Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1CENG 546Advanced Computer Architectures3+0+037,519.05.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ENGLISH) (WITH THESIS)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to examine modern and advanced computer architectures at graduate level and to provide students with in-depth knowledge of processor design, instruction set architectures, pipelining, cache hierarchies, memory systems, parallel processing, multicore architectures, and performance evaluation.
Course Content This course covers instruction set architectures, processor organization, pipeline design, data and control hazards, branch prediction, superscalar architectures, out-of-order execution, cache structures, memory hierarchy, virtual memory, multicore processors, parallel computer architectures, GPU architectures, energy efficiency, and performance analysis.
Course Methods and Techniques The course will be conducted through lectures, question and answer sessions, problem-solving activities, academic paper reviews, architecture design analyses, performance evaluation examples, and homework assignments.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources
Course Notes Course materials will consist of instructor-provided lecture slides, academic papers, book chapters, technical reports, sample architecture analyses, and homework/project guidelines.

Course Category
Engineering %100
Engineering Design %100
Science %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 4 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Assignments 4 10 40
Mid-terms 1 33 33
Final examination 1 40 40
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 9 225

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant