EECE416 Micromputer
Dr. Charles Kim
1.
Course number
and name
EECE416 Microcomputer Design
2.
Credits and
contact hours
3 credits and 3 hours per week (TR: 5:10 – 6:30 pm)
3.
Instructor
name
Dr. Charles Kim (202-806-4821; ckim@howard.edu; 3014 LKD)
4.
Text book,
title, author, and year
Text:
Assembly Language for x86 Processors, Kip Irvine, 6th Ed,
Prentice Hall.
Ref.:
Essentials of 80x86 Assembly Language, Richard Detmer, Johns & Bartlet,
2012.
5.
Specific
course information
a.
brief description of the content of the course:
The course examines microprocessor and support architectures, hardware and
software system design, assembly language coding, and microcontroller
applications.
b.
prerequisites or co-requisites: EECE212
Fundamentals of Digital Systems
c.
indicate whether a required, elective, or selected
elective course in the program: A required course for Computer Engineering
program and an elective course for
Electrical Engineering program.
6.
Specific
goals for the course
a.
specific outcomes of instruction: The student
will be able to understand the Intel microcomputer architectures and to write
assembly language codes for basic operation of computing.
b.
ABET student outcomes addressed by the course:
(e) A knowledge of contemporary issues; (k) An ability to use techniques,
skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
7.
Brief list of
topics to be covered
a.
Overview of Digital Computer Systems and Computer
History
b.
Computer Architecture Overview
c.
Bus Architecture of Computer Systems
d.
Intel x86 Architecture
e.
Assembly Language Fundamentals
f.
Procedures
g.
Conditional Processing
h.
Microcontrollers
8.
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Syllabus
Addendum for all CEA Courses
The
following understandings, expectations, and requirements shall apply to all
classes that are offered by the College of
Engineering and Architecture, effective fall 2016. These are the
expectations that the students can have from their professors, and the
expectations that the professors will have from each student taking her/his
class. These are intended promote the success of our students here at Howard,
and after graduation.
Students
expect that their professors will:
1.
Care about the success of each student, and promote
mutual respect.
2.
Come to every class, and on time.
3.
Keep abreast of the technical field she/he is teaching.
4.
Explain how the subject being taught is broadly
connected to the field and possibly to other courses.
5.
Keep abreast of, and adapt to, evolving teaching
approaches.
6.
Have office hours for each class, and be present at
these times.
7.
Coordinate any travel with his/her Department Chairs.
Students
who feel that a professor fails in the above expectations may confidentially
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the L. K. Downing Building, Room 1114, or email Dr. Rhoulac Smith, Director of
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(Failing
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are expressly defined below.)
1.
Take a professional approach to all class activities and
interactions. Show that your take the class seriously and come to class
prepared.
2.
Absenteeism: Come to every class.
·
2% penalty from
total class grade for every unexcused absence
3.
Lateness: Not come to class after
it begins.
·
1% penalty from
total class grade for every instance of infraction
4.
Leaving Early: Not leave class
before it ends.
·
1% penalty from
total class grade for every instance of infraction
5.
Disruption: Avoid entering and
leaving the classroom during instruction.
6.
Eating: No eating in class.
·
1% penalty from
total class grade for every instance of infraction.
7.
Electronics: No use of laptop,
cell phone, iPad, headphones or other electronic equipment that are not
explicitly requested to be used by the Professor.
·
1% penalty from
total class grade for every unexcused absence
8.
Cheating: Any form of cheating,
including plagiarism, in an exam or assignment shall automatically result in a
zero-grade for all involved, for that exam or assignment.
9.
Communication: Communication, oral
or written, with the Professor, including email, in all matters concerning the
course, shall be done professionally; that is, as it would be done with a
potential employer. (e.g., respectful, include your full name, clearly
articulate the objective of the communication concisely)
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