COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: MICROCONTROLLERS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 384	C	6	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	Dr. Hayrettin Şen hsen@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Hayrettin Şen hsen@epoka.edu.al
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	Yes
Course Description:	Introduction to computers and microcontrollers. The 8051 microcontroller. Memory Interface. Instruction set of the 8051 microcontroller. Assembly language programming. Program structure and design. Timer operation. Serial port operation. Interrupts. Tools and techniques for program development. Microcontroller applications.
Course Objectives:	Learning the basic principles of microcontrellers hardware. Learning the basic principles of writing softwares for embedded microcontrellers systems.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Learning the basic principles about hardware components of microcontrollers.
2	Learning the basic principles of writing software for embedded microcontroller systems.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Embedded Microcontroller Systems
2	PIC Hardware Systems Architecture
3	C-language for Embedded Microcontroller Systems, Data Operations
4	Microcontroller Peripherals, Digital I/O
5	Microcontroller Peripherals, Analog Input/Output
6	Interrupts
7	Timers
8	UART Serial Communication
9	Other Serial Bus Protocols, I2C, SPI etc,
10	Hardware Design
11	Software Design
12	Application I
13	Application II
14	Application III

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Interfacing PIC Microcontrollers Embedded Design by Interactive Simulation by Martin Bates. Programming 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers in C - with Interactive Hardware Simulation by Martin Bates. Embedded Microprocessor Systems Real World Design Third Edition by Stuart R. BaII.
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:	Yes
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Learn the basic principles of hardware components of microcontrollers.
2	Learn the basic principles of writing software for embedded microcontroller systems.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice	4
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations.	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	4
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	4
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	4
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	4
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	3
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	4
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	4
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	3
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	11	11
Assignments	2	6	12
Final examination	1	15	15
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

This course is based on both hardware and software parts of the microcontroller systems.