ENCE464-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Embedded Software and Advanced Computing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

This course combines software engineering practice for embedded systems with advanced computer architectures and memory systems. The first part considers software design principles and practices relevant to embedded software, including software architecture, concurrency, real-time operating systems, design patterns, and testing. The second part considers topics on high-performance computing, including pipelining, out of order execution, cache-memory systems, virtual memory systems, profiling, optimisation, GPUs, and quantum computing.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ENCE463, ENCE462, ENEL428, ENEL429

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 A3 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 A3 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 E9 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00 Elec 209 CAE Lab (16/7-20/8, 10/9-15/10)
Elec 204 ESL Lab (16/7-20/8, 10/9-15/10)
 14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
02 Thursday 14:00 - 16:00 Elec 209 CAE Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
Elec 204 ESL Lab (17/7-21/8, 11/9-16/10)
 14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Free RTOS Project 25%
Group Assignment 25%
Exam 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,268.00

International fee $6,238.00

* 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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