Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree of at least three full time years duration comprising the equivalent of 180 credits with technology, mathematics, computer science or equivalent as the main field of study, including 30 credits in mathematics and 30 credits in computer science including courses in programming, computer architecture and operating systems.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• Explain the meaning of the term embedded system, the main concerns in design, construction, and analysis of embedded systems, and the main areas of the field.
• Explain basic concepts in computer architecture and operating systems. .
• Work effectively in a group.
• Write well structured reports.
• Write basic low-level software programs in C.
• Explain the basics of engineering and research ethics.
• Make effective verbal presentations.

Content

The course includes discussions of different types of embedded systems, and their properties and relationship to the courses included in the programme.

In addition the course covers ethics, cheating, independent work and project work in Swedish education, report writing skills (including how to reference source material correctly), collaboration, and collaborative learning.

Skills relevant for later courses in the programme, in particular programming in C, Computer Architecture, and Operating Systems are refreshed.

Equal opportunities with respect to the Discrimination Act.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, reports, laboratory exercises and project work.

Assessment

Oral and written presentation of projects, discussions, written assignments.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.