ITF23019 Parallell and Distributed Programming (Spring 2027)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Thi Thuy Nga Dinh
- Teaching language:
- English or Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Mandatory course for Bachelor in Computer Sciences - Specialisation in programming (year 2024 and 2025)
Elective course for Bachelor in Computer Sciences (year 2026)
Required prerequisite knowledge
Recommended previous knowledge
Teaching semester
Content
- Basic principles of parallelisation
- Different forms of distributed processing
- Communication and synchronization mechanisms
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student
- understands basic principles of Multi-Core programming
- understands basic principles of programming against different types of processors
- has knowledge of different techniques for parallel processing
- has knowledge of different types of parallel algorithms and their performance
- has knowledge of distributed processing such as heavy computing and Cloud Computing
Skills
The student can write
- programs with parallel processing
- applications with distributed processing
General competence
The student can
- efficient use of modern hardware
- exploit the potential of distributed systems
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Up to 14 assignments to be handed in throughout the semester.
The students must pass at least 10 of the assignments to be able to take the exam.
Exam
Individual written exam based on the course curriculum.
Duration 4 hours.
No supporting materials allowed.
Grading scale A - F
Examiners
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a:
- End-of-term evaluation
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.