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Course schedule for SoC 2005 - 2006
Course election for spring 2006
The SoC program has an elective part. We recommend that you select courses from each category, i.e. A, B, and C. For further information please go to "Course election and enrollment" page. The deadline is November 15 for the spring 2006.
Note that you also need to select your master thesis. There are two forms to fill in here and here.
The courses in our
curriculum, listed in table below, are grouped into
three groups:
- Group A -- Functional view
- Design of heterogeneous SoC architectures
containing custom hardware, digital signal processors (DSP),
microprocessors, and embedded software.
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- Group B -- Physical view
- Physical integration and implementation of
heterogeneous blocks such as hardware, software, operating systems,
analog interfaces while optimizing power consumption, performance,
cost, and noise.
- Group C -- Methodology view
- SoC design methodology issues such as
specification and validation, integrating the separate design flows for
tightly coupled hardware and software development and supporting CAD
tools.
Quarters I-II and
III- IV indicate the autumn and
spring semesters, respectively.
Each student will
have both mandatory and elective courses, the latter
part reflecting the student's personal interest. Totally, a curriculum
of 80 credit units (cu) worth of courses has been established,
40-credit units of which must be selected. Because Royal Institute of
Technology is the largest Nordic technical university, additional
courses given in English, are available and, depending on the student's
profile, can be incorporated into this program on an individual basis.
Please contact your supervisor for details.
The basic package
consists of a 25 point mandatory part and at least 15
points for the elective part. However, we anticipate that most students
can have 1 or 2 courses in the mandatory part already done in their
earlier academic program, and thus these courses can be replaced with
other courses in the same group. Students can take more than 40 credits
if they wish.
The study year is
divided into four quarters, consisting of six and a
half weeks of courses, followed by one and a half week of private study
and exams.
Thesis
project
After completing all
course work, every student has to complete a
thesis project on which he/she typically works over a period of about
six months (20 credit units/30 ECTS).
The purpose of thesis projects is for the students to provide solutions
to engineering problems, preferably relevant to the conditions and
requirements in the student's home country.
It is recommended
that the thesis project is carried out in industry,
as this will provide additional practical experience for the student,
and sometimes, can result in financial support by the company. Students
interested to do an industry project need to find an external advisor
at their external place. Alternatively, there are a number of thesis
projects available at the department. Under specific circumstances,
projects may be carried out elsewhere by special agreement with the
program administration. In any way, the thesis has to be conducted
under the guidance of an advisor from within the program.
Students are expected
to keep their advisors regularly updated on the progress of their
project work and are normally requested to submit progress reports in
different stages of their work.
Upon completion of
their thesis projects, the students are expected to formally present
the results of their efforts within the framework of a seminar and
respond to comments/questions put forward by a committee consisting of
their thesis advisors and invited referees. These presentations may
either be carried out at KTH, or- if this is more convenient to all
involved parties, and then upon special agreement - at other suitable
locations, e.g. in the countries where the projects were carried out.
In the latter case, the local advisors need to formally request that
the project presentations be carried out outside KTH, and that they be
attended by the program project advisor(s).
Upon successful
completion of required course work and presentation/defense of their
project work, the students are awarded the Degree of Master of Science
(teknologie magister) with Specialization in System-on-Chip Design by
KTH.
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