| Semester 1, 2021 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Computer Engineering |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
| Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
| ASCED code : | 031305 - Computer Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Rationale
Engineering and computing professionals work daily with digital technology. An understanding of digital logic and microprocessors forms a critical basis for further studies and employment in many areas of engineering and computing. Through understanding the design and operation of basic microcontroller systems, students become capable of specifying, designing, programming and testing simple systems, which are critical skills in many areas of engineering.
Synopsis
Using the Arduino Uno as a base, this course aims to develop a fundamental understanding of the operation of the digital computer. It includes digital logic fundamentals; number systems; design and programming of microcontroller systems; analogue to digital and digital to analogue conversion; input/output methods; general interface techniques and an introduction to PLCs with practical examples.
Objectives
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- understand, use and create system specification documents;
- design combinational digital circuits using basic logic elements;
- explain the operation of a typical PLC:
- program a typical PLC to perform a specific task using FBD and ladder code;
- describe the architecture and operation of a typical microcontroller;
- examine number systems and data types and demonstrate their application in computer code;
- program microcontrollers using graphical and high level language;
- explain the operation, and evaluate typical applications, of analogue to digital and digital and analogue converters.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Number systems and Information coding | 10.00 |
| 2. | System Specifications and Documentation | 10.00 |
| 3. | Digital Logic | 20.00 |
| 4. | Introduction to PLCs | 15.00 |
| 5. | Algorithms and Data Types | 10.00 |
| 6. | Microcontroller programming | 25.00 |
| 7. | Microcontroller applications | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=01&subject1=ELE1301)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 60.00 |
| Directed Study | 26.00 |
| Private Study | 17.00 |
| Tutorials | 26.00 |
| Workshops | 26.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONLINE QUIZ | 100 | 10 | 08 Mar 2021 | 6 | |
| DESIGN ASSIGNMENT 1 | 250 | 25 | 22 Mar 2021 | 1,2,4 | |
| DESIGN ASSIGNMENT 2 | 250 | 25 | 19 Apr 2021 | 1,3,4 | |
| DESIGN ASSIGNMENT 3 | 400 | 40 | 24 May 2021 | 1,5,6,7,8 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle).
Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.
To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2). -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no exam for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Not applicable. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
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IEEE is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use IEEE style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. For further information on this referencing style, refer to the below website: