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(CE) 6

304:

Computer Architecture

http://www.u

tdallas.edu/~

vgo071000

classes/EECECS6304/

Fall

2008

Monday

Wednesday

.30-

5pm

Office Hours: M-W: 11-12am

Instructor:

Vojin G. Oklobdzija

Department of Electrical Engineering

Professor Emeritus,

University

Californiavojin@utdallas.edu

Text Book:

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach,

Fourth

Edition, J. L. Hennessy and D. A.

Patterson, Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

Course Outline:

Introduction

Fundamentals of computer design, evaluating performance (Chapter1)

Pipelining (Appendix A)

Instruction set design principles (Appendix B)

Caches and memory hierarchy design

Review of memory hierarchy (Appendix C)

Advanced memory hierarchy design concepts (Chapter5)

Instruction level parallelism and its exploitation (Chapter2)

Limits on instruction level parallelism (Chapter3)

Multiprocessors and Thread-level parallelism (Chapter4)

Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT), Chip Multi-Processors (CMP), and other advanced topics (Research papers and other references)

Storage Systems (Chapter6)

Course Objectives and Outcomes

the completion

of the course in the semester, the students should have:

Learnt various hardware and software techniques for exploiting instruction level parallelism (ILP) and thread/task level parallelism (TLP), and apply the mechanisms for analysis in various

single and multiple

processor architectures.

Evaluate the ILP and TLP techniques and validate the design of various configurations of

state-of-art architecture designs such as CMPs and SMTs

through a specific project

using

processor evaluation tools

.Course and Instructor Policies: Grading will be based on two exams, several homework assignments, in-class quiz tests, and one term project. Also, student’s participation in the class will account for 5% of the grade. The grade distribution is:

Homework

– 15%

Exam 2 - 25%

Quizzes

– 10%

Term Project 20%

xam 1

– 25%

Class participation - 5%Homework assignments will be given once a week, in general. There will be three/four quiz tests in class during the semester. Each quiz will be an open-paper test (or TBD by instructor), based on a research paper given prior in the class. The term project will include a study of performance evaluation of a microarchitecture design. The topic of the project, all the tools needed, and other necessary information will be provided. The lecture notes, homework assignments and their solutions, list of projects will all be available

through the WebCT. Effort will be made to place notes before each lecture, and the lecture notes may occasionally be updated with changes after the lecture, if necessary. No make-up exams except with prior instructor approval.

Field Trip Policies

Off-campus Instruction and Course Activities

Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law and

University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities. Information

regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the website address

http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm

Additional information is

available from the office of the school dean. Below is a description of any travel and/or risk

activity associated with this course.

Student Conduct & Discipline

:The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of each student and each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations which govern student conduct and activities. General information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the UTD publication,

A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered students each academic year.The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the

Rules and

Regulations, Board of Regents, The

University

Texas System

, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of the university’s

Handbook of Operating

Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391). A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.

Academic Integrity

The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the

following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students

suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other

source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see

general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the

web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.

Email Use

The

University

Texas

Dallas

recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between

faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues

concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The university

encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a student’s U.T. Dallas email

address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it originates from a

UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the

identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD

furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with

university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method

for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts.

Withdrawal from Class

The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of any college-level courses.

These dates and times are published in that semester's course catalog. Administration procedures

must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any

class. In other words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork

to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose not to attend the

class once you are enrolled.

Student Grievance Procedures

Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities,

of the university’s

Handbook of Operating Procedures

In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments

of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to

resolve the matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the

grievance originates (hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members retain

primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter cannot be resolved at

that level, the grievance must be submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy of the

respondent’s School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the

respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. If the grievance is not

resolved by the School Dean’s decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of

Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an Academic

Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academic

appeals process will be distributed to all involved parties.

Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of

Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and

regulations.

Incomplete Grade PolicyAs per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade of

Disability ServicesThe goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is: The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22 PO Box 830688, Richardson, Texas 75083-0688, (972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities.The college or university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance. It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours.

Religious Holy DaysThe University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from class or other required activities for the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated. The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student, so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment. If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or designee.

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

Fall 200

: Course

Syllabus