School of Computing · ANU College of Systems and Society
This course offers students a unique opportunity for the advanced study of a special thematic area within the discipline of computer systems and architecture. The topics will vary from year to year in response to emerging theoretical and practical issues in the discipline, as well as the research interests and expertise of academics and sessional staff. They could include (but not limited to) the following topics: micro architecture, garbage collection, memory design, and micro kernels.
Assessments and their weighting will vary depending on the nature of the topic. Specific details will be presented in the Class Summary
Combination of Class hours and self study to total 130 hours as outline in the Class Summary. Other Information Pre-requisite courses for the Advanced Topics will be listed on the SoCo website (Special Topics in Computing page ) when the course topic is announced. Students who meet the pre-requisites can request a permission code following the instructions at https://systems.anu.edu.au/students/continuing/enrolling/. Students will be able to receive credit for completing this course up to 3 times provided they complete three different Advanced topics.
All readings and texts required for this course will be posted on the course site.