Shaw
University
College
of Graduate and Professional Studies
Department of Computer Information Sciences
Course Syllabus &
Outline
Course Number & Name:
CIS 411 Operating Systems
Semester Hours: 3
Instructor’ Name:
Harold Ramcharan
Office Location: Graphics # 9
Telephone Number: 546-8521 E-mail: HaroldRm@shawu.edu
Class Location: TUP107
Class Day & Time:
MWF 3:00 – 3:50PM
Office Hours for this class: T/Th
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
All other hours by appointment
Final Examine Day & Time:
TBA
Operating systems are important components of computer systems. Without an operating system, a computer can only be used by highly specialized professionals. An operating system makes the computer friendly to use and enables the computing resources to be utilized efficiently. This course will introduce various aspects of an operating system, including concurrency, synchronization, memory management, input/output systems, and computer security.
III.
Textbook
Modern Operating Systems (2nd edition)
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Prentice Hall
ISBN 0-13-031358-0
IV.
Course Competencies
At the end of the course, each student should be able to understand the most fundamental structures and concepts of modern operating systems, including processes, memory management, file systems, I/O systems, and access control.
Attendance at lectures is mandatory. Students are fully
responsible for all material presented in the lectures.
Homework & attendance 25%
Midterm 25%
Final Examination 25%
Grading Scale: 90 –100 A; 80 – 89 B; 70 – 79 C; 60 – 69 D; 0 – 59 F
VI.
Course Outline
Week 1, 2: Chapter 1 Introduction
Week 3, 4: Chapter 2 (I) Process Model and Implementation
Week 5, 6: Chapter 2 (II) Interprocess Communication
Week 7: Chapter 2 (III) Process Scheduling
Week 8: Chapter 3 (I) Swapping
MidTerm
Week 9: Chapter 3 (II) Virtual Memory
Week 10: Chapter 4 (I) File System Structure
Week 11: Chapter 4 (II) File System Implementation
Week 12: Spring break
Week 13, 14: Chapter 5 Input/Output
Week 15: Review
VII.
Course Requirements
Student must (1) possess a copy of the textbook,(2) attend all classes (The Shaw University Attendance Policy will be enforced --- three unexcused absences will result in a grade F), (3) Homework and project deadlines will be hard. Late homework will be accepted with a 10% reduction in grade for each week they are late by. (4) Take all tests and Final Examination as scheduled. Makeup exams and late assignments will only be allowed for excused absences. It is the responsibility of students to makeup exams and other assignments, due to excused absence, within 1 week. Final Examination will be comprehensive.
VIII. USE
OF THE SHAW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
It is imperative that you familiarize yourself with the
instructional materials that are available to you in the James E. Cheek library
on campus. Not only are there
numerous books, periodicals, magazine articles, encyclopedias, and newspapers on
hand for your perusal in our Library. There
are course textbooks and related instructional materials that your professors
have placed On Reserve for you as well.
In addition, there you will have access to state-of-the-art computers and
laptops, which help to place the world virtually at your fingertips.
Don’t wait another day.
Become a regular patron at the James E. Cheek Library
here on the campus of Shaw University. You’ll
become a far better scholar, a more capable and well-rounded intellectual, and a
sharper and more competitive individual. It’s
your library. Use it!
To enhance the learning atmosphere of the classroom, students are expected to dress and behave in a fashion conducive to learning in the classroom. More specifically, students will refrain from disruptive classroom behavior (i. e., talking to classmates, disrespectful responses to teacher instructions; swearing; wearing clothes that impede academic learning such as but not limited to, wearing body-revealing clothing and excessively baggy pants; hats/caps, and/or headdress. Students will turn off telephones prior to entering the classroom. Students who exhibit the behaviors described above, or similar behaviors will be immediately dismissed from class at the third documented offense. The student will be readmitted to class only following a decision by the department chair. The student may appeal the decision of the department chair to the Dean of the College offering the course, and, subsequently, to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and then to the President of Shaw University. The decision of the President will be final. Failure to follow the procedures herein outlined will result in termination of the appeal, and revert to the decision of the department chair.
Each behavior construed by the teacher/professor as noncontributive to learning will be recorded, properly documented, and appropriately reported to the student and to the chair of the academic department offering the course. The report will be in written form with a copy provided to both the student and the department chair. The faculty member should retain a copy for his/her own records.
Additional student behavior codes may be found in Student Affairs.