University of Mississippi
Department of Computer and Information Science
CSci323 - Fall 2006
Systems Programming
Syllabus
Location: Weir 235
Time: 6:30 - 9:15pm, Tuesday
Course Web Site:
http://www.movl.net/teaching/2006/fall/csci323/
Catalog Description:
Study of a contemporary operating system and its set of tools from the
perspective of software professionals and system administrators. The course
analyzes the system components and their interactions, the tool environment,
and system administration issues such as configuration, installation,
networking, security, and performance tuning.
Prerequisite(s): CSci 112
Instructor:
Ben Pharr
(662) 236-1094
bnp@cs.olemiss.edu
Office Hours: http://www.movl.net/teaching/officehours.php
Textbook:
Running Linux, 5th Edition.
Matthias Kalle Dalheimer and Matt Welsh,
O'Reilly Media,
ISBN: 0596007604.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runlinux5/
Grading
The semester grade will be made up of the following components:
| Homework | 25% |
| Classwork | 30% |
| Mid-term Project | 5% |
| Exams | 20% |
| Final Project | 10% |
| Final Exam | 10% |
The final project will consist of a short presentation and a paper.
The scale for determing the semester letter grade is below. Depending on the performance of the class these numbers may be lowered at the end of the semester.
| Letter Grade | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|
| A | 100 | 90 |
| B | 89 | 80 |
| C | 79 | 70 |
| D | 69 | 60 |
| F | 59 | 0 |
Due dates will be noted on assignments. Ten percent of the possible grade will be deducted if an assignment is late. An additional ten percent will be deducted for each twenty-four hour period the assignment is late. Assignments may not be turned in after graded assignments have been returned to students.
Students that plan to miss an exam should notify the instructor in advance. One missed exam can be made up. Any further missed exams will be recorded as zeros.
Students who wish to discontinue the class must officially drop the course; otherwise a grade of zero will be recorded for all missed assignments and tests.
Honor Code:
All students in this class are bound by the University's
Appropriate Use Policy and the
M Book. Additionally, students
seeking a degree through the School of Engineering are bound by
the
School's Honor Code. Students should conduct themselves in
accordance with these policies. Unless specifically stated by
the instructor, all examinations, homework, source code, and
projects are subject to these policies. Students would be well
advised to become familiar with these policies. Cheating will
not be tolerated.
Student Disabilities Services Statement:
It is the responsibility
of any student with a disability who requests a reasonable
accommodation to contact the Office of Disability Services
(915-7128). Contact will then be made by that office through
the student to the instructor of this class. The instructor
will then be happy to work with the student so that a reasonable
accommodation of any disability can be made.