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  Course Description
Course Name : Digital Design

Course Code : EEE324

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. ULUS ÇEVİK

Learning Outcomes of the Course : The student, upon successful completion of this course:
Recognizes digital design elements,
Analyzes synchronous sequential circuits,
Flexibly determines the circuit elements for the design of synchronous sequential circuits.
Analyzes a problem systematically using the algorithmic design principles, and realizes the required design.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Introducing the characteristics of the digital design elements. Comprehending the working principles of the sequential circuits, and introducing the analysis and design procedures of them. Giving the algorithmic circuit design approaches.

Course Contents : Analysis of sequential circuits. State reduction and assignment. Design procedure of sequential circuits. Design principles of counter circuits. Registers, Shift registers. Synchronous counters. Asynchronous Counters. Other counters. Generation of timing signals. Memories: RAM, ROM, Address decoder. Error correction codes. Algorithmic State Machines (ASM).

Language of Instruction : English

Work Place : Classroom, Laboratory.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Analysis of synchronous sequential circuits, creating the state diagram of such a circuit Review the contents of "Logic Circuits" course Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
2 State reduction and assignment Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
3 Design procedure, obtaining the flip flop excitation tables Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
4 Design principles of counter circuits Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
5 Registers, Shift registers Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
6 Synchronous counters, Asynchronous counters, Other counters Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
7 Midterm examination Review the previous lecture contents Written examination
8 Generation of timing signals Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
9 Memory: RAM, ROM, Address decoder Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
10 Error detection and correction Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
11 Introduction to Algorithmic State Machines (ASM) Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
12 Design of ASM by one-flip flop-per-state method Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
13 Design of ASM by D flip flop+decoder method Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
14 Design of ASM by multiplexer method Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
15 Review Review the previous lecture contents Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory
16/17 Final examination Review the previous lecture contents Written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Digital Design, M. Morris Mano, Prentice Hall.
 Digital Systems, Tocci, Widmer, Prentice Hall.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Has capability in those fields of mathematics and physics that form the foundations of engineering. 2
2 Grasps the main knowledge in the basic topics of electrical and electronic engineering. 5
3 Comprehends the functional integrity of the knowledge gathered in the fields of basic engineering and electrical-electronics engineering. 2
4 Identifies problems and analyzes the identified problems based on the gathered professional knowledge. 5
5 Formulates and solves a given theoretical problem using the knowledge of basic engineering. 5
6 Has aptitude for computer and information technologies 5
7 Knows English at a level adequate to comprehend the main points of a scientific text, either general or about his profession, written in English. 2
8 Has the ability to apply the knowledge of electrical-electronic engineering to profession-specific tools and devices. 5
9 Has the ability to write a computer code towards a specific purpose using a familiar programming language. 2
10 Has the ability to work either through a purpose oriented program or in union within a group where responsibilities are shared. 2
11 Has the aptitude to identify proper sources of information, reaches them and uses them efficiently. 4
12 Becomes able to communicate with other people with a proper style and uses an appropriate language. 2
13 Internalizes the ethical values prescribed by his profession in particular and by the professional life in general. 2
14 Has consciousness about the scientific, social, historical, economical and political facts of the society, world and age lived in. 1
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 5 70
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 144
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.76
ECTS Credit: 6