)

Level 7
Course Code EEY7881
Course Title Engineering Research Project (Computer Engineering)
Credit value 8
Core/Optional Core
Course Aim/s Aim of this course is to carry out an industry-based project during the final year, in
order to demonstrate learners’ exposure to professional engineering practice. It
should also demand individual analysis and judgement, assessed independently
from the work of others. Learners are encouraged to undertake Projects in their
main discipline or to undertake projects of inter-disciplinary nature.
Course Learning CLO1: To engage with selected information in the research literature to construct
Outcomes (CLO): new knowledge related to the Research Question, the learner plans to
investigate.
CLO2: To plan out the investigation of a complex engineering problem using
research-based knowledge and research methods including design of
experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of
information to provide valid conclusions.
CLO3: To display qualities and transferable skills as well as subject specific skills
necessary to communicate successfully, to a specialist audience.
CLO4: To construct/create/make/build knowledge based on established pre-
knowledge and techniques, using the Scientific Method.
CLO5: To apply suitable/recognised methods, tools and procedures when
executing the work.
CLO6: To demonstrate individual analysis and judgement based on reflective
learning (Concrete Experience, Reflective Observations, Abstract
Conceptualisation, and Active Experimentation).
CLO7:To verify accuracy and relevance of the proposed methodology and research
findings.
CLO8: To design and develop suitable concepts and models (graphical,
mathematical, statistical, prototype) to analyse, interpret and
communicate research findings.
CLO9: To disseminate research findings in a professional and ethical manner.
Content The content is based on prior learning and information researched.

EEM6201 Professional Practice

Level 6
Course Code EEM6236
Course Title Professional Practice
Credit value 2
Core/Optional Core
Course Aim/s To apply knowledge and skills within a practical environment considering
professional, ethical, legal, security, environmental, social and cultural issues
Course Learning At the completion of this course student will be able to:
Outcomes (CLO):
CLO1: Describe professional, ethical, legal, security, environmental, social and
cultural issues and responsibilities.
CLO2: Analyse the local and global impact of computing on individuals,
organizations, and society.
CLO3: Apply current technical concepts and practices in the core information
technologies.
Content Outline Syllabus:
(Main topics, sub topics)
Session 1: Basics of engineering solutions and societal effects
Session 2: Advanced concepts of engineering solutions and societal
effects
Session 3: Philosophical frameworks and cultural issues
Session 4: Cultural issues of professional practice
Session 5: Intellectual property
Session 6: Legal practices related to professional practice
Session 7: Business and management practices
Session 8: Professional practice
Session 9: Ethical responsibilities
Session 10: Social and global trends in technology
Session 11: Contemporary issues