ENCE464-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Embedded Software and Advanced Computing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

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.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Monday 16:00 - 17:00 E5 Lecture Theatre 13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 E5 Lecture Theatre 13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 E5 Lecture Theatre 13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Thursday 12:00 - 14:00 - 13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
2 Thursday 16:00 - 18:00 - 13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Assessment

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

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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