CPE 112
Introduction to Computer Engineering
2
Course Description
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. explain the profession of computer engineering;
2. the roles played by computer engineers; and
3. explain the historical development of computers.
Course Outline
Historical development of modern computing and computer engineering profession; roles
and responsibilities of the computer engineer; career paths and development (public and
private sectors, academic/research and industry); overview of computer engineering design;
computer devices/hardware in the age of‘ smartness’ and Internet of Things and People
‘IoTs and P’; identification of computer software and hardware components and operational
relationships (central processing units, input/output devices, operating systems, languages,
200 Level