Shepherd University

CIS 390-01 Operating Systems

Spring 2009

 

 

INSTRUCTOR                                     : Osman Guzide

OFFICE LOCATION                          : Stutzman and Slonaker Hall #211A

OFFICE HOURS                                  : Monday and Wednesday 9 am -12 pm or by appointment 

PHONE                                                  : (304) 876-5304

E-MAIL                                                  : oguzide@shepherd.edu

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

 An introduction to the fundamentals of operating systems across computing platforms. Topics include process and storage management, protection and security, and distributed systems. Format principles are complemented with surveys of contemporary operating systems (including UNIX).

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

In this course, Students will learn the comprehensive coverage for a fundamental course in the traditional operating systems across computing platforms in detail.  Course will examine theoretical concepts that make the operating systems unique software in the world to manage all devices and provide user programs with a simpler interface to hardware including process, storage management, protection, security and distributed systems. Also, this course will adopt a practical hands-on projects approach when examining operating systems techniques and provide operating systems theory illustrated by real-world examples.  Along with examining traditional operating system strategies, this course will explore the advancement of modern operating systems development, as well as, time serving problem solving strategies. Student will learn how to implement operating systems software by doing hands-on projects or researching latest improvement of operating systems.

 

PREREQUESTS:    CIS 386, CIS 211

 

 

TEXTBOOKS:    Required textbook(s):

 

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007 

Abraham Silberschatz, Peter BaerGalvin, and Greg Gagne, Operating Systems Concepts with Java, 7th Edition, Wiley, 2005

 

 

 

                                                               

 

GRADING:            Midterm Exam(s)/Quizzes                                               30%

                                Final Exam                                                                           20%

                                Projects/research                                                                 30%

                                Assignments/Homeworks                                                  20%

 

-Before class meeting, every student should read chapter before coming class. Every student finish chapter exercise next meeting after the class finishes the chapter.

- No makeup for midterm exam(s) and final unless a verifiable reasons (see make-ups below)

- No make up for quizzes. Late submission of exams and of quizzes is NOT allowed

-You are expected to work the exercises from the book as soon as a section is covered. Homework will be collected on every Monday.

-Success in this course relies heavily on your ability to work on exercises and programs. The more you practice, the easier it becomes. Work as many new exercises and programs as possible.

-You are encouraged to use office hours and email to ask questions and obtain clarifications. Clear up any questions or doubts as and when they occur.

-Quizzes are based on the lecture and the homework, there will be at least one per week, some of which may be assigned as take-home if the exercise(s) and programs are too time consuming.

-Cell-phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off during class.

-Respect class time. Class will start sharply at the designated time.

-Let me know ahead of time if you plan to miss a class. It is your responsibility to find out what went on during class and to be prepared for the next class.

-Exams grades are based on the technique used to solve the exercises and programs, i.e., you are required to show all intermediate steps/work in order to get full credit. Merely reporting the answer might result in zero credit and sometimes not getting to the final answer might result in full credit.

-If you require special accommodations for taking notes, completing assignments, or taking exams, meet with me as soon as possible (within the first week of class).

-The Final exam and/or project is mandatory for all students (missing the final will result in an automatic failing grade).

-All written quizzes and exams are to be worked on an individual basis (unless otherwise specified). Violations will result in disciplinary action.

 

 

 

A= 100- 90             B= 89-80                 C= 79-70                 D= 69-60                F= below 60

 

LATE WORK:      There will be a some reduction in grade per day for all assignments turned in after the due date unless a verifiable reason (see make-ups below) is provided for missing the due date or a new time has been approved in advance!!!

 

MAKE-UPS:          There will be no make-up of tests unless previously arranged with the instructor or an acceptable and verifiable reason for the absence. In general, acceptable reasons include:

1) An absence that is the result of an order from an attending physician or University health nurse, that directs the student not to attend class for health reason,

2) A death in the student’s immediate family,

3) Participation in an official University activity,

4) or an absence that the instructor considers an acceptable reason for missing class. See Attendance policy in the University catalog.

 

ATTENDANCE: In accordance with the course catalog.

 

 

THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMPROVE ANY PORTION OF THIS SYLLABUS AT ANY TIME.