Syllabus 2010/2011 EDT632

Syllabus academic year 2010/2011
(Created 2010-07-25.)

COMPUTER ENGINEERING OVERVIEW

EDT632

Credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. EDT632 overlaps following cours/es: EDT630, EDT631, EDTA01 and EEIA01. Compulsory for: IDA1. Course coordinator: Stefan Nyman, stefan.nyman@hbg.lth.se and Bernt-Arne Jönsson, bernt-arne.jonsson@hbg.lth.se, Dep of Regional Devel a Industrial Coop. Assessment: Examination is based on laboratory exercises and an oral presentation. Further information: All lessons are compulsory. Home page: http://www.student.ch.lu.se/lth/stefann/Overview.

Aim
To give an overview of Computer Science.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to design simple electronic circuits.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to acquire and structure information and present it orally.

Contents
The sectional course Introduction contains:

A brief introduction to the various courses contained in the program
A brief introduction to entrepreneurship
Guest lectures given by representatives from the industry.

The sectional course on Computer Technology will provide an overview on computer construction and insight into how it functions. The computers building blocks are presented, hardware as well as software. The areas treated are:

Basic terms: Computer, programme and system
Basic principles. Computer construction.

The sectional course on Presentation Technique is comprised of the following:

Interpersonal communication in Swedish
Information retrieval
Oral proficiencys.

Literature
Distributed material.