The University of British Columbia

You are reading the 2022/23 Academic Calendar. The 2021/22 version remains in effect until 31 August 2022 and is available here

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

CPEN: Computer Engineering

CPEN 211 (5) Computing Systems I

Boolean algebra; combinational and sequential circuits; organization and operation of microcomputers, memory addressing modes, representation of information, instruction sets, machine and assembly language programming, systems programs, I/O structures, I/O interfacing and I/O programming, introduction to digital system design using microcomputers. Credit will be granted for only one of CPEN 211, CPEN 312, EECE 256, EECE 259 or EECE 355. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [4-2-2*]
Prerequisite: APSC 160.

CPEN 212 (4) Computing Systems II

Computer architecture and the hardware- software interface: pipelining; caches; virtual memory; memory management; linking; concurrency; introduction to compilers. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: CPEN 211 and one of CPEN 221, CPEN 223, CPSC 259.

CPEN 221 (4) Software Construction I

Design, implementation, reasoning about software systems: abstraction and specification of software, testing, verification, abstract data types, object-oriented design, type hierarchies, concurrent software design. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-2*]
Prerequisite: APSC 160.

CPEN 223 (4) Software Design for Engineers

Introduction to robust software design: static typing, procedural specifications, unit testing, black-box & white-box tests, user- defined data types (representations, invariants, abstraction functions), data abstractions, communicating design (e.g., UML). This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: APSC 160.

CPEN 281 (3) Technical Communication

Written and oral communication in engineering. Technical description, report preparation, business correspondence, and oral presentation of technical material. Restricted to students in second year of Electrical and Computer Engineering programs. Credit will be granted for only one of ELEC 281, CPEN 281, BMEG 201 or APSC 201. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: One of APSC 176, ENGL 110, ENGL 111, ENGL 112, ENGL 120, ENGL 121, WRDS 150.

CPEN 291 (6) Computer Engineering Design Studio I

Design projects involving hardware (electronic devices and circuits, microcomputers) and software. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-6-0]
Prerequisite: CPEN 211.
Corequisite: ELEC 201.

CPEN 311 (4) Digital Systems Design

Advanced combinational and sequential electronic system design. Hardware specification, modelling, and simulation using hardware description languages (HDLs) and CAD tools. Design with programmable logic including FPGA's. Applications include complex state machines, microcontrollers, arithmetic circuits, and interface units. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-3-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 211, CPEN 312.

CPEN 312 (3) Digital Systems and Microcomputers

Data representation in digital computers; boolean algebra; the design and optimization and implementation of combinatorial and sequential circuits; modern digital circuit technologies; memory and programmable logic devices; organization and operation of microcomputers; data/address bus organization; input-output interfacing. Credit will be granted for only one of CPEN 312, CPEN 211. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2*-0]
Prerequisite: One of ELEC 201, ELEC 204, ELEC 203, MECH 221.

CPEN 321 (4) Software Engineering

Engineering practices for the development of non-trivial software-intensive systems including requirements specification, software architecture, implementation, verification, and maintenance. Iterative development. Recognized standards, guidelines, and models. Credit will only be granted for only one of CPSC 310, CPEN321. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: CPEN 322.

CPEN 322 (4) Software Construction II

Contemporary concepts and techniques for developing interactive software applications: client-server architectures; session-oriented systems; security and scalability; models of application deployment. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: CPEN 221 and CPSC 221

CPEN 331 (4) Operating Systems

Operating systems, their design and their implementation. Process concurrency, synchronization, communication and scheduling. Device drivers, memory management, virtual memory, file systems, networking and security. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-3-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPSC 261, CPEN 212 and CPEN 221.

CPEN 333 (3) System Software Engineering

Use of operating systems abstractions; real-time systems; principles of concurrent and multi-threaded programming; information structures; introduction to object oriented analysis; design, and modelling using UML; software testing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPSC 259, CPEN 223.

CPEN 391 (6) Computer Engineering Design Studio II

Design and implementation of a hardware platform and software design and implementation at the operating system and application layers. Project management skills. Effective presentations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-6-0]
Prerequisite: All of CPEN 212, CPSC 221, CPEN 291 and one of CPEN 311, CPEN 322.

CPEN 400 (1-8) d Topics in Computer Engineering

Lectures or projects on subjects of current interest.

CPEN 411 (4) Computer Architecture

Modern processors, GPUs, and memory hierarchies; quantitative principles and instruction set design; pipelining, superscalar issue, out-of-order execution, branch prediction and speculation; memory hierarchies, caches, virtual addressing, prefetching, coherence, and consistency; multicores, VLIW, on-chip networks, and other advanced architectures. Credit will be granted for only one of CPSC 313, CPEN 411. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-2]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 212, CPEN 311, CPEN 312.

CPEN 412 (4) Microcomputer Systems Design

Microprocessor and system buses; advanced I/O methods; priority interrupts; event/exception handling; serial I/O; computer networking; memory system design; interaction of hardware and software, microprocessor comparison, testability issues, safety critical systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: CPEN 311 and one of CPEN 211, CPEN 312.

CPEN 421 (4) Software Project Management

Advanced project planning, cost estimation and scheduling. Project management tools. Factors influencing productivity and success. Productivity metrics. Analysis of options and risk. Tools. Case studies. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-2]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 321, CPSC 310.

CPEN 422 (4) Software Testing and Analysis

Different levels of testing including unit, integration, system, performance and regression levels. Requirements flowdown. Problem tracking. Coverage criteria. Static methods. Tools support. Specialized techniques. Assessment of correctness, reliability, safety. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 221, CPEN 321, CPSC 210, CPSC 310.

CPEN 423 (4) Software Architecture

Software architecture as a bridge from requirements to implementation. Architectural description and patterns. Iterative development. Use of commercial off-the-shelf products. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 221, CPEN 321, CPSC 310.

CPEN 431 (4) Design of Distributed Software Applications

Communications, processes, naming, synchronization, consistency and replication, fault tolerance, object-based middleware, and security technologies for distributed applications. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 331, CPSC 313 and one of CPEN 221, CPSC 210.
Corequisite: One of ELEC 331, CPSC 317.

CPEN 432 (4) Real-time System Design

Multi-tasking; interrupt-driven systems; task scheduling; schedulability analysis; inter-process communication and synchronization; resource management; performance measurement; hardware/software integration; hardware/software tradeoffs; system reliability. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-2]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 333, CPEN 331, CPSC 313.

CPEN 441 (4) Human Computer Interfaces in Engineering Design

Practical issues for interfaces for modern software. Task analysis, user modelling, usability engineering, representations, metaphors, prototyping tools. Applications: interactive multimedia systems, engineering, scientific visualization, engineering design. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1-2*]
Prerequisite: One of CPSC 260, CPSC 221 and one of CPEN 221, CPSC 210, CPEN 333.

CPEN 442 (4) Introduction to Cybersecurity

Security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities from technical perspectives; cryptography; software and web security; access control, assurance, accountability; usable privacy and security; engineering of secure systems; cryptocurrencies. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: One of CPEN 333, CPEN 331, CPSC 313.

CPEN 481 (3) Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects

Time-money relationships; economic analysis of alternatives including the effects of interest rates, inflation, depreciation, taxation and uncertainty; cost estimation and budgeting; financial analysis of engineering operations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

CPEN 491 (5/10) d Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project

Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real-world computer engineering problem, provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-6-0] or [2-6-0; 2-6-0]
Prerequisite: CPEN 391.

CPEN 497 (1-3) d Research Experience in Computer Engineering

Directed research experience. Communication of research ideas. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing.

CPEN 499 (3/6) c Undergraduate Thesis

Project in electrical engineering or computer engineering involving design, experimental and/or computer simulation work as selected from topics supplied by faculty members. An individual project thesis is to be prepared according to specifications available from the departmental office. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-6-0] or [0-12-0]

CPEN 502 (3) Architecture for Learning Systems

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 502 or EECE 592. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 511 (3) Advanced Computer Architecture

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 511 or EECE 527. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 512 (3) Parallel and Reconfigurable Computing

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 512 or EECE 528. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 513 (3) CAD Algorithms for Integrated Circuits

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 513 or EECE 583 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 521 (3) Topics in Software Engineering

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 521 or EECE 511. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 522 (3) Software Verification and Testing

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 522 or EECE 514. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 523 (3) Software Project Management

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 523 or EECE 543 or CPEN 421. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 524 (3) Principles of Mobile Application Development and Analysis

This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 533 (3) Error Resilient Computing Systems

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 533 or EECE 513. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 541 (3) Human Interface Technologies

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 541 or EECE 518. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 542 (3) Cybersecurity

Credit will only be given for one of CPEN 542 or EECE 512. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

CPEN 642 (3-9) d Cybersecurity Research Seminar

Prerequisite: by permission of the instructor.