ECTS - Digital Circuits and Systems

Digital Circuits and Systems (EE203) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Digital Circuits and Systems EE203 3. Semester 3 2 0 4 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Experiment, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali HOSSEINGHOLIPOURASL
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to provide fundamental concepts used in the analysis and design of digital circuits and systems.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learning number systems and their conversion, basic logic gates and ICs, designing and analyzing logic circuits using timing diagrams.
  • Learning Boolean algebra, simplification techniques for Boolean functions, and designing and analyzing combinational logic circuits using universal logic gates, Karnaugh maps, etc.
  • Arithmetic operations and circuits using half adders, full adders and subtractors.
  • Able to design and analyze logic circuits for comparators, various code convertors, encoders, decoders, Multiplexers and Demultiplexers.
  • Design and analyse sequential logic circuits constructed with flip-flops, shift registers and counters.
Course Content Number systems and codes, Boolean algebra and logic gates, minimization of Boolean functions, combinational circuits, design of combinational circuits using SSI and MSI components, flip-flops, analysis and design of sequential circuits, counters, shift registers, memory elements, programmable logic devices (PLD), design with PLDs. Introduction to

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Number systems and code conversions
2 Electronic signals and digital switches Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
3 Basic logic gates, timing diagrams, introduction to programmable logic devices Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
4 Boolean algebra and simplification techniques, universal logic gates, Karnaugh Map Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
5 Boolean algebra and simplification techniques, universal logic gates, Karnaugh Map Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
6 Digital circuits and arithmetic operations Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
7 Digital circuits and arithmetic operations Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
8 Encoders, decoders, comparators, multiplexer, and demultiplexer Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
9 Encoders, decoders, comparators, multiplexer, and demultiplexer Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
10 Flip-flops and registers Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
11 Flip-flops and registers Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
12 Counter circuits and state machines: Ripple counters, synchronous counters, N divider counters, counter design techniques Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
13 Counter circuits and state machines: Ripple counters, synchronous counters, N divider counters, counter design techniques Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
14 Shift registers Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.
15 Final examination period Review previous and glance at this week’s topics.

Sources

Course Book 1. Kleitz, William-Digital Electronics, A Practical Approach with VHDL, Pearson New International Edition-Pearson Education Limited v(2013).
2. Digital Design, Author: M. Morris Mano, 5th Edition, Pearson.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 5 20
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 8 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory 5 2 10
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 8 16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 144