Course Title: Design and develop electronics/computer systems projects
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: EEET6743C
Course Title: Design and develop electronics/computer systems projects
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6083 - Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NIL
Course Description
This unit covers the design and development of electronics/computer systems projects. It encompasses working safely, designing, constructing, recording, evaluating and reporting of an electronics/computer systems design project.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEEH088B Design and develop electronics/computer systems projects |
Element: |
Design and develop electronics/computer systems projects. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 OHS risk control work measures and procedures are followed. |
Element: |
Obtain approval for the design. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The design is presented and explained to client representative and/or other relevant person(s). |
Element: |
Prepare to design and develop electronics/computer systems projects. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OHS processes and procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and understood. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
The learning activities will include lectures, class room tutorials, practical exercises and work simulated project/s.
Teaching Schedule
Week | Topic | Assessment Task |
1 | Introduction to course, course guide, assessment, topics breakdown, resources, OHS issues etc | |
2 | Introduction to fixed point processors | |
3 | Programming model of a fixed point processor | |
4 | Assembly language programming of fixed point processors | |
5 | Software development techniques – C programming of a fixed point processor | Task1: Practical 20% |
6 | Exception processing and handling | |
7 | Implementing time critical functions – mixing c and assembly programming | |
8 | Implementing time critical functions – mixing c and assembly programming | |
9 | Implementing engineering algorithms using fixed point processors | |
10 | Implementing engineering algorithms using fixed point processors | |
11 | Integrated peripherals: GPIOs,SPI, Timers, A/D etc , catch-up test, laboratory work catch-up. |
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12 | Signal conditioning, A/D and D/A conversions | |
13 | Hardware interfacing | |
14 | Student project | |
15 | Student project | |
16 | Student project | |
17 | Student project | Task 2: Student project - 40% |
18 | Assessment feedback | Task 3: written Exam 40% |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text book for this course. students will only use user manuals as detailed in reference books' section |
References
DSP56F800 user manual |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Practical test
Project
Written Examination
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1 : 20%
Assessment task 1 will be a practical assignment to be completed by week 5. These tutorial/practical exercises will be available on learning hub and student’s local drive.
Assessment task 2: 40%
A hardware interfacing project:- Students will be required to construct, test and debug the project hardware and software and will be required to produce a project report. The project details will be provided on the learning hub and student’s local drive.
Assessment task 3 : 40%
A Written Examination on All the learning aspects of these competencies. The exam will be based on what students have learned in their tutorial/practical exercises and their student project.
Assessment Matrix
Competency National Code | Competency Title | Tutorial/Practical Exercises | Project/ | Examination | Project Report | WIL |
UEENEED052B | Design embedded controller systems | X |
X |
X |
X |
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UEENEEH088B | Design and develop electronics/computer systems project | X |
X |
X |
X |
Other Information
This course is taught in conjunction with EEET6746C. All the learning and assessment activities will include the components of both the competencies UEENEED052B and UEENEEH088B
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