CIS 343 :: Operating Systems

Fall 2002

 

Oskars Rieksts  ||  LY 162; 683-4404 || mylastname||atsign||kumailserver ||

          Office Hours - MW :: 1-3; Th :: 3-4

 

Text: Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 4th Edition. William

          Stallings, Prentice Hall: 2001

 

Major Grading Components:

          2 Tests                     100 points each

          Final Exam              150 points

          3 Projects                 50 points each

             Quizzes                20 points each

          Labs                      5 points each

 

Grading Scale:

      A  ::  90.0 - 100.0          ||      B  ::  80.0 - 89.9   ||      C  ::  70.0 - 79.9

      D  ::  60.0 - 69.9          ||      F  ::  00.0 - 59.9

 

Projects:

    1. Grading criteria: Correct execution, logical structure, good programming

          techniques, adherence to instructions, quality of output produced.

       v For most projects the quality of the output and how it is presented will be an

          important factor in grading.

       v Some projects may have levels of assignment with associated levels of grade

          earned.

    3. Submission: Hand in a hard copy of code along with the output produced.

    4. Late projects will lose 5 points for each class day up to a maximum of 25 points. 

          They must be clearly marked with the original due date and the actual date of

          submission.

Quizzes:

    a. Will cover assigned reading and/or recent class lectures.

    b. May be unannounced.

Class website: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/rieksts/343/main.html

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