Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
5	COMP305	COMPUTER ORGANIZATION	3+0+0	3	6	14.08.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Learn the methodology of calculating the performance of a computer Learn the basics of parallelism Learn the required components in a pipelined architecture
Course Content	This course provides a comprehensive presentation of the organization and architecture of modern-day computers, emphasizing both fundamental principles and the critical role of performance in driving computer design. The topics include number system, computer arithmetic, computer evolution and performance, memory, storage, input/output, details of a processor, multi-cores, multiprocessors and clusters.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	( EE203 )
Course Coordinator	Prof.Dr. VEHBİ ÇAĞRI GÜNGÖR cagri.gungor@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. Gülay Yalçın Alkan
Assistants	Research Assist. ...
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 20
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	11	% 30
Ödev	2	% 20
Final examination	1	% 30
Total	15	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	1	30	30
Ev Ödevi	1	20	20
Kısa Sınav	12	5	60
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	30	30
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 6 182

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Explain the concepts in modern hardware
2	Calculate the performance of a computer and compare performances of two computers
3	Design components to improve performance and energy efficiency via parallelism, pipelining, and prediction
4	Explain the basics of parallel computers such as multicore multithreaded architectures and GPU hardware

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to Computer Organization
2	Machine Level Programming
3	Machine Level Programming
4	Performance of the Computer- Single Cycle Machine
5	RISC vs CISC – Pipeline Intro
6	Pipeline Hazards – Data dependency
7	Pipeline Hazards – Control Dependency
8	Pipeline Hazards – Control Dependency
9	Midterm
10	Pipeline Hazards (Cont)
11	Memory Systems
12	Memory Systems (Cont)
13	Virtual Memory
14	Parallel Processors

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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