Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2EEE543COMP.ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION3+0+03609.06.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Analyze and critically discuss research papers both in writing and in class Formulate and evaluate a hypothesis by proposing, implementing and testing a project Relate one’s project to prior research via a review of related literature Write a coherent, complete paper describing and evaluating a project Orally present a clear and accessible summary of a research work Understand the fundamental questions in computer architectures and analyze different solutions to these questions Understand different computer architecture paradigms and gain practice in implementing and testing solutions using these
Course Content The course covers topics such as arithmetic logic unit (ALU), assembly, central processing unit (CPU), general purpose registers, boom, queue, pipeline, multiplication circuits, basic input-output units
Course Methods and Techniques 1 - Lecture, 2 - Question - Answer, 4 - Drill and Practice, 14 - Self Study
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. sema Kayhan
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. SEMA KAYHAN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, 6th Edition, John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 9th Edition, William Stallings
Course Notes Computer Organization and Architecture
Designing for Performance: International Version
William Stallings

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %10
Engineering %20
Engineering Design %70

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 40
Practice 4 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
7
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Weekly lecture hours 14 3 42
Weekly practical lecture hours 14 3 42
Reading Activities 4 10 40
Material design, application 2 20 40
Midterm and midterm exam preparation 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 184

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Gaining proficiency in computer architecture and high-performance computing
2 Understanding how modern and high-performance computers operate
3 Being able to compare the performance of modern and high-performance computers
4 Achieving higher performance in applications running on modern and high-performance computers
5 Understanding advanced optimization methods for increasing cache performance

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 introduction, Computer Components course book
2 Computer Development and Performance course book
3 Central Processing Unit Design course book
4 Cache bookbook
5 Cache Optimization book
6 Virtual Memory book
7 nstruction-Level Parallelism book
8 midterm exam book
9 Data-Level Parallelism book
10 GPU Architectures book
11 Thread-Level Parallelism book
12 Thread-Level Parallelism book
13 Multiprocessor Systems book
14 Presentations

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4
All 5 4
C1 5 4
C2 5 4
C3 5 4
C4 5 4
C5 5 4

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