General Information

• Name: Introduction to Computer Engineering
• Discipline: Computer Engineering (CPE)
• Units (Credits): 4
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Science, Mathematics & Engineering

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: CS 135

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Offers fundamentals of digital design. Topics include number bases, binary arithmetic, Boolean logic, minimizations, combinational and sequential circuits, registers, counters, memory, programmable logic devices, and register transfer.

II: Course Objectives

In this course students will learn:
*fundamentals of number bases, specifically binary number systems;
*combinational circuits;
*sequential (state) machines;
*registers and counters;
*memory and programmable logic devices;
*register transfer level.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Program-AS Computer Science: CPE 201 fills a degree requirement for the Associate of Science with Computer Science emphasis.

Program-AS Engineering Science: CPE 201 fills a degree requirement for the Associate of Science with Engineering Science emphasis.