EC-110 Computing Fundamentals
(2+1)
Introductory Lecture, Course Organisation and
Overview
FALL - 2016
Department of Electrical Engineering
HITEC University Taxila
Course Management (1/4)
• Instructor:
• Course Webpage:
• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x0ufqwof3unk3ep/AACgPA2uyeTl
QpoD_2n2Hlkka?dl=0
• All course and lab related information will be available on the
webpage
• Check often :-)
Course Management (2/4)
• Text Book/s:
• Glenn Brookshear and Dennis
Brylow, "Computer Science:
An Overview", 12th edition,
Pearson, 2014, ISBN:
978-0133760064.
• Peter Norton, "Introduction to
Computers", 6th edition,
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008, ISBN:
978-0070593749.
Course Management (3/4)
• Lectures:
• Section A: Tuesday 08:30 - 10:30
• Section B: Monday 10:30 - 12:30
• Labs:
• Section A: Wednesday 08:30 - 11:30
• Section B: Tuesday 01:30 - 04:30
• Office Hours:
• Lecturer days
• Venue:
• Lectures: R-2
• Lab: Computing
Course Management (4/4)
• Marks Distribution:
• 75% class attendance is mandatory to appear in the final examination.
Moreover, 100% attendance in laboratory.
Theory (75%) Laboratory (25%)
Assignments 3% Lab Reports 7%
Quizzes 10% Lab Performance 8%
Sessional - I 12% Viva Voce 10%
Sessional - II 12%
Final Exam 38%
Course Total (100%) Theory (75%) + Laboratory (25%)
• Late Work:
• The penalty for any late work is 20% off for the first date and an additional
30% off for the second day. No work will be accepted thereafter.
Course Outline (1/3)
• Fundamentals of Computer Architecture
• Introduction
• Data Storage
• Data Manipulation
• Operating Systems and Network
• Operating Systems
• Networking and Internet
Course Outline (2/3)
• Software and Software Development
• Algorithms
• Programming Languages
• Software Engineering
• Data Organisation and Visualisation
• Database Abstraction
• Database Systems
• Computer Graphics
Course Outline (3/3)
(Optional)
• Potential of Machines
• Artificial Intelligence
• Theory of Computing