University-Wide Course Calendar & Action Schedule: Syllabi Template

Course Title & Number CS-204-1333 Computer Organization and

Architecture
Course Weekly Schedule & Credit Hours Tuesday 7p.m to 9.45 p.m. 3 credits
Instructor Name & Contact Information Thomas M. Chu - 201-658-7718
Office Hours & Location (5 hours Tuesday 4-7 p.m. and Thursday 4-5 p.m.

Week Contents Assignment/Essay/ Deadline University-Wide Actions

Test
1 Introduction: Home work: Read Add-Drop Deadline (via GothicNet) or
 Evolution Chapter 1 http://www.njcu.edu/registrar/registration/
Appendix-1
2 Introduction: Home work
 Cloud Computing,
 Cyber Security
 Neumann and non-
Neumann
Architecture,
 Parallel computing
3 Data Representation- Home work
Radix, conversions Attendance Roster (via GothicNet)
4 Data representation- Prepare for test 1 Student Progress Report
Signed Integer, Floating ( via EAB)
Points and Character http://www.njcu.edu/about/studen
Codes t-%20%20success/ssccampus-njcu
5 Boolean Algebra and Test 1
digital logic
6 Logic gates-AND, OR, Home Work Week 7
NAND, NOR, Not Add-Drop Deadline (via GothicNet) or
 http://www.njcu.edu/registrar/registration/
Appendix-1
7 KMAPs Home Work Week 8
8 Combinational logic- Home Work Week 9
Adders, decoders, MUX, Mid-Semester Grades (via GothicNet)
ALU, etc...
9 Sequential Logic circuits- Prepare for test 2
Clocks, Flip-flops and FSM
10 Finite state Machines TEST 2
11 Basic building blocks of a Long term projects Week 16 Withdraw Deadline3
Compute-CPU, Memory, (LTP)-Individual Student Progress Report (via EAB)
I/O, Buses https://njcu.campus.eab.com
Appendix-3
12 Fetch-decode-execute Long Term project Week 15
cycle Group
13 Instructions, Hard wired Work on LTPs
and microprograms
14 Instructions-Format and Work on LTP
addressing IDEA (via GothicNet)
15 Presentation of Long Term Prepare for Finals Week 16
group project
16 FINALS
TBA
Final Grades
(via GothicNet) Appendix-6
http://www.njcu.edu/registrar/grading-system