ENCE461-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Embedded Systems 2

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

An advanced course on embedded systems with an emphasis on the hardware interfacing aspects of microcontrollers. Practical issues are considered, including multilayer printed circuit board design, CMOS interfacing, signal integrity, power supply decoupling, memory considerations, and peripheral operation and programming. The course is project-based where students have to design, assemble, and program a microcontroller-based system using multilayer printed circuit boards.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 E9 Lecture Theatre 16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 E9 Lecture Theatre 16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 A3 Lecture Theatre 16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 - 16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
2 Wednesday 15:00 - 17:00 - 16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 50%
Exam 50%

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Scaling
Although we release raw assessment marks throughout the year to give you some feedback
on how you are doing in the course, the raw marks may be subject to scaling at the end of
the course when your final letter grade is determined.

AI tools
You may use AI tools in the assignment but must acknowledge their use.

Dishonest Practice

Plagiarism, collusion, copying, and ghost writing are unacceptable and dishonest practices.
• Plagiarism is the presentation of any material (test, data, figures or drawings, on any
medium including computer files) from any other source without clear and adequate
acknowledgment of the source.
• Collusion is the presentation of work performed in conjunction with another person
or persons, but submitted as if it has been completed only by the named author(s).
• Copying is the use of material (in any medium, including computer files) produced by
another person(s) with or without their knowledge and approval.
• Ghost writing is the use of another person(s) (with or without payment) to prepare
all or part of an item submitted for assessment.
Do not engage in dishonest practices. The Department reserves the right to refer dishonest
practices to the University Proctor and where appropriate to not mark the work.

Mahi ā-Ākonga | Workload (expected distribution of student hours, note 15 points = 150 hours):

Contact Hours

Lectures: 36 hours
Tutorials: 0 hours
Workshops: 0 hours
Laboratories: 24 hours

Independent Study

Review of lectures: 10 hours
Test and exam preparation: 30 hours
Assignments: 50 hours
Tutorial preparation: 0 hours
Laboratory calculations: 0 hours

Total 150

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,344.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .

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