Course Objective and Outcome Form
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh
Fall 2019
1. Course Number and Title: CSE 332 Computer Organization and Architecture
2. Credits: 3
3. Type: Required, Engineering, Lecture + Lab
4. Prerequisites: CSE 231 Digital Logic Design
5. Instructor: Tanjila Farah (TnF)
6. Contact Hours: Lecture – 2.5 Hours/week, Lab – 3 Hours/week
7. Course Summary:
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of computers, their design and how they work.
It encompasses the definition of the machine's instruction set architecture, its use in creating a
program, and its implementation in hardware. The course addresses the bridge between gate logic
and executable software, and includes programming both in assembly language (representing
software) and HDL (representing hardware). It will cover modern computer principles using a
typical processor and emphasize system-level issues, understanding process performance, and the
use of abstraction as atool to manage complexity. It will then explain how efficient memory systems
are designed to work closely with the processor. Next, it will introduce input/output (I/O) systems
which bring the processor and memory together with a wide range of devices. Finally, we introduce
systems with many processors.
8. Course Outcomes (COs) & Mapping of CO-PO
Bloom’s
SI CO Description PO KP Deliver Assessm Weightage(%)
taxonom
y
y ent
method
domain/ tools
s
level
& activities
CO1 evaluate the a K4 Cognitive/ Lectures, Exam, 40%
performance of a Evaluate Notes HW
computing system and
analyze instruction set
architecture
CO2 analyze different b K5 Cognitive/ Lectures, Exam, 40%
building blocks of a Analyze Notes, HW
processor to design a Lab
more efficient one
CO3 Design an instruction set c K6 Cognitive/ Lectures, HW 20%
architecture and Create Notes,
subsystems of central Lab
processing unit.
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11. Resources
10.
Text books:
No Name of Year of Title of Book Edition Publisher’s ISBN
Author(s) Publication Name
1 David A. 2013 Computer 5th Morgan ISBN-13:
Patterson, Organization and Kaufmann 978-
John L. Design, MIPS 0124077263
Hennessy Edition: The
Hardware/Software
Interface
2 M. Morris 2009 Computer Systems 3rd Pearson ISBN-978-
Mano Architecture 81-317-070-
9
Reference books:
No Name of Year of Title of Book Edition Publisher’s ISBN
Author(s) Publication Name
1 William 2015 Computer 3rd Pearson ISBN-13:
Stallings Organization and 978-
Architecture 0134101613
2
11.
12. Weightage Distribution among Assessment Tools
Assessment Tools Weightage (%)
Class Performance 5
Quizzes 15
Assignment Non credit
Midterm 20
Final Exam 30
Lab Work 15
Term Project 15
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13. Grading policy: As per NSU grading policy available in
http://www.northsouth.edu/academic/grading-policy.html
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14. Office Room & Hours:
Room: SAC 929
Office hours: to be announced
14.
15. Contact email: tanjila.farah@northsouth.edu
