School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University

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General Physics II Code Course NQF Level Credits Semester PHY 1202 General Physics II 5 16 1 Lectures per week Practicals per week Tutorials per week 28 Number of weeks 4 x 50 min 1 x 180 min 1 x 50 min 15 160 Notional hrs Content / Syllabus: Mechanical Waves: Wave motion; Sound waves; Superposition and Standing waves Geometrical Optics: The nature of light and laws of Geometric Optics. Electromagnetism: Electrostatics; Electric Potential, Gauss’ s Law; Capacitance and Dielectrics, Current and Resistance, Direct Current Circuits; Magnetic Fields and Forces; Induced Fields and Forces. Assessment: Continuous Assessment Mark: To qualify for an end of semester examination, a candidate must attain at least a 40% continuous Assessment mark (CASS 100% = 50% from Major Tests + 30% Practical Assessment + 20% from tutorials, minor tests and other Assignments). Examination Mark: End of Semester Examination: 100% (a candidate should obtain a minimum of 40%) Overall Semester Mark: Final Semester Mark: 0.6 Continuous Assessment Mark + 0.4 Examination Mark. Classification of Performance: Award of Module Credits: To qualify for the award of 16 credits, a candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% in the overall Semester Mark. Supplementary Examination: To qualify to sit for this, a candidate should have obtained a semester mark of 40%-49%. Entry Assumptions/Pre-requisites: To register for this course, a candidate should have passed NSC with a “B” designation or equivalent. In addition, a grade of at least 4 should have been obtained in Mathematics and Physical Science. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Module Code Module Name NQF Level Credits Semester CSI3101 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials per week 6 14 1 Number of weeks 3 x 50 min 1 x 3 hrs 1 x 50 min 14 140 Notional hours Contents/Syllabus Theory: Introduction to AI, Definitions, Early work-A Historical Overview, The Turing Test, Intelligent Agents, The Idea of an Agent, Types of Agents, Types of Environments, Solving Problems by Search, Problem Solving agents, Formulating Problems, Searching for Solutions Search Strategies, Uninformed Search Strategies, Breadth First Search, Depth First Search, Uniform Cost Path Search, Informed Search Methods, Best-First –Search, Greedy Search, A* Search, Game Playing, The 8 Puzzle, The 8 Queens problem, Tic-Tac- Toe, First Order Predicate Logic, Representation, Reasoning and Logic, Propositional Logic, Syntax and Semantics, Using First Order Logic, Learning Methods, Neural Networks and Learning. Practicals: Consist of 5 labs based on what is covered during lectures. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
Entry Rules Applicant must have Passed all Second Year Modules, CSI2202, CSI2102 Assessment and progression rules Introduction To Computer Architecture Continuous Assessment (CA) (Compulsory): Two class tests (CT), five assignments (AA), three tutorial assignments (TA), a practical assessment (PA), an examination (EA) and a re-examination (RA). Examination (Compulsory): One examination (EA). The contribution of the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%. OA = 60%(CA) + 40%(EA). To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment of 50%. Re-examination (Not compulsory): To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an overall assessment of between 40 and 49%. Module Code Module Name NQF Level Credits Semester CSI 1113 Introduction To Computer Architecture Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials per week 2 x 2 hrs 2 x 2hrs (x 2 groups) 29 5 16 1 Number of weeks 14 112 Notional hours Content / Syllabus Theory: General concepts, CPU structure, Processor design, ALU, Bus and Register operations, Number systems, Floating point numbers, Alphanumeric codes, BCD, binary arithmetic – positive and negative values. Design Logic, Boolean algebra, Logic gates. Combinational Logic circuits, flip-flops, Multiplexers and decoders, Counters and registers. Memory and storage techniques, Storage devices, virtual memory and memory management. i/o addressing and interrupts, microprocessors, RISC, CISC technology. Introduction to assembly language programming. Entry rules MATRICULATION: Qualified for degree. At least 3 in mathematics, 2 in physics and 2 in English and 2 in life orientation. Assessment and progression rules REQUIRED NSC SUBJECTS (Compulsory): Mathematics, English and Physical Science. RECOMMENDED: IT, CAT OTHER (NBT): 3 in mathematics, Continuous Assessment (CA) (Compulsory): Two Assignments(40%), Two Tests (40%) and 12 tutorial assessments(20%) Examination (Compulsory): One examination (EA). The contribution of the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%. OA = 60%(CA) + 40%(EA). Re-examination (Not compulsory): To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an overall assessment of between 40 and 49%. 2012 PROSPECTUS
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