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COURSE SUMMARY

ASSIGNMENT OF ACADEMIC UNITS

Year of Study and No. of AUs		No. of AUs for General Electives	Total No. of AUs to graduate
Year	No. of AUs
1	36	6	148
2	40
3	24
4	42

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Computer Engineering   Curriculum Structure  YEAR 1

SEMESTER 1

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week				No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut	Lab	Total
Core
SC101 Electronics I	3	1.5**		4.5	4***	-
SC102 Logic Design	3	1.5		4.5	4	-
SC103 Introduction to Programming	2	1	1	4	4	-
SC104 Mathematics I	3	1	-	4	4	-
HW110 Effective Communications (Old code: SC105 Effective Communication: Principles & Methods)	1	1	-	2	2	-
HW001 English Proficiency* (Old code: CK101 English Proficiency*)	-	4	-	4	-	-
Total No. of AUs for Semester 1: 18.0

* Applicable to students who fail the Qualifying English Test **   1.5 hrs. is the average no. of hours derived from 10 hours of tutorials and 10 hours of labs per semester *** 4.0 AUs was computed from 3 AUs of lectures, 0.75 AUs of tutorials and 0.25 AUs of labs.

SEMESTER 2

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week				No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut	Lab	Total
Core
SC106 Electronics II	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC101
SC107 Mathematics II	3	1	-	4	4	SC104
SC108 Data Structures	2	1	1	4	4	SC103 SC109 (may be taken concurrently)
SC109 Discrete Mathematics	3	1	-	4	4	-
HW210 Technical Communications (Old code: SC110 Technical Report Writing)	1	1	-	2	2	-
Total No. of AUs for Semester 2: 18.0

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Computer Engineering   Curriculum Structure  YEAR 2

SEMESTER 1

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week				No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut/Lab		Total
Core
SC201 Digital Circuits & Systems	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC102, SC106
SC202 Computer Organisation	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC102
SC203 Algorithms	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC109
SC204 Software Systems and Models	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC108
SC131 Engineers & Society	2	-	-	2	2	-
Total No. of AUs for Semester 1: 18.0

	DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (DDP) (5 weeks - after end of Semester 1)

Subject Code and Title	No. of AUs	Prerequisites
SC229 Design and Development Project	4.0	To be undertaken after the satisfactory completion of the coursework for the following subjects: SC201 and SC204

SEMESTER 2

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week				No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut/Lab		Total
Core
SC205 Digital Communications	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC107, SC201
SC206 Microprocessor Systems Design	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC201, SC202
SC207 Software Engineering	2.5	2.0		4.5	4	SC204
SC208 Computer Graphics in Design	3	1.5		4.5	4	SC204
HW310 Professional Communications (Old code: SC111 Professional Communication: Strategies & Skills)	1	1	-	2	2	HW001 (CK101) where applicable
Total No. of AUs for Semester 2: 18.0

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Computer Engineering   Curriculum Structure  YEAR 3

SEMESTER 1

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week			No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut/Lab	Total
Core
SC301 Control & Instrumentation	3	1.5	4.5	4	SC106, SC107
SC302 Computer Networks	3	1.5	4.5	4	SC205 (may be taken concurrently)
SC303 Operating Systems	3	1.5	4.5	4	SC204
SC304 Database Systems	3	1.5	4.5	4	SC203
SC132 Human Resource Management &             Entrepreneurship	2	1	3	3	-
Total No. of AUs for Semester 1: 19.0

SEMESTER 2

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT (IA) (24 weeks - from January to June)

Subject Code and Title	No. of AUs	Prerequisites
SC329 Industrial Attachment	5.0	Must be undertaken when at least 87 AUs,attributable to DDP and core subjects, have been accumulated.

Note:  The Accelerated Stream students will undertake the Industrial Attachment in Semester 1, i.e., over the July to December period.

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Computer Engineering   Curriculum Structure  YEAR 4

SEMESTER 1

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week			No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut/Lab	Total
Core
SC409 Project	-	-	-	-	SC329
SC133 Principles of Law             or SC134 Principles of Economics	2 2	- 2	2 4	2 4	- SC329

SEMESTER 2

Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week			No. of AUs	Prerequisites
	Lect	Tut/Lab	Total
Core
SC409 Project	-	-	-	8	SC329
SC134 Principles of Economics             or SC133 Principles of Law	2 2	2 -	4 2	4 2	SC329 -

 

Prescribed Electives A total of SEVEN electives are to be selected. A maximum of FOUR electives are to be taken each semester.
Subject Code and Title	No. of hours per week			No. of AUs
	Lect	Tut/Lab	Total
Group 1 (Semester 1)
SC401 Real-Time Systems	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC402 Advanced Microprocessor Systems	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC403 Computer Architecture	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC430 Artificial Intelligence	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC431 Parallel Processing	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC433 Programming Languages	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC434 Special Topic 1	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC436 Neural Networks	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC440 Advanced Algorithms	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC441 Advanced Computer Networks	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC442 Advanced Data Management Techniques	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC443 Computer Game Programming	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC444 Cryptography & Network Security	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC447 Geometric Modelling	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC451 Principles of Information Theory and Coding	3	1.5	4.5	4
Group 2 (Semester 2)
SC404 Digital Signal Processing	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC405 Compiler Techniques	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC432 Distributed Systems	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC435 Visualization	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC437 Computer Vision & Image Processing	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC438 Robotics	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC439 Special Topic 2	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC445 Digital Video Coding and Compression	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC446 Formal Languages, Automata & Computability	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC448 Introductory Bioinformatics	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC449 Linear Programming	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC450 Mobile and Personal Communications	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC452 Simulation and Modelling	3	1.5	4.5	4
SC453 Software Testing	3	1.5	4.5	4
Total No. of AUs for Prescribed Electives: 28.0
Total No. of AUs for Year 4:                     42.0

Note:   1. Not all prescribed electives are necessarily available in any one year. 2. Prescribed Electives are normally only available to Year 4 students. 3. Some Prescribed Electives (particularly, the Special Topics) may have pre-requisites. These will be clearly stated in the STARS system. 4. Prescribed Electives Streaming - see below. Grouping of Electives Embedded Systems SC401 Real-Time Systems SC402 Advanced Microprocessor Systems SC403 Computer Architecture SC404 Digital Signal Processing SC436 Neural Networks SC438 Robotics SC450 Mobile and Personal Communications Computer & Communication Networks SC404 Digital Signal Processing SC432 Distributed Systems SC444 Cryptography & Network Security SC451 Information Theory and Coding SC445 Digital Video Coding and Compression SC441 Advanced Computer Networks SC452 Simulation and Modelling SC450 Mobile and Personal Communications Information Systems SC405 Compiler Techniques SC433 Programming Languages SC446 Formal Languages, Automata & Computability SC453 Software Testing SC452 Simulation and Modelling SC448 Introductory Bioinformatics SC440 Advanced Algorithms SC442 Advanced Data Management Techniques Computer Vision & Graphics SC404 Digital Signal Processing SC435 Visualisation SC436 Neural Networks SC437 Computer Vision & Image Processing SC447 Geometric Modelling SC443 Computer Game Programming High Performance Computing SC431 Parallel Processing SC432 Distributed Systems SC403 Computer Architecture SC444 Cryptography & Network Security SC441 Advanced Computer Networks SC452 Simulation and Modelling Intelligent Systems SC436 Neural Networks SC430 Artificial Intelligence SC449 Linear Programming SC438 Robotics GENERAL ELECTIVES No. of AUs Prerequisites 6.0 (Minimum) Subject to availability of place in the selected subject and fulfillment of stipulated prerequisite. For General Electives offered by SCE, please click here!