TECHNICAL COMPLEMENTARIES
Technical Complementaries (3 courses) 9 credits
Three technical complementary courses (9 credits). Each course must be either a 500-level course, or one of the following:
ECSE 427. Operating Systems.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
Operating system services, file system organization, disk and cpu scheduling, virtual memory management, concurrent processing and distributed systems, protection and security. Aspects of the DOS and UNIX operating systems and the C programming language. Programs that communicate between workstations across a network.
- (3-1-5)
- Prerequisite: ECSE 324 or COMP 273
- Tutorials assigned by instructor.
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ECSE 451. EM Transmission and Radiation.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Microwave transmission through waveguides: impedance matching, microwave devices, filters and resonators; microwave transmission though free space; near and far field behaviour of electromagnetic radiators, simple antennas, antenna arrays, practical antenna parameters; the physics of the radio communication channel: reflection, diffraction and scattering and their macroscopic impact (multipath, fading).
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: ECSE 352 or ECSE 354
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COMP 535. Computer Networks 1.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
Fundamental design principles, elements, and protocols of computer networks, focusing on the current Internet. Topics include: layered architecture, direct link networks, switching and forwarding, bridge routing, congestion control, end-to-end protocols application of DNS, HTTP, P2P, fair queuing, performance modeling and analysis.
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: COMP 310 or ECSE 427
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LABORATORY COMPLEMENTARY COURSES
Laboratory Complementaries (1 Course) 2 credits
ECSE 426. Microprocessor Systems.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to current microprocessors, their architecture, programming, interfacing and operating systems. The course includes lectures, use of crossassemblers, and simulators as well as laboratory experiments on actual microprocessor hardware.
- (1-5-3)
- Prerequisites: (CCOM 206 or WCOM 206) and ECSE 323.
- This course may be counted as a technical complementary or a lab complementary.
- Limited Enrolment (50)
- Lab hours assigned by instructor.
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ECSE 435. Mixed-Signal Test Techniques.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
Purpose and economics of mixed-signal test, DC measurements. Accuracy and repeatability. DSP-based theory and its applications to parametric testing of analog filters, DACs, and ADC. Timing and PLL measurements. Design for Testability.
- (3-2-4)
- Prerequisites: ECSE 206 or ECSE 304 and ECSE 334 or ECSE 335
- Note: This course may be counted as a technical complementary or as a lab complementary.
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